Sundre News

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.

A Calgary man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Olds College student Nicholas Baier. Jeffrey Leinen's Court of Queen's Bench jury trial in Calgary ended late Wednesday night with a guilty verdict.

Sundre's new dog bylaw will help improve public safety by ensuring dog owners have control over their animals at all times, says Mayor Annette Clews.

Red Deer hosted Jr. Men's and Ladies Southerns this past weekend and Sundre curlers had a very good showing.

Seventy-three-year-old Ty Lund, who has been an MLA since 1989 and Sundre's MLA since 1997, plans to seek a seventh term, he announced Friday.

Noah Bradley and Madeline Werezak, member of the High School Band, perfom 'Distant Thunder of the Sacred Forest'. The 'Merry and Bright' school bands concert was presented by the Sundre Band Parents Society.

The Town of Sundre has extended the deadline for proposals for a large-scale renovation and upgrade project at the Sundre arena until Dec. 13. The request for proposals was issued in October and was scheduled to close on Nov. 30.

The final Transportation Safety Board report into a plane crash outside Sundre that killed three men in September 2010 is expected to be released early in the new year.

The Town of Sundre Economic Development Committee has put forward a proposal that would see the committee pay organizers grants of up to $1,000 to bring events to town.

At the request of Sundre town council, the Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce has presented estimated costs of running the visitor information centre year round.