Sundre News

After more than two years in the works, plans are now moving into high gear to construct ann 80-room Best Western Mountain View Inn and Suites hotel on Main Avenue in east Sundre, say officials.

Attention: Sundre Round Up subscribers Due to the postal strike, subscribers can pick up their newspapers at the Sundre Round Up office at 103 - 2nd Street N.W. after noon on Tuesday.

Sundre shop site cleanup plan in the works By Dan Singleton Round Up staff Work is underway to prepare a remediation plan for the former Mountain View County shop property off Centre Street S.W. near the museum grounds, town councillors heard.

Town council for 6-21 Town employee helping in Slave Lake By Dan Singleton Round Up staff During last week's regular council meeting, councillors approved sending Town of Sundre executive assistant Jacci Hager to the Town of Slave Lake for two weeks.

Parents with children up to the age of five years should be sure to take the time to make sure their youngsters are reaching important milestones when it comes to hearing and speech.

The Sundre and District Chamber of Commerce is looking for an interim treasurer after treasurer Amie Flowerday had to step down from the position due to health reasons, chamber members heard last week.

Nurses say elder abuse must be brought out into the open A growing number of Canadian seniors are rapidly becoming vulnerable to elder abuse.

Cochrane chuckwagon driver, Grant Profit captured his first event on the current 2011 World Professional Chuckwagon Racing Association schedule as he won the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Derby held over the weekend.

Sundre Fish and Wildlife officers are advising residents to be on the lookout for signs of bears after a black bear had to be tranquilized in town last week and a second report of bear tracks was phoned in Friday.

With Alberta recognizing Seniors' Week 2011 this week, a multi-stakeholder committee recently formed to identify and address seniors needs in the community is moving forward, says town councillor Myron Thompson.