Innisfail News

Members of the Innisfail Eaglets, a team comprised of young hockey players between the ages of four and six, held a scrimmage between periods of an Eagles hockey game on Jan. 26.

It's smooth sailing for Innisfail's real estate sector in 2013 while sales in Penhold will continue to outpace peer markets, according to a rosy outlook released by the Central Alberta Realtors Association Jan. 31.

Penhold is now officially under the provincial microscope, as a team of three investigators begins to comb through piles of documents, completes one-on-one interviews and takes a long hard look at the town's books.

A new five-year recreation deal between Innisfail and Red Deer County will see an 89 per cent increase in revenues for the town when the agreement reaches it fourth and fifth years.

Town approves wastewater system plan The town has lost its bid with the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater System (SRDRWC) for a reduced rate for wastewater services.

A local man recovering from an oilfield accident that took his leg got a bit of help from young rock 'n' rollers Feb. 2.

Producer and remixer Jeffrey Ingham, a.k.a. Shugarboy, has a voracious appetite for all types of tunes. “I'm always researching music,” he said. “I'm always going onto blogs and getting into what's hot in other countries.

The wait is suddenly over. Brooke Aubuchon is going back to New York City on Feb. 19.

Users at the Innisfail Aquatic Centre will have to put up with a few inconveniences for an undetermined length of time.

Innisfail RCMP are issuing a warning to recreational drug users to stay away from a new powerful pill substance circulating in town that claimed the life of a local teenager on Jan. 20. RCMP Cpl. A.J.