Sundre News

The 2011 Santa's Anonymous community support campaign has once again shown Sundre's outstanding spirit of giving and volunteerism, says first-year coordinator Mary Gunderson.

Although Premier Alison Redford hasn't set a date for the next provincial election, no one should be surprised if Albertans end up heading to the polls sometime early in 2012.

Arena nears completion The roof on new Sundre arena was nearing completion in the fall of 1971. “Our reporter paid a visit to the covered arena to get an up to date progress report for our readers.

Imposing an outright ban on all fighting in hockey would result in greatly increased incidents of dangerous high sticking and other ‘cheap shots', says Connie Anderson, the past president of Sundre Minor Hockey and a current member of Hockey Alberta

Unlike hockey and other team sport players, figure skaters must always find it in themselves to push towards their individual goals, says Brenda Stange, the new coach at the Sundre Figure Skating Club.

The Town of Sundre has received a tender for a proposed upgrade of the Sundre arena, with administration now scheduled to review the submission before reporting back to council next month.

A month into her reign Miss Rodeo Canada Arleta Bowhay has already been keeping very, very busy. Bowhay, a Sundre-Bergen resident, is just got back from the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, where she stayed from Nov. 28 to Dec. 11.

Former schoolteacher and longtime Rocky Mountain House school principal Jimmy Clark, 56, is challenging Ty Lund for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre constituency.

Keeping Sundre family homes and businesses safe during the Christmas season is all about knowing what to watch for and what to do when emergencies strike, says Sundre fire chief Marty Butts.

With the holiday season in full swing and students about to head out of classes for the Christmas break, the federal government has taken an important and worthwhile step to protect those same kids from Internet predators.