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'{{About||the former Stony Plain Indian Reserve|Enoch Cree Nation 135|the provincial electoral district|Stony Plain (electoral district)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Stony Plain | official_name = Town of Stony Plain | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | other_name = | settlement_type = Town<!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = Stony Plain logo.png | blank_emblem_size = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = CAN AB 0301 Stony Plain TOWN Map.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Town boundaries | pushpin_map = CAN AB Parkland#Canada Alberta<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Parkland County##Location in Alberta | pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | coordinates = {{coord|53|31|35|N|114|00|25|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Canada]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of Canada#Alberta|Region]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of census divisions of Alberta|Census division]] | subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|Municipal district]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Alberta]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Division No. 11, Alberta|11]] | subdivision_name4 = [[Parkland County]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = Incorporated<ref name=AMATownProfiles>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/TOWN.PDF | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Location and History Profile: Town of Stony Plain | page=604 | date=June 17, 2016 | access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref> | established_date1 = &nbsp; | established_title2 = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[[List of villages in Alberta|Village]] | established_date2 = March 14, 1907 | established_title3 = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[[List of towns in Alberta|Town]] | established_date3 = December 10, 1908 | government_footnotes = <ref>{{AMOS}}</ref> | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = William Choy | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Stony Plain Town Council |1=Judy Bennett |2=Linda Matties |3=Eric Meyer |4=Harold Pawlechko |5=Bruce Lloy |6=Justin Laurie}} | unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = &nbsp;(2016)<ref name=2016censusABmunis/> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = 35.72 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf | title=Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) | publisher=Safety Codes Council | type=PDF | pages=212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) | date=January 2012 | access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> | elevation_m = 710 | elevation_ft = | population_total = 17189 <!-- 2016 StatCan population only per [[WP:CANPOP]]; do not replace with latest municipal census population count; this municipal census population count can go in the population_blank1_title and population_blank1 parameters further below and can be noted in the article body (so long as it doesn't replace the 2016 StatCan population in the body). --> | population_as_of = 2016 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2016censusABmunis/> | population_density_km2 = 481.2 | population_density_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_note = | postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Forward sortation area]] | postal_code = [[List of T postal codes of Canada|T7Z]] | area_code = [[Area code 780|780]], [[Area codes 587 and 825|587 and 825]] | website = {{official website|www.stonyplain.com}} | footnotes = | leader_title2 = Manager | leader_name2 = Tom Goulden | leader_title3 = [[Members of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] | leader_name3 = [[Dane Lloyd]] | leader_title4 = [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|MLA]] | leader_name4 = | timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]] | utc_offset = −7 | timezone_DST = MDT | utc_offset_DST = −6 | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = [[Alberta Highway 16A|Highway 16A]], [[Alberta Highway 628]], [[Alberta Highway 779|Highway 779]] | blank1_name = | blank1_info = }} '''Stony Plain''' is a town in the [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]] of [[Alberta]], Canada within [[Parkland County]]. It is located west of [[Edmonton]] adjacent to the City of [[Spruce Grove]]. Stony Plain is known for its many painted murals representing various periods, events and people throughout the town's history. The town was originally known as Dog Rump Creek.<ref> {{cite web | url=http://www.stonyplain.com/admin/contentx/default.cfm?PageId=4556 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051213205946/http://www.stonyplain.com/admin/contentx/default.cfm?PageId=4556 | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 13, 2005 | title=Title unknown}}</ref> '''Famous Citizens ~''' Jayden Pawlowski - Local Celebrity == History == The name of the town is believed to have come from one of two possible origins. The first is that the [[Stoney people]] camped in the area historically. The second possibility is that [[James Hector|Dr. James Hector]], a [[geologist]] on the [[Palliser Expedition]], noticed [[boulders]] scattered across the area. The official name for the settlement was adopted in 1892.