Sundre News

Councillors debate pay for attending meetings Some Sundre councillors believe they should be paid less to attend meetings than what is proposed in the council remuneration policy. During the council meeting on March 17, Coun.

Rev. Tammy Allan said a fellow minister from Innisfail best described the resource-sharing agreement finalized between the Olds and Sundre United churches last month. “She talked about it in terms of the courtship,” Allan said.

Councillors debate pay for attending meetings Some Sundre councillors believe they should be paid less to attend meetings than what is proposed in the council remuneration policy. During the council meeting on March 17, Coun.

The location for the new multi-million dollar seniors' housing facility, which Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) officials received provincial funding for in October, has been approved.

The water and wastewater connection fee bylaw has recently been amended after numerous developers raised concerns since it was first passed in October.

An Inuit author and storyteller visited Sundre last week to tell traditional Inuit stories and share his culture with residents. Michael Kusugak was born in Repulse Bay, N.W.T.

A group of volunteers in Sundre recently donated 11 handmade quilts to an organization that cares for children who have been sexually abused.

Town of Sundre officials are adjusting the proposed offsite levy bylaw to only reflect the projects that are required for completion in the next three to five years.

Preparation for future flooding in Sundre got a boost last week through a public information session and provincial approval to construct a mitigation berm along the Red Deer River.

To mark the end of Canada's 12-year military mission to Afghanistan, Sundre institutions joined others across the nation March 12, in commemorating the lowering of the Canadian flag in Kabul.