Sundre News

There is no quick, easy fix in terms of Alberta's abandoned oil wells that potentially represent a taxpayer-funded cleanup that could cost well into the tens of billions of dollars, says the leader of the United Conservative Party.

Council will, in the coming weeks, be presented with a new option to deploy broadband Internet infrastructure. Coun. Paul Isaac requested during the regular Feb. 26 meeting to have added to the agenda a discussion on the status of the project.

Council last week expressed unreserved opposition to a proposed police funding model that would impose a heavier cost burden on small municipalities with a population of less than 5,000 people.

Council carried last week a motion to approve a minor cost of living adjustment increase for Town of Sundre staff. Mayor Terry Leslie told the Round Up on Wednesday, Feb.

A Sundre female recently pleaded guilty to assault and was subsequently sentenced to almost two months in jail, probation, and a $100 fine.

A comprehensive, chronological, digital database of every bylaw ever passed by the Town of Sundre is being compiled.

The case of a Sundre male charged with several criminal offences earlier in February was adjourned last week. Tyson Dichrow, 24, is scheduled to return to Didsbury provincial court on April 23 for election and plea.

Judy Christie Nelson's neighbour Murray Young clears a rural laneway with his horse-drawn snowplow south of Westward Ho following one of the winter's heavy snowfalls earlier in February. The Round Up continues to welcome recent, high resolution pictures captured in Sundre and the surrounding area. Email submissions to [email protected].

Principal Leslie Cooper-Shand and River Valley School students gathered on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 27 to recognize the annual Pink Shirt Day, an anti-bullying initiative that encourages people of all ages to speak out against bullying in all forms.

Sundre resident Hayden Korethoski offers his little brother Gavin DeCoste, 6, a helping hand at the outdoor rink - which is located next to the skatepark by the Aquaplex - during the evening of Monday, Feb. 26. DeCoste, who strapped on a pair of skates only for the second time, was inspired to try out the sport after watching speed skating in the Olympics. Several others were also out enjoying a night skate at the new outdoor rink.