Sundre News

The Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce's president withdrew a request to have town staff assist with the past weekend's inaugural Explore Sundre Adventure and Home Expo.

..Many local businesses are just making ends meet during the prolonged economic downturn, said Sundre's economic development officer.

A trial date has been set for a local woman facing a slew of charges including impaired driving causing death and injury.

Sundre residents will see their mill rates increase by almost two per cent this year. During its May 2 meeting town council carried the 2016 tax bylaw, in which the residential mill rate will increase to 7.740 from 7.591, or a 1.96 per cent increase.

Cool winds and cloudy weather combined with intermittent drizzling rain was not enough to keep more than 400 people from attending the Mother's Day Fly In Breakfast.

A warrant has been issued for a local man facing charges relating to online extortion offences after he failed to appear in court last week. Jeffrey Lance Hughes, 56, of Sundre, was scheduled to appear in Didsbury provincial court on Monday, May 9.

Recycling is about to become a whole lot easier for Sundre's residents.

The Sundre Community Choir and Handbells performs Tuesday, April 12 during one of three spring concerts held at the United Church.

The Sundre Municipal Library ended the 2015 financial year in the black, council recently heard.

The Sundre Art Society's 41st annual art show and sale broke its record for the number of works of art on display as well as the number of artists who attended this year, said the group's president.