<ref name="Name of Stony Plain, Alberta">{{cite book|last=Sanders|first=Harry|title=Alberta Names How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets Got their Names|publisher=Red Deer Press|year=2003|pages=283|isbn=978-0-88995-256-0}}</ref> Alex McNabb and McPherson were the first homesteaders in the area.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stony Plain and District Historical Society|title=Along the fifth : a history of Stony Plain and district|year=1982|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=290096}}</ref> <gallery> File:Stony Plain, Alberta (1910).jpg|Train station, 1910 File:Welcome to Stony Plain, Alberta (circa 1912).jpg|Circa 1912 File:Stony Plain, Alberta (circa 1912).jpg|Circa 1912 File:Stony Plain, Alberta (circa 1925).jpg|Circa 1935 </gallery> == Geography == ===Climate=== has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb/Dsb: Warm summer subtype|Dfb]]'')<ref name=climateclassification>{{cite web|title=Climate Regions|url=http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geott/atlas/archives/english/3rdedition/environment/climate/030.jpg|website=FTP Home - Natural Resources Canada Archives|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|access-date=23 May 2016|format=Image (JPE/FTP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909022911/http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geott/atlas/archives/english/3rdedition/environment/climate/030.jpg|archive-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> It falls into the [[Natural Resources Canada|NRC]] [[Hardiness zone|Plant Hardiness Zone]] 4a.<ref name="Canadian Plant Hardiness Zones">{{cite web|title=Plant Hardiness Zone by Municipality|url=http://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/?m=22&lang=en&prov=Alberta&val=E|website=Natural Resources Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref> {{Weather box|width=auto |location = Stony Plain, Alberta |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan maximum humidex = 10.2 |Feb maximum humidex = 12.8 |Mar maximum humidex = 15.1 |Apr maximum humidex = 23.5 |May maximum humidex = 28.9 |Jun maximum humidex = 34.7 |Jul maximum humidex = 39.3 |Aug maximum humidex = 30.6 |Sep maximum humidex = 22.2 |Oct maximum humidex = 22.2 |Nov maximum humidex = 13.3 |Dec maximum humidex = 16.5 |year maximum humidex = 39.3 |Jan record high C = 13.5 |Feb record high C = 14.5 |Mar record high C = 17.8 |Apr record high C = 28.9 |May record high C = 31.5 |Jun record high C = 33.3 |Jul record high C = 32 |Aug record high C = 35 |Sep record high C = 33.9 |Oct record high C = 29 |Nov record high C = 19.4 |Dec record high C = 17.5 |year record high C = 35 |Jan high C = -7.3 |Feb high C = -3.9 |Mar high C = 1.5 |Apr high C = 10.4 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 19.9 |Jul high C = 21.8 |Aug high C = 21 |Sep high C = 16 |Oct high C = 10.2 |Nov high C = -0.6 |Dec high C = -5.7 |year high C = 8.3 |Jan mean C = -11.7 |Feb mean C = -8.5 |Mar mean C = -3 |Apr mean C = 4.9 |May mean C = 10.9 |Jun mean C = 14.5 |Jul mean C = 16.5 |Aug mean C = 15.7 |Sep mean C = 10.7 |Oct mean C = 5.3 |Nov mean C = -4.4 |Dec mean C = -9.7 |year mean C = 3.4 |Jan low C = -15.9 |Feb low C = -12.9 |Mar low C = -7.6 |Apr low C = -0.5 |May low C = 5.1 |Jun low C = 9.1 |Jul low C = 11.2 |Aug low C = 10.3 |Sep low C = 5.3 |Oct low C = 0.3 |Nov low C = -8.1 |Dec low C = -13.6 |year low C = -1.5 |Jan record low C = -40 |Feb record low C = -39 |Mar record low C = -32.2 |Apr record low C = -24 |May record low C = -6 |Jun record low C = 0 |Jul record low C = 2.5 |Aug record low C = -0.6 |Sep record low C = -6.7 |Oct record low C = -25.5 |Nov record low C = -36.5 |Dec record low C = -40 |year record low C = -40 |Jan chill = -47.7 |Feb chill = -46 |Mar chill = -34.6 |Apr chill = -22.5 |May chill = -11.5 |Jun chill = -2.8 |Jul chill = 2.6 |Aug chill = -14.1 |Sep chill = -6.7 |Oct chill = -21.5 |Nov chill = -37.4 |Dec chill = -46 |year chill = -47.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 24.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 18.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 19.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.6 |May precipitation mm = 54 |Jun precipitation mm = 98.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 106.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 73.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 47.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 22.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 21.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 23.5 |year precipitation mm = 536 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 1.7 |Feb rain mm = 1.4 |Mar rain mm = 1.8 |Apr rain mm = 14 |May rain mm = 49.5 |Jun rain mm = 98.1 |Jul rain mm = 106.2 |Aug rain mm = 73.5 |Sep rain mm = 46.3 |Oct rain mm = 13.3 |Nov rain mm = 3 |Dec rain mm = 1.3 |year rain mm = 410 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 25.2 |Feb snow cm = 18 |Mar snow cm = 18.6 |Apr snow cm = 12.8 |May snow cm = 4.7 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0.1 |Sep snow cm = 1.6 |Oct snow cm = 9.5 |Nov snow cm = 20.2 |Dec snow cm = 23.2 |year snow cm = 133.9 |source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web | url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=1870&prov=&lang=e&dCode=1&dispBack=1&StationName=stony_plain&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12 | title = Edmonton Stony Plain | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 | publisher = Environment Canada | language = en, fr | access-date = February 10, 2014}}</ref> |date=August 2010 }} == Demographics == {{Historical