Sundre News

A Sundre father and son who face fraud charges relating to the arson of their Calgary-based business will enter their pleas next month.

A man from Blackfalds died during the May long weekend and another from Red Deer was injured when their off highway vehicle rolled over in Clearwater County. On Saturday, May 21 at about 1:15 p.m.

Being evacuated twice from Fort McMurray has not remotely deterred a Sundre- area oil worker from wanting to return to work “as soon as they're ready to get me back up there.

We have all heard about the potential ramifications of driving impaired, but nothing drives the message home quite like a live scenario that recreates a terrible crash and the chaos that ensues.

Organizers of the inaugural Explore Sundre Adventure and Home Expo were thrilled to exceed the number of vendor booths they'd hoped to sell for the event, said the Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce's president.

While Fort McMurray evacuees could soon start returning home, firefighters and oilsands employees were evacuated last week from an expanding wildfire that destroyed one work camp and threatened several others.

Individuals and businesses across Canada had as of last week raised $92 million for the Canadian Red Cross in support of Fort McMurray evacuees.

Despite the devastating wildfires that threatened Fort McMurray and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Albertans, the city remains largely standing thanks to the efforts of fire crews, said a local officer.

Student members of the Sundre High Leo Club came up last week with a plan to help raise additional funds for victims of the Fort McMurray wildfires.