Sundre News

Sundre's economy seems to be gaining momentum following a lull over the past couple of years since the crash in the price of oil, council heard during the March 5 meeting.

Sundre and surrounding area residents who earn a modest income and have a basic tax situation can, if they so choose, get help filing their returns.

An entrepreneur proposing to develop a multi-million-dollar medicinal cannabis facility in Sundre wants to first earn the community's trust by pursuing a path of open dialogue and transparency.

Anyone who is interested in learning more about the proposed multi-million-dollar medicinal cannabis production facility will have an opportunity to do so at the end of the month.

A more than $200,000 surplus that Sundre’s council must now decide how to allocate was largely the result of staff vacancies and turnovers in 2017, elected officials heard last week.

Outdated firefighting equipment that no longer meets code and has sat unused in storage will be donated to Mexico.

The Sundre Multi 4-H Club is having a good year so far. We have 25 members this year participating in projects such as beef, sheep, horse and homesteading.

Albeit undeniably beautiful, the Red Deer River can at this time of year also be treacherous as ice slowly but surely begins to melt. This picture of the river was captured downstream from Sundre earlier this winter. The Round Up continues to welcome recent, high resolution pictures captured in Sundre and the surrounding area. Email submissions to [email protected].

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.