populations |title = Federal census<br/>population history |type = Canada |align = left |width = |state = collapsed |shading = |percentages = |footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br/><ref name=1911census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1911 | volume=Volume I | year=1912 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=2–39 | chapter=Table I: Area and Population of Canada by Provinces, Districts and Subdistricts in 1911 and Population in 1901}}</ref><ref name=1916census>{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916 | volume=Population and Agriculture | year=1918 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=77–140 | chapter=Table I: Population of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta by Districts, Townships, Cities, Towns, and Incorporated Villages in 1916, 1911, 1906, and 1901}}</ref><ref name=1921census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1921 | year=1922 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=169–215 | chapter=Table 8: Population by districts and sub-districts according to the Redistribution Act of 1914 and the amending act of 1915, compared for the census years 1921, 1911 and 1901}}</ref><ref name=1926census>{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926 | volume=Census of Alberta, 1926 | year=1927 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=565–567 | chapter=Table 7: Population of cities, towns and villages for the province of Alberta in census years 1901-26, as classed in 1926}}</ref><ref name=1931census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871-1931}}</ref><ref name=1936census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=Volume I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901-1936}}</ref><ref name=1941census>{{cite book | title=Eighth Census of Canada, 1941 | volume=Volume II: Population by Local Subdivisions | year=1944 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=134–141 | chapter=Table 10: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1941}}</ref><ref name=1946census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=Volume I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=401–414 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926-1946}}</ref><ref name=1951census>{{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | volume=Volume I: Population, General Characteristics | year=1953 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.73–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1951}}</ref><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><ref name=1961census>{{cite book | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=Volume I: Population | year=1963 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.77-6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}</ref><br/><ref name=2011censusABmunis/><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1966 | volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 | year=1968 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}</ref><ref name=1971census>{{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=Volume I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.102-2.111 | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | volume=Volume I: Population, Geographic Distributions | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=Volume II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-01-06 | access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/> |[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|505 |1916|293 |1921|360 |1926|456 |1931|497 |1936|499 |1941|566 |1946|720 |1951|878 |1956|1098 |1961|1311 |1966|1397 |1971|1770 |1976|2717 |1981|4839 |1986|5802 |1991|7226 |[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|8274 |[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|9589 |[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|12363 |[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|15051 |[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|17189 }} The population of the Town of Stony Plain according to its [[2019 Alberta municipal censuses|2019 municipal census]] is 17,842,<ref name=2019census>{{cite web | url=https://www.stonyplain.com/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=a2d7a0b0-0dd5-4b84-8d52-5564a9bd60b2 | title=The Town of Stony Plain’s Population has Increased by 3.8% | publisher=Town of Stony Plain | date=July 8, 2019 | access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref> a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:17842-16127}}|16127|1}} from its [[2015 Alberta municipal censuses|2015 municipal census]] population of 16,127.<ref name=2016MAPL>{{cite book | url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/66766b31-22fd-4365-af52-3d185cb52ea2/download/2016-municipal-affairs-population-list.pdf | title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 | access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Town of Stony Plain recorded a population of 17,189 living in 6,641 of its 6,954 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:17189-15051}}|15051|1}} change from its 2011 population of 15,051. With a land area of {{convert|35.72|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|17189|35.72|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> In the [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census]], the Town of Stony Plain had a population of 15,051 living in 5,820 of its 6,204 total dwellings, a 21.7% change from its 2006 population of 12,363. With a land area of {{convert|35.61|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|15051|35.61|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.