Sundre News

Town of Sundre officials are investigating alternative protocols for future snow removal. A larger than normal amount of snow fell last winter, averaging 15 to 20 centimetres per week, according to Jim Hall, gas manager with the town.

Although the provincial government has granted funding for the Sundre Fire Department to purchase a riverboat, Town of Sundre officials are required to pay for insurance, maintenance and reserve money for a replacement down the road.

Sundre council waived rental fees for Mennear Foods employees to use the community centre tables during the rodeo pancake breakfast this month.

Officers investigating hit and run Sundre RCMP officers are investigating a hit and run where a driver of a red car cut off a motorcycle in town, causing the driver of the motorcycle to lose control and fall onto the pavement.

Sundre residents living on 12th Avenue NE are not happy with a proposal from the Town of Sundre to rezone the land for the construction of eight duplexes.

A police manhunt for two suspects wanted in a campground shooting and attempted robbery last week ended with partial success with the dramatic arrest of one man in Bowden.

A Sundre-area volunteer is one of six Albertans recognized in a recent competition held by the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association (AWNA) and Direct Energy.

River Valley School students got a surprise tour through an ambulance with EMS workers on Thursday.

Mike Beukeboom has new priorities for the Sundre & District Chamber of Commerce, after recently taking over the president position for the 2014-15 term. “I see the chamber maybe taking on a new role in the community,” Beukeboom told the Round Up.

Sundre seniors participated in a course last week to brush up on their driving skills. The AMA mature drivers course was provided at a discounted rate through Greenwood Neighbourhood Place (GNP), as part of the Sundre seniors' connection project.