Sundre News

A financial plan does not necessarily have to be prepared by a professional, says a local family pastor.

Sundre Municipal Library patrons will now be able to renew their membership, or get a new one, for free in 2016. The library's board of directors passed a motion to that effect during its Thursday, Jan. 21 meeting.

Although most people who have been using the recycling depot have been responsible, some have been leaving behind big messes.

As the federal government scrambles to settle the flood of Syrian refugees into Canada, a Didsbury and Carstairs sponsorship group has agreed to change the family it welcomes to Mountain View County.

Sheep lined up on the road to Ya Ha Tinda looking for road salt off of vehicles on New Year's Day.

Comedian Jebb Fink performs his set during A Night of Comedy fundraiser for Sundre Minor Hockey at the Sundre Community Centre on Friday, Jan. 22. Organizers anticipated having raised between $6,000 and $7,000. All 250 tickets sold out for the event, which was held for the first time, and an organizer said it could become annual due to that success.

Council was presented with a good news, bad news scenario in terms of the 2015 and 2016 budgets.

The Town of Sundre has officially assumed operations of the water treatment facility and the responsibilities associated with it. "This is a very important day in the Town of Sundre," said administrator Dave Dubauskas during council's Jan.

Libraries across Alberta are reaching out to encourage citizens to read for 15 minutes tomorrow on Wednesday, Jan. 27 to win the title of Alberta's most ëreaderly' community for Family Literacy Day.

Town council recently had a lengthy chat about whether to drop to zero its budgeted tax increase of about 1.9 per cent for 2016. The discussion, held during council's Jan.