Sundre News

Sundre's new top administrator told the Round Up she was not just looking for a new job when she applied for the position.

Positioned atop a hill boasting a commanding view of the ground below, the Sundre and District Cemetery's site is not altogether dissimilar to Vimy Ridge, the local legion's comrade chaplain said Sunday during a remembrance service marking 100 years

Running for a title like Miss Rodeo Sundre is a goal both the 2017 contestants have aspired to achieve since they were little.

Sundre and surrounding area residents will have an opportunity at the end of the month to check out free of charge a showcase featuring a variety of paintings and drawings created largely by local talent.

A Sundre-area male is facing an assault charge following a road rage incident last month that led to a physical altercation in an Olds parking lot.

Fire season started March 1, and although a roughly average amount of snow fell further west of Sundre this year, the region remains in a several-year cycle that has observed continually drier spring conditions, said a wildfire information officer.

The Town of Sundre's operations manager is asking local motorists to be patient and to drive with caution as the municipality's modest road crew endeavours to prioritize problem potholes.

Over the span of less than one week, the Sundre RCMP detachment received several reports of criminal activity occurring on rural locations northeast of town, resulting in three arrests.

Although close encounters as well as conflicts with cougars in Sundre are not unheard of, the past hunting season was a quiet one, said a local Fish and Wildlife officer.

As we welcome warmer weather with the onset of spring, Fish and Wildlife officials want to remind residents and homeowners to be aware that bears are waking up from their winter slumber.