Sundre News

The 34th annual Sundre Pro Rodeo only attracted about a third of the cowboys and cowgirls that were registered for June, after it was postponed for the first time in history as a result of overland flooding in town.

People were enjoying the Red Deer River on Friday and soaking up the sun before school starts up again in two weeks.

There has been an increase in property crime in the community this year, but overall, crime has been down, according to Sundre RCMP Cpl. Ryan Hodge. “Overall our crime is down.

Municipal officials are investigating cost-saving measures for the operation of the arena. During the governance meeting on Aug. 12, council heavily debated what the town should do to get the arena out of deficit.

The 34th annual Sundre Pro Rodeo will still go on, however, it will be without a midway.

Town of Sundre council planned to discuss a tax break request during yesterday's council meeting for a resident whose house sustained damage in a fire. Sundre resident Gabrielle Grainger was present at the governance meeting on Aug.

Hundreds of Sundre financial institution clients were affected by a compromised point of sale terminal at an undisclosed Sundre business last week.

Three Calgary residents are facing charges after they were located in Drumheller with property reported stolen from Sundre residents during the vehicle break-in frenzy in May.

Town of Sundre councillor Myron Thompson believes that $128,065.76 set aside from a provincial grant for the town to spend on fish mitigation should be spent on flood prevention.

The Sundre Rodeo Association held a successful 9th annual Bulls & Wagons event over the weekend. Chris Hansen from Caroline won the bull riding event with a score of 88 points, with Edgar Durazo from Mexico placing second with a score of 86 points.