Sundre News

The Tree of Hope lighting ceremony was held Friday evening at the Sundre Hospital and Care Centre. The annual event raises funds for the Sundre Palliative Care Association's efforts to provide individuals and families with a support network during life's final journey, said Jo-Anne McDonald, an organizer. Blue bulbs are lit in memory of loved ones who have passed on, while red bulbs send a message of hope to those who need support.

Studio K Dance Gallery members, from left, Ali Pedersen, Alysa Lund, Megan Moore and Jordin van Vlaanderen lift Meg Talbot into the air as instructor Nicky Shute, right, looks on during a practice at the Sundre Arts Centre earlier this month.

Local curlers have been honing their form since earlier this month when the Sundre Curling Club started its 2017-18 season. The club has solid registration in all of its leagues, said president Steve Brigden.

The surge of community support for the second annual Sundre Hospital Futures Legacy Gala exceeded one of the event organizer's expectations.

Sundre residents will once again soon have the opportunity to partake in a traditional winter Canadian custom.

Court proceedings are slowly but surely getting underway for two Red Deer residents charged with multiple offences following a dangerous police pursuit in October that led officers to defensively discharge their firearms.

Residents in Sundre's northeast subdivision might have noticed their tap water coming out looking a little milky last week.

A delegation of local elected officials, medical professionals and community members led by MLA Jason Nixon recently travelled to Edmonton to push the case for improved nurse practitioner funding in the province.