Innisfail News

Some bands style themselves in a more traditional fashion. Others are outright rock 'n' roll purists. Surrey-based Mary's Gunns fits firmly into the latter category.

The Wright family has always pulled together and knows how to have a good laugh.

A week ago Red Deer's Jodi McCutcheon had sold a dozen sock monkeys at $20 each in a loving effort to help Innisfail's Robin Brand's desperate task of taking her dying four-year-old daughter Brooke to New York City for a last chance hope to save her

The Innisfail Province is reaching out to the business community to meet the total amount of money raised for ailing four-year-old Brooke Aubuchon through the sock monkey campaign by Red Deer mom Jodi McCutcheon.

Countess Aurelia is an aging idealist who is comfortable with being known as an eccentric. She is also considered a madwoman in the Chaillot district of Paris.

Seasonal influenza-like illnesses and gastrointestinal illnesses circulating in the community are contributing to capacity pressures in area hospitals, say health officials.

Local watering holes are hoping an end to the NHL lockout will mean a boost to bar revenue. But like making up after a bad breakup, bar managers will have to wait to see if fans are ready to fall back in love with Canada's game.

Thousands in Penhold and the surrounding area were blacked out on Christmas Day after a power pole in the south end of town caught fire. The blackout, which occurred at about 3:30 p.m.

Innisfail RCMP is reporting a good month in December, including the Christmas season, in ensuring local and area citizens were safe on both the roads and in their homes. RCMP Cpl.

Innisfail's new building permit totals increased slightly in 2012 over the previous year. As of mid-December the year to date building totals had hit $15,390,257 this year, compared to $15,169,170 for 2011 at year's end.