About Carstairs
Carstairs is located 30 minutes north of Calgary in beautiful Southern Alberta. A vibrant community of over 3000 residents, Carstairs is the nearest major city to Calgary being only 48km's away.
Historically Carstairs has been an agricultural community, boasting at one point 7 grain elevators in town. It celebrates each year with the Ranch Rodeo, Beef & Barley Days, the annual rodeo, High School Rodeo, 4-H Calf show and Sale, Bull-A-Rama, the Horticulture show, and Pumpkin Festival.
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Carstairs has a strong business community, including light industrial, retail, and commercial businesses.
Carstairs has a strong community with a great education system and family support network.