Innisfail News

Innisfail town council carried first reading of a bylaw amendment that would establish a new definition for “stacked-row housing” in the town's land use bylaw.

Work is set to begin soon on Phase 2 of the downtown revitalization project. The work is set to begin May 6 along 50th Street from 47th Avenue through 49th Avenue.

As flames engulfed the balcony of a fourplex residence on 46 Avenue at about 6 p.m. on April 5, the neighbours sprang into action.

Penhold is getting into the tanning business as the provincial government ramps up a public health campaign to expose the dangers of artificial sunbathing.

The Innisfail Town Theatre cast is putting the final touches on a play about a senior trying to put the final touches on her own work of fiction.

The Innisfail Chamber of Commerce's new executive director aims to help the local business advocate create more value for its membership.

Knife intruder Just before 6 a.m. a middle-aged man broke into Black Magic Auto Works in Penhold, brandishing a large knife. The complainant told police the man threatened a stabbing before taking off.

All that glisters isn't gold. That's the lesson several locals learned the hard way after an encounter with a street hustler selling fake jewelry during a rash of frauds in the past few weeks, according to a local jeweler.

Chinook's Edge School Division will work to correct a $3.5-million shortfall in instructional and administration funding as it prepares its 2013-2014 budget, say officials.

Penhold council members expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of receiving a proposal from the local seniors group to partner on an LED sign along Highway 2A.