2016 Annual Report
Table of Contents Pg. 3 Community Overview Pg. 4 Mayors Message Pg. 5-6 Town Council Pg. 8 Tax And Utility Comparison Pg. 9 Capital Expenses vs Revenue Pg. 10 Operating Expenses vs Revenue Pg. 11 Operations Pg. 12 Parks Pg. 13 Protective Services and Bylaw Pg. 14 Building Permits Pg. 15 Community Hall Pg. 16 Carstairs Memorial Arena Pg. 17 Community Events and Services Pg. 18-19 Community Resource Listing Pg. 20 Contacts
35.5 Median age
228 Business licenses issued
5 KM of town pathways
18.4% Population Growth
11.92 km² Town area
Carstairs Memorial Park Walking Path
342.1 Population density per square KM
2016 Carstairs Community Overview
$356,858 Average selling price (Data by the CREB Database)
154 Building Permits issued
17 Cats found and returned to owners
772 Animal licenses issued
4,077 Population
1848 Total number of dwelling units
30 Dogs found and returned to owners
Executive Committee Strategic Planning & Corporate Affairs Committee Performance Evaluation Committee External Relations Committee Policy and Governance Committee Subdivision and Developmental Appeal Board Municipal Area Partnership Mountain View Seniors Housing Authority Inter-Municipal Planning Commission Appeal Board
Mayor Lance Colby lancec@carstairs.ca
Mayors Message
Message from the Mayor 2016 a year that was full of hope for the recovery of the Alberta economy did not turn out that way for many residents of Carstairs. Oil did move from its low to around the $50.00 mark but prices are far from stable. Hopefully 2017 will be the year the Alberta Economy moves in a positive direction. Despite all the negatives Carstairs is still experiencing growth and we are over the 4,000 mark due to many young families finding out about our great community. One just needs to look at the lack of space in our schools and the number of Day Care facilities we have without accounting for the many day homes here. This growth has certainly changed the demographics of our town in a very positive way. We feel 2017 will continue to be a positive growth year for Carstairs as developers and builders are still expressing interest and accumulating land for residential and commercial/industrial development. Council and Administration have been planning for years to accommodate growth in these areas so we are prepared to meet the added infrastructure needs that come with this growth. Volunteers have been and still are a positive driving force behind many of the new recreational additions in our community. The volunteers’ work very hard raising money and working behind the scenes championing for much needed facilities such as a new school. The hours they put in take away many hours of family time so we all need to express our gratitude to them for their dedication to our community. 2017 will bring with it challenges but together we can work through them. We have a great community and it is that way because of the people who have made Carstairs their home. A town is a reflection of those who live in it and when you look around we all can be proud of our community. Carstairs is and hopefully will continue to be a safe, healthy and family oriented community. Lance Colby
Deputy Mayor Rick Blair rickb@carstairs.ca
Councilor Dean Allen deana@carstairs.ca
Strategic Planning & Corporate Affairs Committee External Relations Committee Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Carstairs Library Board Parkland Regional Library Board Carstairs Medical Facility & Health Advisory Committee
Executive Committee Strategic Planning & Corporate Affairs Committee Policy and Governance Committee Municipal Planning Commission Mountain View Regional Water Commission Municipal Planning Commission Appeal Board
2016 Carstairs Town Council
Councilor Bob Green bobg@carstairs.ca
Executive Committee Performance Evaluation Committee Policy and Governance Committee Municipal Planning Commission Fire Authority Board Carstairs Medical Facility & Health Advisory Committee
Performance Evaluation Committee External Relations Committee Carstairs Community Economic & Development Partnership Development Appeal Board Central Alberta Economic Partnership
Councilor Sandy Roberts sandir@carstairs.ca
Councilor Marty Ratz martyr@carstairs.ca
Strategic Planning & Corporate Affairs Committee Policy and Governance Committee Municipal Planning Commission Mountain View Seniors Housing Authority – Alternate
Councilor Al Gil alg@carstairs.ca
Performance Evaluation Committee External Relations Committee Fire Authority Board Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Mountain View Regional Waste Commission Carstairs Medical Facility & Health Advisory Committee
Bob Clark Carstairs Public Library
From Summer to Autumn in Carstairs: Walking Path and Fireman Park
Carstairs Memorial Arena
Carstairs Memorial Arena Mural
27,012 KGS of electronics collected
Operations The Carstairs Operation department maintains town roads, sidewalks, walkways, storm sewers, street lights and arterial road boulevards within the Town of Carstairs. This includes but is not limited to the following programs: Road Maintenance Waste Management Construction Winter Maintenance Utilities Road Occupancy The Operations team is driven to ensure the timely and efficient provision of municipal services. Our team endeavors to pro-actively respond to the expectations of our customers while fostering a relationship that values trust and respect. We are committed to evaluating our practices in an effort to achieve continuous improvement, sustainability
