Sundre News

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and Sundre as well as surrounding area residents are reminded they can sign up for a membership free of charge.

A 36-year-old woman died west of the Garrington bridge on the weekend after her car went off the roadway. RCMP did not release the woman’s name and Alberta RCMP Const.

Although police nabbed a few impaired motorists during the Labour Day long weekend, there were otherwise no serious incidents.

A married couple now working at River Valley School are among many teachers who are either new to the profession or new to the Chinook’s Edge School Division.

Plans for Sundre’s new community gazebo are coming along. However, chances are construction on the project, which will be built at the Greenwood Campground, is not likely to be finished before next spring, council recently heard.

Council recently approved allocating about $9,000 for repairs to several of the Sundre Community Centre building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system’s rooftop units.

Remaining relevant in the digital era requires ongoing efforts to modernize a municipality’s web presence, said Sundre’s economic development officer.

Marty Butts, left, and Bernie Noel were among several helping hands assisting last week the Sundre and District Aquatic Society's effort to replace the Aquaplex's aging slide, which had served since the facility opened.

Dad Todd and mom Carolyn Gleeson walked their son Andre to school for his first day of kindergarten on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The rain did not seem to dampen Andre's spirits in the slightest, as he was all smiles.

Emergency crews responded on Wednesday, Sept. 5 to a fatal single-vehicle rollover south of Sundre on Highway 760 just east of the intersection with Twp. Rd. 320 near the former Bergen Store.