Sundre News

Outdated firefighting equipment that no longer meets code and has sat unused in storage will be donated to Mexico.

The Sundre Multi 4-H Club is having a good year so far. We have 25 members this year participating in projects such as beef, sheep, horse and homesteading.

Albeit undeniably beautiful, the Red Deer River can at this time of year also be treacherous as ice slowly but surely begins to melt. This picture of the river was captured downstream from Sundre earlier this winter. The Round Up continues to welcome recent, high resolution pictures captured in Sundre and the surrounding area. Email submissions to [email protected].

There is no quick, easy fix in terms of Alberta's abandoned oil wells that potentially represent a taxpayer-funded cleanup that could cost well into the tens of billions of dollars, says the leader of the United Conservative Party.

Council will, in the coming weeks, be presented with a new option to deploy broadband Internet infrastructure. Coun. Paul Isaac requested during the regular Feb. 26 meeting to have added to the agenda a discussion on the status of the project.

Council last week expressed unreserved opposition to a proposed police funding model that would impose a heavier cost burden on small municipalities with a population of less than 5,000 people.

Council carried last week a motion to approve a minor cost of living adjustment increase for Town of Sundre staff. Mayor Terry Leslie told the Round Up on Wednesday, Feb.

A Sundre female recently pleaded guilty to assault and was subsequently sentenced to almost two months in jail, probation, and a $100 fine.

A comprehensive, chronological, digital database of every bylaw ever passed by the Town of Sundre is being compiled.

The case of a Sundre male charged with several criminal offences earlier in February was adjourned last week. Tyson Dichrow, 24, is scheduled to return to Didsbury provincial court on April 23 for election and plea.