Sundre News

Sundre council voted unanimously against spending $28,000 on engineering services to apply for a provincial grant for flood related projects.

Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG) officials broke a new record this year for the number of booths booked at the 17th annual Neighbour's Day event.

Seventy-seven people participated in a community walk hosted by Call to Action last week to raise awareness about suicide. The second annual Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope was held Sept. 10 on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Sundre RCMP officers are advising residents to lock their vehicles, as several people have reported thefts from their unlocked vehicles over the last few weeks.

Students at both River Valley School (RVS) and Sundre High School (SHS) celebrated the 96th annual Sundre School Fair on Friday.

Four members of the Sundre 4-H Multi Club made their mark at the 17th annual 4-H rodeo held at the Calgary Stampede Grounds on August 23 and 24.

Sundre council approved spending $25,000 on a pilot project that will create a safer place for pedestrians on Main Avenue.

Several emergency responders from Sundre and the surrounding area responded to a 911 call on Sept. 7 after a 57-year-old man threatened to harm himself with a firearm. When they arrived at around 4 p.m. the tense situation had ended tragically.

A portion of Main Avenue is slated to be reduced to a two-lane roadway under a pilot project to create a safer place for pedestrians.

The biological mother of nine-year-old Amber Lucius, who was found dead in a vehicle near Sundre last week, has been charged with first-degree murder.