32.18 KM of Waste water lines
35.77 KM of Maintained Open Roads
287 Valves inspected
10 KM of Maintained Open Alley's
26.94 KM of Water mains
12.15 KM of Storm drainage mains
880.57 Metric tonnes of waste collected
237.44 Metric tonnes of recycling collected
Anthony Henday Water Treatment Plant
264 Tiny LaFleur Soccer Hours
Parks
The Parks department strives to provide the community with beautifully landscaped and manicured parks and green spaces. The Parks role is to maintain public green spaces, outdoor recreational facilities and to ensure that a diverse parks system is maintained to the highest possible standard while ensuring opportunities for active and passive leisure that will enhance quality of life for individuals and the community In 2017 the parks department planted 7 spruce tree's in the cemetery thanks to a grant from Mountain View County. Mitch Miller and Aspen lane tree farm donated 25 beautiful 15’-20’ blue spruce along with equipment in a joint venture with the help of parks crew to help with the planting. These trees made an instant impact on the aesthetics of the parks and will help slow down the prevailing wind. Other projects include the leveling and seeding of the opens space south of the rodeo grounds including the toboggan hill, leveling the topsoil and seeding the area south east of the community hall in the green space and adding shale and sodding around Diamond 1 in Memorial Park to help with drainage
248.5 Tiny LaFleur Diamond Hours 515 Memorial Park Diamond Hours
Bylaw Enforcement Officers and Peace Officers partner with citizens and communities to resolve issues through education and enforcement. Working hard to achieve bylaw compliance and investigate bylaw-related complaints to ensure residents are satisfied with the community and neighbors. Bylaw will collaborate with internal and external agencies and citizens to address and alleviate concerns. Throughout the year the bylaw department has worked hard to reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners and are happy to have reunited a total of 30 Dogs and 17 Cats with their families
2016 Building Permit Breakdown
Total 154 $16,753,989.00
Type
#
Construction Value
Single Family Dwelling
58
$ 13,785,078
Multi-Family Dwelling
6
$ 1,217,000
Additions and Renovations
49
$1,152,800
Decks and Ramps
17
$61,800
Industrial and Commercial
8
$4,196,220
Residential Garages
$110,800
Other (Retaining wall, driveway pads, modular removal, change of occupancy, Demolition, & Wood Stoves
4
$6800
Cancellations and Signs
Community Hall Facility Hours: 3638hrs
The Carstairs Community Hall has been host to numerous events in 2016, Weddings, Reunions, Meetings, Fundraisers, Community Events and Memorials to name a few. With enough seating to hold 350 ppl and equipped with a industrial kitchen/bar, new sound system, stage and small meeting room this is the perfect venue to host any event.
In 2016 The Carstairs Memorial Arena was host to the Calgary Inferno and the Toronto Furies for the 2016 CWHL semi finals. Along with being the home to the Carstairs Skating Club, Carstairs Bruins and RMAA Renegades the arena is host to numerous organizations and activities. With options ranging from hockey, figure skating, dance, boot camps, fitness sessions, summer recreational activities, walking track and rentals. . 2016 Total Facility Hours - 3078 2016 Ice Surface Hours - 1983 2016 Multi Purpose Room Hours - 1099
2016 Christmas Craft Fair Over 50 vendors with lots of handicrafts and small businesses from Dog treats to Tupperware!
2016 Neighbourhood Party 25 not for Profit and Sport groups attended this annual event.
2016 Canada Day 500 people attended. Hot Dogs, Cake, Games for kids in the park, Water balloons and water fights, pie eating contest, obstacle course and Fire Works!
Community EVENTS AND Services
2016 Terry Fox Day Fed over 800 school children pancakes, Hugh Sutherland School raised $3,000 and Carstairs Elementary K-2 raised $6,900 for the Terry Fox Foundation.
2016 FCSS FUNDING 18 NON-Profit Groups supported $80,00.00 Donated to Support groups in 2016
2016 Santa's Gone Loonie Almost 1000 gifts purchased and wrapped Average age of shopper 8 years old Average amount spent $10.00. Looks on the children's faces? Priceless!
2016 Drive in Movie Retro night movie shown was ‘"Zootopia" and $164 in cash was donated to the food bank
Organizations AG Society: 403-337- 3169/ Email: jdrsjr@telus.net Carstairs Chamber of Commerce: 403-337-3710 Carstairs Heritage Center: 403-337-3710 Carstairs Public Library - 403-337-3943 Community Chest 403-337-2191 Citizens on Patrol: 403-337-3501 Elks Lodge #556: 403-337-3008 Girl Guides: 1 800 565 8111 Half Century Club: 403-337-4056 I.O.D.E: 403-940-3008 Lions Club: 403-337-2367 Royal Canadian Legion: 403-337-3775 Scouts Rentals: 403-701-1490
Town of Carstairs Town Office: 403-337-3341 Fax: 403-337-3343 Operations: 403-337-3446 Protective Services: 403-337-2633 Memorial Arena: 403-337-3391 Campground : 403-990-2059 May to November
Carstairs Heritage Center
Churches St. Agnes Catholic: 403-940-1100 Church Of God: 403-337-3045 Bancroft United Church: 403-337-3131 Morning Star Evangelical: 413-337-2505 Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church: 403-337-2355 West Zion: 403-337-2020
Schools Kids Palace Daycare: 403-337-2424 Picasso Kids: 403-337-1980 Carstairs Play School: 403 816 1481 Carstairs Elementary: 403-337-8670 Hugh Sutherland Middle/Highschool: 403-337-3326
www.carstairs.ca