Sundre News

The Town of Sundre's road crew had its share of work cut out last week following a substantial snowfall that all but buried the region in white stuff overnight on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Here, the new wheel loader piled up a massive mound of snow cleared from Centre Street, on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 8, as more snow continued to fall.

On behalf of the municipality, Mayor Terry Leslie recognized the contributions of former councillors during the Jan. 15 meeting. He is pictured shaking hands with Verna McFadden. Also attending were Chris Vardas, Nolan Blatchford and Myron Thompson.

Highlights from the Jan.

The investigation of the sudden death of a young Sundre male remains ongoing after almost two years since his body was found in a local residence. "Evidence doesn’t always pop up quickly,” police spokesperson Cpl.

Highlights from the Jan.

A fairly substantial growth in new residential developments in 2017 contributed to more than doubling the value of development permits over the previous year.

The numerous benefits of marijuana legalization are much greater than potential drawbacks, said the Sundre RCMP detachment's commander. “Objectively, there are a lot of advantages that really by far outweigh the disadvantages,” Sgt.

From Jan. 1 - 15, the local RCMP received 78 calls for service. The following is a recap of a few of those calls: On Jan. 7, police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop at the red light on Main Avenue.

The newest member of the Town of Sundre’s accounting team brings with him an extensive background in bookkeeping.