Sundre News

The community will soon be getting a chance to discuss potential plans for the future of the now vacant Foothills Lodge.

The 13th annual Bulls and Wagons event at the Sundre rodeo grounds will feature a blast from the past.

Although there technically was no rush to the finish line this year, the annual Great Bearberry Duck Race was, all things considered, successful.

Sometimes, to have their concerns heard and taken seriously by government officials and private enterprises, residents have to work together.

Investigators working to determine what led to the May 30 discovery of a deceased male in his 20s have no reason to believe Sundre residents or those in the surrounding area are in danger.

Organizer Dana Munn stands beside a vintage Volkswagen Beetle during the Sundre stopover of the July 16 Suicide Awareness Cruze. The second-annual event saw members of the Didsbury Car Club and other motorists travel between Didsbury, Carstairs, Crossfield, Cremona, Sundre and Olds to educate the public about the impacts of suicide and the community supports in place to prevent it.

All's well that ends well following what could have been a deadly emergency on Sunday when a helicopter with three people aboard made a hard landing in a remote wooded area west of Sundre.

Seven people were injured, including at least one critically, in a two-vehicle crash at Westward Ho on Sunday, July 24.

The Sundre chapter of the Canadian Royal Purple Lodges Association Society has for 66 years remained committed to improving the town and the lives of its residents.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) mentoring program introduced this year in Sundre offers youth an opportunity to build up their sense of self worth, said a member of the organization.