Sundre News

A new program has been created to encourage Sundre teenagers to socialize and keep busy over the summer. The Hangout is a Greenwood Neighbourhood Place (GNP) program for teenagers aged 12 to 16 and involves various activities and field trips.

The Sundre Health Professional Attraction and Retention Committee is receiving $19,000 from the Town of Sundre for doctor retention and recruitment.

Town officials have received complaints about the Mountain View County shop in Sundre, located beside the Elks Hall, being unsightly for some time. The building is owned by the county and has sat vacant for years, according to town officials.

A driver who reportedly failed to proceed from a stop sign safely and collided with an SUV while driving a company semi truck last week has been charged by RCMP. The collision occurred at the intersection of Highway 27 and 10 Street SE on July 15.

The municipal peace officer has already dealt with a number of loud music complaints as summer unfolds. There are more noise complaints in the summer than in the winter in Sundre, according to the town's peace officer, Kevin Heerema.

A 17 year-old male from Sundre was killed in a single motor vehicle collision on Range Road 61 near the Shell Caroline plant on July 16. Sundre RCMP officers are not releasing his name.

Town officials will be exploring alternate locations for the Sundre Community Garden, after five residents told councillors they are in opposition to the selected location during the council meeting on July 7.

Some Sundre businesses will be affected by a provincial decision to increase Alberta's minimum wage in September. The general minimum wage will increase from $9.95 per hour to $10.20 per hour, and the liquor server minimum wage will increase from $9.

Sundre's fire chief is looking forward to receiving a river rescue boat for the Sundre Fire Department this fall, after he again had to use his personal boat to perform a river rescue last week. A family was stranded on the Red Deer River around 7 p.

Sundre council passed second and third readings for an amendment to the town's Land Use Bylaw to allow for the construction of duplexes on 12th Avenue NE, despite hearing several residents voice their opposition to the proposal.