Sundre News

January Town looks into buying Bergen Rocks Town of Sundre officials were looking into the feasibility of purchasing the Bergen Rocks sculpture collection created by artists from around the world for a town attraction.

Two females were taken to hospital after a head-on collision north of Sundre on Highway 22 recently. The female driver had been trapped inside the vehicle she was operating before emergency crews were able to free her.

Improving cooperation with Mountain View County council, communicating better with Sundre residents and seeing flood mitigation work in action are primary goals for Sundre council in 2014, according to Mayor Terry Leslie.

Greenwood Neighbourhood Place (GNP) officials are struggling to maintain service levels for the year of 2014.

Not one driver of at least 280 that have been pulled over by Sundre RCMP officers this month has been found to be driving impaired.

A pair of kittens rescued after they were dumped in a recycling bin and nearly killed by a baling machine have found homes for Christmas. The female kittens were adopted and taken to separate homes within two hours of each other on Dec. 16.

Sundre council has approved a 2014 operating budget of $9,133,789 that will increase residential taxes by 3.17 per cent and commercial taxes by 2.68 per cent compared to last year.

The Town of Sundre has hired Dave Dubauskas as the permanent chief administrative officer (CAO). His first day on the job was Dec. 9 and he has worked for the town in the past, twice as the interim CAO.

Editorial The severe punishment recently meted out to an Alberta poacher will hopefully serve as a strong deterrent to anyone who mistakenly believes that poaching is a victimless crime.

A steel fence showcasing various photos related to the Sundre area was built this fall at the Sundre museum, standing six feet tall and 50 feet long.