Simon Ducatel

Simon Ducatel joined Mountain View Publishing in 2015. He covers municipal council, news and sports as well as community events in Sundre and area. He is also a photographer and columnist.

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Recent Work by Simon

Sundre legion recognizes Remembrance Day contest winners

Five students local to the Sundre area won either first, second or third place awards in the 2024 Legion National Youth Remembrance Contest literary and poster competition

Jun 14, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

Youth a journey of self-discovery; Cremona School valedictorian

Cremona valedictorian Brooke Anderson encourages Class of 2025 to make the most of life regardless of uncharted path forward

Jun 14, 2025 6:00 AM Read more >

Rookie Sundre Mountie recognized for busting impaired motorists

Const. Kirill Alyakna, who started his RCMP career at the Sundre detachment in 2024, recently received a silver Cpl. Cumming’s Watch memorial award

Jun 13, 2025 12:00 PM Read more >

Ageism among topics discussed during Sundre seniors fair

Speaker says confronting our own biases an important part of combatting ageist attitudes and stereotypes

Jun 12, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

Upcoming Peak Theatre Players production a comedic play-within-a-play

Norm Foster script delivers loads of laughs through a behind-the-stage look at the dynamics involved in producing a play

Jun 11, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

Phantom comes to haunt stage at Sundre Arts Centre

Sundre High School Drama Department's production of Phantom of the Opera sells out two of three shows with third at near-capacity

Jun 11, 2025 6:00 AM Read more >

Sundre Pickleball Association unveils brand new court

Originally a surface for tennis, the redesign is now exclusively for pickleball

Jun 10, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

Sundre RCMP warn against pointing lasers at aircraft

Sundre RCMP express concern for aircraft safety after receiving complaint in April regarding laser strike against an aircraft believed to have come from Snake Hill

Jun 10, 2025 6:00 AM Read more >

COMMENTARY: Sundre co-ed volleyball fun way to get more active

Focus is more on casual gameplay so be sure to check competitive attitudes at the door

Jun 8, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

Sundre sets public hearing date for Mountain Springs Area Structure Plan

Original bylaw did not progress beyond first reading passed in 2023

Jun 7, 2025 9:00 AM Read more >

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