Sundre News

Ten year-old Naomi Pearce credits lots of study and practice with helping her finish 27th out of 52 competitors at a provincewide spelling bee recently.

Alberta Municipal Affairs is about to begin reviewing the signatures on a petition that was hand-delivered to government offices in Edmonton by two Cremona residents on February 23.

A six-year concerted effort to help prevent overland flooding in Sundre changes direction this week with construction starting on a $2.4 million engineered solution. “Everything's in place. I still can't believe it.

Quick thinking by the residents of a burning home near Sundre last Thursday averted further disaster, say fire officials.

Municipal officials and skateboard park committee members are awaiting confirmation on exactly what strings are attached to a $10,000 donation before debating helmet use at the proposed skateboard park.

Mountain View County plans to conduct “business as usual” with the Village of Cremona, while both await word from the minister of Municipal Affairs on the authenticity of a petition submitted by a group of Cremona residents.

A business sign on Highway 27 in Sundre announcing “spring's coming” was no consolation March 6 for those digging out of the first significant one-day snowfalls of the winter.

Two Sundre skateboarders are trying to help change the image of their sport through community service at home and internationally.

Three weeks after voting to decline a $350 fee waiver request from the Swing for Charity Sno-Pitch community fundraising tournament, Sundre town council has reversed its decision with a second motion.

Training paid off at highway crash scene By Dan Singleton Round Up staff With photo Pull quote: “I told them to do one thing and they already knew the next three steps. They were right on it.” - Marty Butts, Sundre fire chief.