Sundre News

Sundre's new $6.6 million water treatment plant on Snake Hill will provide the community with a safe supply of drinking water for decades to come, a grand opening ceremony heard last week.

Jim Brosh, a homeowner on 7th Street N.E., says he is very pleased with the work Sundre contactor High Mountain Hoe Service is doing on the water line project in the neighbourhood.

During last week's council meeting, councillors approved a policy setting out the connection fee for water and wastewater on the east side of Sundre.

Sundre High School proudly presented over $70,000 in scholarships on Friday night. We are so proud of the standard of excellence that our students achieve on a yearly basis.

Two Sundre players are part of the 2011-2012 Western Hockey League season, which started last week. Through the years, several players from Central Alberta have laced up their skates to play in the premiere major junior hockey league in Canada.

Crews work on the Red Deer River Bridge last week. Concrete is expected to be poured on the westbound lanes on Oct. 20, with crews scheduled to be off the bridge deck by Oct. 31

Crews clear away the last remains of a building that stood for decades on Centre Street along the Bearberry Creek last week.

Sundre MLA Ty Lund says he plans to tell premier-elect Alison Redford that the province needs to set up a government-funded program specifically dedicated to prevent and mitigating river flooding damage like that suffered here in 2005.

Sundre RCMP is encouraging residents who witness or otherwise know about child abuse occurring in this community to contact them without delay. “Any time a child is being abused, any time, the police would like to know about it,” said Const.

A delay in opening the Sundre arena for the 2011-2012 hockey season is frustrating to Sundre players and parents, with about $20,000 in fees having to be spent to use the Caroline arena, Connie Anderson told councillors last week.