Sundre News

This stunning view of the Milky Way Galaxy was recently captured by Marilyn Phillips, who lives about seven kilometres east of Sundre, after wrapping up combining operations for the night. The Round Up continues to welcome sharp, high resolution pictures of scenes captured by Sundre and surrounding area residents. Email submissions to [email protected].

The effort to revive a local Citizens on Patrol program is gearing up for the next crucial step.

Staff at the Sundre Seniors' Supportive Living facility recently voted in favour of joining the province's largest union. Earlier this month, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees added about 90 new members from the new, state-of-the-art $26.

Many residents from the McDougal Flats area as well as a few others from Sundre recently expressed written concerns regarding two proposed adjacent gravel pits.

The Sundre Crossover pipeline project proposed by Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., a subsidiary of TransCanada, remained as of last week under the review of a hearing panel.

A lucky loon that had unfortunately become entangled in a fishing rig recently got a new lease on life after wading up to a Sundre resident who was camping near Nordegg with his wife and son.

The Sundre RCMP detachment has during the period between June 1 and Aug. 16 responded to about 670 calls, Cpl. Joe Mandel informed the Round Up. The following are highlights of local police activities.

As adventure- and fun-seeking Sundre and surrounding area residents make plans to head outdoors for the last long weekend of the camping season, police urge everyone to play responsibly. Cpl.

A Calgary man survived an encounter with a bear late last week, west of Sundre in a remote area near the headwaters of the Panther River.

In addition to paper, pencils and binders, many back-to-school lists are starting to include laptops, tablets and other electronics.