Sundre News

A second snowstorm in a week wreaked havoc on area roads, contributing to several collisions on Highway 2 and forcing the cancellation of Chinook's Edge School Division buses yesterday. Environment Canada issued a warning for the region Nov.

Jackets are being made available for Sundre-area residents who may not be able to afford one this winter. The ladies' Bible study group from McDougal Chapel have set up two coat racks outside of Sobeys.

At age 92, Sundre resident and veteran Agnes Carlson still gets emotional when talking about her experience in the Second World War. She worked as a Wren (a member of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service) in Sydney, N.S.

Sundre and area residents are raising money to help those in need through a Facebook auction page called “Neighbours helping Neighbours”.

Sundre's own Dr. Hal Irvine has been presented with Alberta's Family Physician of the Year award “I feel very honoured and privileged. I never really expected I would ever get an honour like this, so it's very special to me.

Pat Toone may not be a member of Sundre's municipal council anymore, but she plans to continue to be active in the community. Toone decided not to seek re-election in the 2013 election held Oct. 21.

About 25 nurses with United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) walked through town wearing white on Oct. 22 to raise awareness about nurses losing their jobs across Alberta.

Misinformation spread through social media about an alleged attempted abduction that Sundre RCMP officers found to be untrue caused chaos in town last week. People were even accusing others of being a suspect who was found to be non-existent.

Flood mitigation project moving forward Town officials have been given the go-ahead to conduct preliminary engineering and cost benefit assessments for a proposed flood mitigation project grant application.

Sixteen-year-old Daniel Anderson of Sundre recently won a provincial award for his passion of playing the bagpipes.