Sundre News

The Town of Sundre's new community services manager competed in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Ian James, originally from Ontario, had also pre-qualified for the1996 Games but an injury he sustained to his Achilles tendon cut his athletic career short.

Changes and additions to the annual Sundown in Sundre went over really well, said the Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce president.

This past year was not drastically different from last year for Sundre's community peace officer.

Although the Sundre RCMP has received fewer calls for service over the past year, there has been an increase in property crimes. The Sundre RCMP detachment's Sgt. Jim Lank presented council with a report comparing 2015 statistics to 2014.

Feedback on the new Snake Hill Beta Loop natural trail was largely positive, but one councillor would have preferred more input from the community in a survey released in October.

Although there have been instances of increased domestic disputes in some areas, the Sundre RCMP detachment's commander said that's probably due to people becoming more likely to call the police.

Sometimes no news is good news. Town council heard from the Sundre Fire Department's deputy chief Kevin Gamble during its Nov. 23 meeting that the total number of calls this year was about on par with previous years.

A young bull moose easily hops over a fence about five kilometres south of Sundre near Bergen earlier this fall before the snow started to come down.

The annual Christmas market was held on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Sundre Community Centre, which was packed with vendors offering a wide variety of goods with the holidays around the corner. The next and final market takes place Sunday, Dec. 6 at the community centre.

For many people, Christmas is a time to give, but for some people, it provides an opportunity to steal.