Sundre News

Two private companies have signalled their interest in deploying a fibre optic network within town limits. “I’ve got some good news,” Jon Allan told council during the May 28 meeting.

The late Wade Konschuh loved golfing as well as bringing people together to share a good time.

Although the Sundre Municipal Library is facing another budget deficit, the manager says he and the board’s trustees are confident the situation can and eventually will be reversed.

The 61st annual 4-H Show and Sale had a great turnout, a volunteer organizer said. “We got a lot of new younger members come in,” said Jim Bowhay, past show and sale chairman.

Operations manager Jim Hall recently presented a report breaking down statistics, data, as well as staff reviews and comments regarding snow removal efforts from the past winter.

The company behind a proposal to build a multi-million-dollar medicinal cannabis production facility in Sundre is a step closer to becoming licensed by the federal government.

The Sundre RCMP detachment invited the Round Up’s editor, Simon Ducatel, to join Const. Dow York as an observer during a ride along on Friday, May 18. The following is a breakdown of that night’s patrol. 7 p.m.

Sundre High School’s 49th May Queen has now drawn to a close. It was another unbelievable year for the students of Sundre High! Students, staff, parents and community members worked together to raise $41,662.

A relatively busy but otherwise uneventful Victoria Day long weekend was marred by a fatality after a dirt bike crashed out west. “For the most part, the weekend went off safely and without major issue,” said the Sundre RCMP detachment’s Cpl.

Although Sundre’s community peace officer did some traffic control during the long weekend kickoff to the busy camping season, he said the roundabouts handled the high volume of vehicles well. “Everything I saw was not a result of the roundabouts.