Sundre News

Sundre resident Annette Rose has accumulated quite a unique collection of Santa Claus figurines since stumbling upon a piece that caught her eye at a garage sale in 1992. "There are not two alike," she told the Round Up, adding there are about 225 Santas in her collection. Anyone who's interested in taking a look at her collection can contact Rose at 403-638-2141 to arrange a time to visit. Her only request is a donation for the Sundre Santa's food drive.

The Sundre Municipal Library's annual silent auction fundraiser started last week and winds up this Friday, Dec. 16. Pictured here bidding on some of the numerous items to consider are, from left: Deb Billings, from Bearberry, as well as close friends and Grade 7 students Kaydence Gow, who lives east of town, and Ava Rosch, from Sundre.

Sundre homeowners who have not already done so will have to factor into their annual budgets a modest increase to their taxes over the next two years. Council passed during its Dec. 5 meeting the municipality's two-year operating budget for 2017-18.

It's now official — the Town of Sundre will start long-awaited repairs to Centre Street North in 2017, a portion of which has severely deteriorated over the years. Sundre's council approved at its Dec.

Town of Sundre residents will for the most part see their fees increased anywhere from about two to five per cent next year. Council unanimously carried a decision during its Dec.

The Sundre RCMP are requesting assistance from the public in identifying the owner of a gas powered generator that was taken sometime between Nov. 10 and 17. The unit was removed from a rural pole shed west of Carstairs.

The Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce executive has asked the province to consider amalgamating the Town of Sundre with a portion of Mountain View County. “We're after shock value here,” said chamber president Mike Beukeboom.

SUNDOWN SMILES - Santa Claus gets a hug after arriving at the Sundre Community Centre in a fire truck during Sundown in Sundre on Dec. 2.

AJ Davidson gets his face painted during Sundown in Sundre festivities at the community centre Dec. 2.