Sundre News

Businesses are slowly becoming cents-less in Sundre. Effective the beginning of this month, the penny is no longer circulated in Canada.

A wide load was driven through town on Monday of last week, after the same company brought one through a couple of weeks prior, but had troubles getting through the bridge overlooking the Red Deer River.

Former Sundre High School student Natalie Marsden has recently been awarded two scholarships worth $4,000 while attending the University of Alberta Augustana campus.

Physicians in Sundre and Olds are still waiting to hear from Alberta Health Services on whether their plan to set up a primary care network in the area will be approved by the provincial health authority.

Council voted to hold off paying Sundre's 2013 requisition to the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission (MVRWMC) until it receives clarification of the items recently invoiced.

Council approved adoption of a business licence bylaw last month, which immediately came into effect.

Sundre town council approved an operating budget for 2013 during the Jan. 21 meeting. It includes a tax increase of 4.12 per cent. This adds an estimated $75 annual increase to the average homeowner's tax bill, in comparison to 2012.

An economic development organization, known as Central Alberta Access Prosperity (CAAP), is reaching out to communities in central Alberta to help with business growth.

Seasonal influenza-like illnesses and gastrointestinal illnesses circulating in the community are contributing to capacity pressures in area hospitals, say health officials.

The Town of Sundre is proposing a 2013 operating budget that includes a tax increase of 4.12 per cent, which would add an estimated $75 annual increase to the average homeowner's tax bill, in comparison to 2012.