Sundre News

Seventy years ago Saskatchewan farm boy Alvin “Johnny” Johnston made a life-changing decision to volunteer for the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of Canada's Second World War effort.

Sundre town councillors have agreed to waive $386 development permit application fees for the $230,000 Sundre skatepark project.

Although Sundre did not win the Pinkest Little Town in the West contest – Cremona-Water Valley was named the winner on Saturday – local organizers are very pleased and proud of the effort made by Sundre volunteers and businesses to fight breast cance

Former Wild Rose Conservative MP Myron Thompson, who was born in Colorado but moved to Canada in 1968, is expressing concern about new U.S. tax rules impacting American-born Canadians. Under the U.S.

With the exception of Criminal Code traffic offences such as drunk driving, the overall crime rate in Sundre has fallen over the past year, RCMP Cpl. Ryan Hodge told town council last week.

Eighteen University of Calgary medical school students paid a visit to Sundre on Friday, touring the local hospital, clinic and even taking a trip out west – all to see first-hand what rural medicine is all about.

Edward Schwartzenberger grew up on a beef farm just outside Sundre. Today, he is a third-year medical student at the University of Calgary, and although he is fairly new to the medical profession he has already been honoured by his colleagues.

The Nimble Fingers crafting group based at the Sundre Legion Hall is looking for more members to help the needy of Sundre and beyond. The group meets every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sundre's Jack Nichol shows off his pink bra as he stands at the Pinkest Town display at Sundre Museum last week.

The jury trial for a man charged after an 18-year-old Olds College student was run down and killed outside an Olds bar in October 2010 will begin on November 28, officials said Friday.