Sundre News

Santa Claus and two of his elves arrived at the Sundre ballpark on Dec. 6 despite the – 30 degree Celsius weather conditions. However, he did not arrive by helicopter. He arrived with members of the Sundre Fire Department in a fire truck.

Sundre broke a new record of – 40 degree Celsius last week. The last record was – 36.4 degree Celsius in 2009.

Sundre council has reduced the proposed 2014 capital budget by tens of thousands of dollars, including nixing $90,000 to build a new washhouse at Greenwood Campground.

Sundre council has reduced the proposed 2014 operating budget by tens of thousands of dollars, in an effort to bring the proposed tax rate down by almost half.

At least two of the four tenants of the Town of Sundre's community centre have expressed concerns with an average $2,770 maintenance fee increase to the building for the year of 2014.

Sundre council was expected to debate a tentative tax increase of 5.64 per cent for residential and 4.33 per cent for commercial properties for the 2014 tax year, during yesterday's council meeting. Budget deliberations were held on Nov.

A new permanent chief administrative officer (CAO) could soon be heading up the Town of Sundre's administration. Council held a special council meeting on Nov.

Sundre RCMP officers will be increasing their efforts to crack down on impaired driving during the month of December. There are various charges that a person caught driving under the influence can be faced with.

A Sundre-area woman is advocating through Facebook to ban all leg-hold traps in Alberta, after she found her dog – that had been missing for 12 hours – caught in one. Wendy Schroeder said the trap was on public land.

The Scouts Canada program is up and running again in Sundre. There are two active age groups, including Beavers, aged five to seven, and Cubs, aged eight to 10, with eight kids in each group.