Sundre News

Residents are asked to keep an eye out and be wary of any garbage bins that might be leaking unknown substances.

The Bird Frieze exhibition that started July 29 at the Sundre Municipal Library is available to the public free of charge until Aug. 26.

A new playground was recently installed by 10th Ave. N.E. Pictured here pounding in a metal stake is Sundre resident Joe Lesoway, who works for local business owner Chris Aldrich and was among about a dozen others who volunteer to help complete the work. The project was funded by the Town of Sundre, and included work on several other aging parks.

Although attendance was about average for the first two days of the 13th annual Bulls and Wagons, an attendance record was unofficially set on the third and final day.

The Sundre RCMP detachment received 258 calls for service from July 6 to Aug.

There are available to Sundre's council a number of possible business models to introduce high speed Internet to the community.

Those with disabilities can get their very own assistant dog, which can open doors, get their car keys or even pull a wheelchair and are being raised and trained in the Olds and Sundre area.

Local artists are once again getting the chance to show their stuff in this year's 10th annual Artwalk. Organized by the Wellspring Visual ArtNetwork Association (WVANA), Artwalk lasts from June 18 to Oct.

More than a dozen Sundre residents formed up a few teams to participate in the 20th annual 24 Hours of Adrenalin. The event was held on the weekend of July 16 at Canmore's Nordic Centre.

Although around the same number of building permits have already been issued in Sundre compared to last year, the total construction value is far lower.