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Stirling, Alberta, Canada
 
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877 (2001)
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Time zone: Mountain: UTC -7
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49°30′ N
112°31′ W
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Highways Highway 4
Highway 846
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Governing body: Stirling Village Council

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1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census.Template:Canadian City/Extra references= Template help Flag of Canada

Stirling is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. The village is one square mile in area and has a population of almost 900. It is situated on a major highway between Lethbridge and the United States-Canada border. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Flower Wild rose Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Canada and the United States of America share the longest common border among any two countries that is not militarized or actively patrolled. ...


History

Stirling, founded in 1899 by Theodore Brandley, was one of two communities that owed its existance to a partnership between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Charles A. Magrath of the North Western Coal and Navigation Company. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... Charles Alexander Magrath (April 22, 1860 – October 30, 1949) was born in North Augusta, Ontario. ... The North Western Coal and Navigation Company was a coal mining company formed in 1882 by Alexander Tilloch Galt. ...


It is currently the most intact example of the plat of Zion format, in which all the streets and avenues run straight, in a grid format. It has been designated as a Canadian National Historic site. The original plat of the City of Zion (Independence, Missouri). ...


Education

Stirling has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Westwind School Division.


The high school boys basketball team won the 2006 1A boys basketball provincial championships[1]: the final game of which was a decisive 98-68 victory over the third-ranked Youngstown Falcons. Besides the provincial title, the Stirling Lakers recorded a season of 30 wins, 9 losses, and 3 other tournament champion titles, including the 1A South Zone Title, the Picture Butte Sugar King Invitational, and the Mccoy Invitational.


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  1. ^ Alberta Schools' Athletic Association website

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Stirling, Alberta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (315 words)
Stirling is a village in southern Alberta, Canada.
Stirling, founded by Theodore Brandley, was designed by the Mormon company that came to southern Alberta to create irrigation canals for the government.
It is currently the most intact example of the plat of Zion format, in which all the streets and avenues run straight, in a grid format.
The Blue Castle Encyclopedia (4984 words)
Stirling, Isabel (Aunt Isabel) - According to Valancy she is "downright and disagreeable as an east wind." She was the "critic of the clan (Chapter 10; 53), and she found something new to with which to jab you every time.
Stirling, James - Valancy's uncle who she views as "handsome," and "solemn." Valancy dislikes him, but she respects him "because he was reputed to be very clever and was therefore the clan oracle…" (Chapter 1; 6).
Stirling, Valancy Jane (Valancy Snaith, nicknames: "Doss" and "Moonlight")- Valancy is 29 year old who has been relegated by her family "to hopeless old maidenhood." She has spells of heart pains, and "never said what she thought" (Chapter 1).
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