Sundre News

Alberta Health Services officials might have approached all wrong their decision to shut down long-term care beds at the Sundre hospital, but they at least got one thing right, a local doctor said last week.

Kaylin Orr loads donated items into a trailer in the parking lot in front of Pharmasave on the afternoon of Friday, May 6. The group of volunteers was accepting donated items and cash for those affected by the Fort McMurray wildfire.

Members of the Sundre High Leo Club welcomed several new students to their ranks during the club's meeting at the high school on Tuesday, April 26.

By Dan Singleton and Lea Smaldon Sundre firefighters were preparing Wednesday afternoon, May 4 to head to Fort McMurray, perhaps as early as Thursday, fire chief Marty Butts said.

Sundre and surrounding area residents are invited to a public consultation regarding a potential solution for the local hospital.

The Sundre RCMP detachment received 151 calls for service from March 16 to April 15, including the following: Motor vehicle collisions 19 False alarms 12 Dangerous driving 12 Mischief 11 Break and enters/thefts 10 Suspicious person/vehicle 8 Disturb

Between Saturday, April 23 and Monday, April 25, thieves broke into an outbuilding at Crammond Hall north of Sundre and stole a Kubota zero-turn lawn tractor and a Stihl weed eater.

The Sundre Municipal Library continues to demonstrate it has evolved a long way from offering just books.

It is time once again to draw your attention to Palliative Care Week, which runs from May 1-7.

The case of a Sundre man facing several charges over allegedly extorting a woman from Ontario online has been adjourned to Monday, May 9.