Sundre News

Sundre is now one step closer to receiving flood mitigation assistance from the province.

There will be municipal election races in Mountain View County divisions 1, 6 and 7, with candidates elected by acclamation in divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5, according to unofficial nomination results released Monday.

The Sundre Fire Department made the top three in both the limited and unlimited challenges of the 2013 Alberta Regional Vehicle Extrication Competition hosted in town on Saturday.

. It's a race! Two candidates are running for mayor and seven candidates are running for council in the 2013 Sundre municipal election. Six councillors in addition to the mayor will be elected for the next four years.

Sundre pharmacies have not received any response from the Alberta government regarding a provincewide petition urging stability for drug prices and pharmacies in Alberta.

Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission (MVRWMC) officials are proposing a two-day waste pickup to the Town of Sundre. During the governance meeting on Sept.

Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG) officials put on another successful Neighbour's Day, with a well-received theme surrounding companies working in the Sundre area.

Town of Sundre council has approved a pay raise for the next council elected this fall. Effective Jan. 1, councillors will be making an annual salary of $12,500 and the mayor will be making $21,000.

Karen Carrier, a Sundre resident who lost her 19-year-old son Stephen Carrier to suicide in January, gave an emotional testimony in front of nearly 200 people last week during a Call to Action event.

Sundre RCMP officers arrested and charged a 43-year-old Sundre man on Sept. 6, after finding marijuana and drug related paraphernalia at his residence in Sundre. Cpl.