Sundre News

Fish and Wildlife officers now operating in Sundre and elsewhere in the province will soon be moving from Sustainable Resource Development to the Solicitor General Department.

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 Nov. 28, officials said Friday.

Residents are being asked to let the Town of Sundre know whether they would be in support of having the community host the 2013 Special Olympics Provincial Games.

Crews work on the Museum improvement project, which is nearing completion after a couple weeks of work.

Resident George Burns gets his flu shot at the clinic on Friday. He says getting the shot is a good way to stay healthy.

Sundre's new $6.6 million water treatment plant on Snake Hill will provide the community with a safe supply of drinking water for decades to come, a grand opening ceremony heard last week.

Jim Brosh, a homeowner on 7th Street N.E., says he is very pleased with the work Sundre contactor High Mountain Hoe Service is doing on the water line project in the neighbourhood.

During last week's council meeting, councillors approved a policy setting out the connection fee for water and wastewater on the east side of Sundre.

Sundre High School proudly presented over $70,000 in scholarships on Friday night. We are so proud of the standard of excellence that our students achieve on a yearly basis.

Two Sundre players are part of the 2011-2012 Western Hockey League season, which started last week. Through the years, several players from Central Alberta have laced up their skates to play in the premiere major junior hockey league in Canada.