Sundre News

A couple of excavators and a crew from UG Excavating along with an engineer from CIMA+ started work Monday, Aug. 19 on the second phase of the Main Avenue West upgrade.

Trial dates have been set for two of three people charged earlier this spring with multiple offences — including firearm infractions, narcotics and obstruction — after a tip from the public enabled local police to nab the suspects .

Fewer than a dozen people attended the municipality’s recent public open house held to get feedback on taxpayers’ expectations of the town’s levels of services.

A nesting Canada goose recently lays low in the grass along the shores of Burnstick Lake. The Round Up continues to welcome submissions of local wildlife and landscapes for Scenes of Sundre.

A wayward bison from a herd that was reintroduced in Banff National Park as part of a pilot project has a new home after being discovered wandering around Sundre’s backyard.

Nurturing in young people a lifelong passion for learning and creativity, Aspen Ranch Canada’s annual summer programs remain popular after almost 20 years.

An average number of West Country recreational enthusiasts seemed to have celebrated the August long weekend safely, with emergency services reporting no serious incidents.

The future of the Foothills Lodge, Sundre’s former seniors' housing facility, continues to linger in limbo.

Former Sundre students recently gathered at the Sundre Rodeo Grounds to reminisce and reconnect for a journey down memory lane. Tommy Mennear, who was among the organizers, said just shy of 300 people attended the weekend event that was held Aug.

A new federally funded program offered by the Sundre West Country Centre aims in part to not only build bridges between local boomers, but to also offer learning opportunities.