Sundre News

Sundre and surrounding area residents will have an opportunity at the end of the month to check out free of charge a showcase featuring a variety of paintings and drawings created largely by local talent.

A Sundre-area male is facing an assault charge following a road rage incident last month that led to a physical altercation in an Olds parking lot.

Fire season started March 1, and although a roughly average amount of snow fell further west of Sundre this year, the region remains in a several-year cycle that has observed continually drier spring conditions, said a wildfire information officer.

The Town of Sundre's operations manager is asking local motorists to be patient and to drive with caution as the municipality's modest road crew endeavours to prioritize problem potholes.

Over the span of less than one week, the Sundre RCMP detachment received several reports of criminal activity occurring on rural locations northeast of town, resulting in three arrests.

Although close encounters as well as conflicts with cougars in Sundre are not unheard of, the past hunting season was a quiet one, said a local Fish and Wildlife officer.

As we welcome warmer weather with the onset of spring, Fish and Wildlife officials want to remind residents and homeowners to be aware that bears are waking up from their winter slumber.

With Sundre's council discussing recently how to deal with "leaks" and "infiltration," one might wonder if a matter of international mystery, intrigue, double agents and treason was unfolding in our humble community.

A Sundre area motorist who inadvertently ditched a black Jeep Grand Cherokee in the Bearberry Creek last week escaped lightly bruised and stunned but otherwise unharmed, according to police.

Elected officials approved an accumulative expense of almost $13,000 last week for technological upgrades to improve staff efficiencies and productivity.