Sundre News

Council’s motion to approve a request to discount Sundre Arena ice rental fees for some user groups was not carried with unanimous consent. During the Jan.

Dad Bob Morrison, who is from the Eagle Hill area, enjoyed the opportunity to go down the new water slide at the Sundre Aquaplex on Thursday, Jan. 24 with his four-year-old son Brant, whose beaming smile speaks volumes.

Chantelle Sewart and husband Matt brought out to the outdoor rink on Thursday afternoon for the first time this season their three children — from left, Jack, 3, Lily, 7, and Liam, 5 — to enjoy the recently finished ice surface.

With the envelope of the new Candre Cannabis facility completed, the company’s sights are now set on starting to grow two test crops in the coming months. “We are on budget and schedule,” Jesse Beaudry, president and CEO, said last week.

Minority of Sundre residents respond Only 477 Sundre residents — out of a population of 2,729 based on the 2016 census — completed the September survey. That represents only 17.5 per cent of the municipality’s overall population.

The findings from the most recent survey about the mini roundabouts are now available on the municipality’s website.

Plans are progressing to ensure the municipality will be in compliance with updated environmental regulations for the quality of effluent discharged from Sundre’s wastewater treatment lagoon.

A well-supported chamber of commerce comprised of local business owners as well as individual residents makes for a stronger community, said the Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce president.

Sundre’s council last week condemned the provincial government’s surprise announcement to pull the plug on public meetings about the Bighorn Country proposal.

The community outdoor rink next to the Sundre Skate Park and across the street from the high school became available for public use over the weekend.