Welcome to the Town of Carstairs in Alberta. It's a Lifestyle Choice. The Carstairs Town Office is conveniently located on 844 Centre Street, just west of the campground. There are many great residential subdivisions in town, offering safety and a real sense of community. Family is important in Carstairs. Check out the many programs we offer young families. Our recreation facilities include soccer fields, tennis courts, arena and curling rink, as well as a splash park now in the planning stages. The campground is simply beautiful, and features a replica grain elevator with many historical items on exhibit.
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Town of Carstairs
844 Centre St, Box 370
Carstairs, AB T0M 0N0
Ph: 403-337-3341
Fax: 403-337-3343

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Carstairs firefighters provides fire protection in Carstairs and the surrounding area of Cremona, Water Valley, Didsbury, and Mountain View County.

Many of our volunteers have been serving their community with the Carstairs Fire Department for several years and their contribution is immeasurable.

The dedication of these and other volunteers like them have made the Carstairs Fire Department what it is today - a strong and active emergency response department.

The Carstairs Fire Department volunteers are committed to supporting the area through volunteerism and participating in community events.

Firefighters from Carstairs are often dispatched to traffic accidents on Highway 2, the QEII main highway in Alberta.

Fire Prevention Week is our opportunity to help to raise your awareness with respect to fire safety.
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Emergency Services
Carstairs is a 911 Community. For police, fire, or ambulance service, just dial 9-1-1 for emergency service. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Town Office at 403-337-3341.

Volunteer Fire Department
The Town of Carstairs Fire Department consists of 24 dedicated well-trained individuals who take their role of providing protection to our residents very seriously. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter please complete the Fire Department Application form located in the Documents and Forms page of our website.

The Fire Hall is located on the west end of town at 1450 Gough Road. For information on the fire department, please call 403-337-3341 or send an E-Mail to tocfc@telus.net.

Carstairs Volunteer Fire Department and Mountainview Regional Emergency Services members, Summer 2006

Bylaw Enforcement
The Town of Carstairs introduced a Peace Officer early in 2005. Protective Services Officers Dan Beausoleil and Arlene Andrews are the contacts for enforcement of all bylaws within the town, as well as handling animal control complaints. A selection of the Town's most requested bylaws are available on the Documents and Forms page of our website. If you are interested in a specific matter, please feel free to contact the Town Office with your inquiry.

Disaster Services Committee
The Disaster Services Committee meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 9:30 am at the Carstairs Town Office. Their mandate is to develop and maintain issues relating to the ongoing training and education of personnel regarding Emergency Preparedness.

Police Services
The Town of Carstairs is protected and patrolled by members of the Didsbury Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The office is located at 2425 - 19 St on the north end of Didsbury. Office hours are from 8:30 am to 4 pm weekdays. Call 335-3381 with any concerns or complaints you may have of a police nature.

Ambulance Service
Ambulance service in the Carstairs area is provided by the Mountain View Regional Emergency Services (MVRES) commission.

Carstairs/Didsbury Citizens on Patrol
Citizens on Patrol (COP) is a non-profit organization of volunteers who assist the local RCMP detachment. The relationship provides law enforcement personnel with a valuable observation and reporting system. The presence of COP in communities help reduce the number of vandalism and other crimes, due in no small part to the number of patrols taken on by the Citizens on Patrol organization. While on patrol, if anything of a suspicious nature is observed, the volunteers are able to relay the information to the police force. This provides the responding officers with an information advantage that can be continually updated.The volunteers become additional eyes and ears for the police force.

Businesses in Carstairs support the Carstairs/Didsbury Citizens on Patrol. These pairs of volunteers patrol Carstairs during the night and report any suspicious vehicles or activities. New volunteers are always welcome. The commitment is one night per month. For more information, contact Jack Paterson at 403-337-3501 or Bob Disney at 403-337-3204.

Evacuation Plan
The Town of Carstairs falls within the Calgary Region eligible to access the Alberta Emergency Public Warning System.The Town of Carstairs has developed an Evacuation Plan for the community, in the event you are asked to leave your home. Have a battery-operated radio on hand, and listen to local radio station 96.5 CK-fm or (Calgary) radio stations (e.g. 1170 AM, 95.5 FM, 105.5 FM, 98.9 FM), for information, and follow any instructions that may be broadcast. Messages broadcast using the Emergency Public Warning System override all programming on radio and television stations. If you have to leave your home or office, remember to leave a note on the door of your house so family members know where you have gone.

If you are asked to evacuate your home, please proceed in an orderly fashion to the Carstairs Community Hall, where residents will be recorded, bedding and food will be provided until such time as it is safe to return home.

Emergency Preparedness
Every municipality, regardless of size or location, can be seriously disrupted by an emergency. This could take the form of a plane crash, severe storm, flood, fire, chemical spill, or similar disaster. While no one can foresee every type of emergency, it is important to plan for as many scenarious as possible. Every resident should be prepared by posting emergency phone numbers prominently in your home, develop an emergency escape plan, prepare an emergency survival kit, and so on.
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