Sundre News

There were some tense moments last Friday as Central Albertans waited to connect with friends and family in earthquake ravaged Japan and other tsunami threatened countries.

A petition aimed at stopping the East Side Servicing project because of the proposed cost to property owners has been deemed invalid by municipal officials, allowing councillors to consider moving forward with the more than $19 million project.

Evidence of snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles has recently been spotted within town limits, which include those stemming from trails and onto public green spaces, and up and down Bearberry Creek.

Chinook's Edge School Division administration will be looking into the possibility of busing students from the east side of town to River Valley School. The matter was discussed on Wednesday at the board of education meeting in Innisfail.

Since its inception in January, WorkWild, Canada's most comprehensive forestry career awareness program, has been targeting Alberta's youth through a strategic blend of classroom and career fair visits and non-traditional advertising.

The Sundre AquaPlex is currently having short-term cash flow shortfall, although the shortfall isn't expected to have an impact on the facility's operations, Sundre and District Aquatic Society officials told town council.

The Sundre Community Centre will be filled with the sounds of traditional country music April 3 as the Canadian County Music Legends concert series makes a stop in town.

The 4th annual Sundre Forest Products Family Day fish derby was once again a success. We had 94 brave participants tackle the cold weather and come out to enjoy a day of free fishing.

The town's multi-million dollar East Side Servicing Local Improvement Project is in serious jeopardy of being put on hold for at least a year after a petition was presented to the town on Friday afternoon.

A proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Town of Sundre and Jungle Jim Hunter Management (JHM) has been forwarded to the town's facilities committee for review.