DIDSBURY – Town administration will work with members of a Didsbury Curling Club committee to identify potential locations for a proposed commemorative monument recognizing the town as the birthplace of sturling curling, a two-person version of stick curling, say officials.
During the June 10 council meeting, council carried a motion to “direct administration to work with the applicant regarding the pros and cons of proposed locations for the potential installation of a sturling structure in the town of Didsbury on municipal lands.”
In recognition of Didsbury being the official home of sturling, the curling club has created a committee to examine the possibility of building a large sturling curling monument in town, says committee member Gord Leeson.
With other communities having monuments – such as the ‘World’s Largest Ukrainian Easter Egg’ in Vegreville – organizers here think it’s time for Didsbury to recognize its sturling curling heritage, he said.
The project would see the ‘Worlds’s Largest Sturling Stone’ constructed and then placed in town, he said.
“A local firm is excited about, and ready to build, the steel ‘sturling stone’, that would be 10 feet in diameter, painted grey and would be mounted on a 10-foot high pedestal, with a ‘sure-shot sturling stick’ attached,” he said.
“This is an exciting project that will promote tourism for the town of Didsbury,” he said.
The construction of a sturling curling structure on municipal lands has not yet been approved by the town.
Mayor Rhonda Hunter and all councillors attended the June 10 council meeting, held in person and online.
