Sundre News

A crew from GrindStone Paving & Excavating, a subcontractor of UG Excavating, which the municipality awarded the Main Avenue West upgrade project to, was busy on Wednesday, Sept.

Council recently heard from Sundre’s operations manager that construction on the second phase of the multi-million-dollar Main Avenue West upgrade, which started last year , is progressing “on course and schedule.

The skies cleared from an otherwise cloudy weekend on Sunday, Sept. 15 to allow the sun to shine for the annual community Terry Fox Run, which brought out some new faces alongside longtime supporters.

A pileated woodpecker was so preoccupied feasting on Tuesday, Sept. 17 that he hardly even flinched or paused as this picture was captured on a smartphone from barely a few feet away along the Red Deer River nature trails.

A construction crew was working this week to improve sidewalk connections on the asphalt path that runs along Centre Street North to install wider slopped accesses for wheelchairs and strollers.

The Sundre Seniors' Supportive Living centre recently hosted its annual barbecue and car show for the facility's residents as well as the community. A jeep that was used during the Second World War in France on display.

Staged but realistic training scenarios are an important part of ensuring Fish and Wildlife officers are prepared to act confidently in the heat of an adrenalin-fuelled moment, says a regional problem wildlife specialist with Alberta Fish and Wildlif

A proper breakfast plays an important part in helping to maximize a student’s developmental potential.

The Sundre Elks Lodge No. 338 recently held a golf tournament fundraiser that was hosted on Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Forest Heights Golf Course. Four-player teams hit the fairways in a Texas scramble, best ball format.

The man who was recently reported missing after venturing away from the former Mountain Aire Lodge west of Sundre has been discovered deceased.