Sundre News

The Sundre Aquaplex board of directors is requesting an additional $5,000 from the Town of Sundre and Mountain View County recreational grant for the year of 2014.

Outside contractors will not be pursued right now to operate the Sundre arena, decided a committee of council recently.

A truck parked outside of an undisclosed Sundre business near the intersection of Main Avenue and Highway 760 was stolen on Halloween night. The black 2000 Ford pickup truck was stolen between 6 p.m. on Oct. 31 and 8 a.m. on Nov.

Diana McQueen, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, attended Sundre Petroleum Operators Group's (SPOG) year-end celebration last week.

Sundre was one of 12 stops in Alberta for a seniors' care tour put on by advocacy organizations, which came through town last week.

A group of Sundre High School students that hosted a haunted house fundraiser on Halloween evening said it went over better than expected, attracting hundreds of people.

Urgent, unexpected repairs to Sundre's water treatment plant have cost the municipality $13,000. There are two equipment repairs that town officials say arose unexpectedly.

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.