Sundre News

Town of Sundre officials are looking into upgrading playground equipment in town as part of its soon to be unveiled Master Recreation Plan.

The 2013-2014 school year got underway today at both Sundre schools. Back to school means shopping for new outfits, backpacks, lunchboxes and a variety of school supplies.

Staff members of the Town of Sundre gas department have completed placing automatic meter readers and bypasses on all of the gas and water meters in town. The project, which began in March of 2010, was officially completed by Monday of last week.

After a heated debate, Town of Sundre council made a decision to waive penalties for unpaid property taxes by a couple whose home sustained damage in a fire this spring.

Dean Pickering has resigned from his position as the Town of Sundre's chief administrative officer. He resigned Aug. 16 due to medical reasons. He held the position for 10 months.

Council passed first reading of the proposed Municipal Development Plan (MDP) during the council meeting on Aug. 19. There will be a public hearing during the council meeting on Sept.

Murray Bates, a retired game warden who was on the job for close to 35 years, released his fourth book last week, nine years after the release of his third book.

The telecommunications issues businesses in the Prairie Creek Plaza experienced in recent weeks were caused by vandals.

The 34th annual Sundre Pro Rodeo only attracted about a third of the cowboys and cowgirls that were registered for June, after it was postponed for the first time in history as a result of overland flooding in town.

People were enjoying the Red Deer River on Friday and soaking up the sun before school starts up again in two weeks.