<ref name=2011censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-02-08}}</ref> At its current population, Stony Plain is one of the [[List of towns in Alberta|largest towns]] in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Alberta's ''Municipal Government Act'', a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=m26.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779745739 | title=Municipal Government Act | publisher=Alberta Queen's Printer | access-date=2012-09-05}}</ref> == Arts and culture == Stony Plain is home to many colourful [[mural]]s that depict important figures and events of local history. The Town held a mural project in 2006 where artists were selected through open competition to paint two murals. The Parkland Potters Guild & Crooked Pot Gallery is also located within Stony Plain. Cultural institutions in the town include the [[Stony Plain Public Library]], the Multicultural Heritage Centre, and the Stony Plain Pioneer Museum. Stony Plain celebrates Farmers' Days in the first week of June each year, complete with the Farmers' Days Parade, the Kinsmen rodeo, a pancake breakfast and fair grounds. The town also plays host to the Great White North Triathlon<ref>[http://www.gwntriathlon.com/ The Great White North Triathlon]</ref> in the first week of July. In the summer, Stony Plain hosts two major festivals — the Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival,<ref>[http://www.blueberrybluegrass.com/ Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival]</ref> which is held in early August and is the largest bluegrass event in western Canada, and the Cowboy Poetry and Country Music Gathering<ref>[http://www.stonyplaincowboypoetry.com/ Stony Plain Cowboy Poetry Gathering]</ref> held in late August. In December, the town sets up a large Christmas tree on Main Street and is lit throughout the Christmas season. To celebrate New Year's Eve, the town holds its Family Fest event at Heritage Park. Family Fest features outdoor ice skating, hot chocolate and fireworks. == Attractions == The Town of Stony Plain jointly owns and operates the [[TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre]] sports complex located within neighbouring Spruce Grove. The town is also home to the Multicultural Heritage Centre, the Pioneer Museum, and multiple parks including Shikaoi and Rotary, a skate park, a BMX park and a green path system running through town. == Government == The town is governed by one mayor and six councillors. == Infrastructure == ;Health care Stony Plain is home to the [[WestView Health Centre]], a 68-bed public hospital.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/2014/08/22/westview-health-centre-home-to-new-hospice-area | title=WestView Health Centre home to new hospice area | newspaper=Stony Plain Report | author=Caitlin Kehoe | publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] | date=August 22, 2014 | access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> == Education == Parkland School Division operates five schools and an outreach centre within the town.<ref>[http://www.psd70.ab.ca/ Parkland School Division No. 70]</ref> [[Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2]] operates a school for students in kindergarten through grade 8.<ref>[http://www.ecsrd.ca/ Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2]</ref> There are also a variety of small private schools and home schooling organizations. == Sports == The [[Stony Plain Eagles]] of [[Allan Cup Hockey West]] play out of Glenn Hall Arena. == Media == Newspapers covering Stony Plain include the ''Stony Plain Reporter''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/ | title=Stony Plain Reporter | publisher=[[Sun Media|Canoe Sun Media]] | access-date=2012-08-04}}</ref> and the ''Tri Area News''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinews.ca/about/ |title=About |publisher=Tri Area News |access-date=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820175145/http://www.trinews.ca/about/ |archive-date=2012-08-20 }}</ref> On the radio [[88.1 The One]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/2014/09/19/blackgold-broadcasting-awarded-licence-for-local-radio-station | title=88.1 License awarded to Blackgold| publisher=Stony Plain Reporter | access-date=2015-06-03}}</ref>' == Notable people == *[[Cornelia Wood|Cornelia Lucinda Railey Wood]] - Canadian politician, Social Credit MLA (1959-1967), former mayor of Stony Plain ==Sister town== Stony Plain is twinned with [[Shikaoi, Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stony Plain|url=http://www.ajtma.com/member.php?id=15|publisher=Alberta/Japan Twinned Municipalities Association|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> == See also == *[[List of communities in Alberta]] *[[List of towns in Alberta]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{official website}} {{Geographic location | Centre = Stony Plain | North = [[Calahoo, Alberta|Calahoo]] | Northeast = [[Morinville]]<br/>[[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]] | East = [[Spruce Grove]] | Southeast = [[Devon, Alberta|Devon]] | South = [[Thorsby, Alberta|Thorsby]] | Southwest = [[Warburg, Alberta|Warburg]] | West = [[Spring Lake, Alberta|Spring Lake]] | Northwest = [[Onoway]] }} {{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1907 establishments in Alberta]] [[Category:Edmonton Metropolitan Region]] [[Category:Towns in Alberta]]'