Sundre News

Sundre and surrounding area residents are reminded to report as promptly as possible any sightings of potentially dangerous predators. On the evening of Tuesday, Dec.

Sundre's council agreed last week to reschedule a second preliminary hearing regarding the municipality's appeal against Mountain View County's land use re-designation for aggregate extraction immediately west of town.

Sundre's council discussed last week a letter from Mountain View County Reeve Bruce Beattie, who reminded the municipality that the interim memorandum of agreement for recreational and cultural funding expires at the end of this month.

A councillor brought before his colleagues a question that a resident had asked him regarding what opportunities exist for the public to provide input on certain municipal services such as the recycling station.

A Fortis crew was working last week to connect to the power grid new light posts installed at the site of the outdoor rink, located immediately next to the Sundre Skatepark. The 18-inch-high boards are now in place, and depending on weather, the ice surface is expected to soon be flooded.

Council approved last week a request to replace a backhoe that was starting to show its age.

Sundre residents will not see any significant adjustments in the municipality's user fees next year.

Motorists who frequently travel along Sundre's Main Avenue might recently have been left a little confused by conflicting directional arrows at the traffic lights.

Regardless of whether the municipality pursues a public or private option to deploy broadband Internet, providing the community with high-speed access to digital communications is crucial for Sundre's future growth and sustainability, council heard l