Carstairs in photos 2011 (Part 1)

Canada Day Bike Parade Winner

Strange clouds over Carstairs this summer

Stonebridge Glen Block Party

Funny Mountain View Music Fest Video

Our visitor (Mr. Ian McNaughton) seemed to enjoy this year’s Music Fest in Carstairs.  The MVMF is held each year in Memorial park and features largely Alberta musical talent.  Thanks to all the volunteers and the Polyjesters for making this terrific event happen.  Here is a behind the scenes look from our visitor’s perspective…

The Mountain View Music Fest on You Tube

What a terrific weekend in Carstairs.  The weather was wonderful even though there seemed to be a moment on Saturday night that we might have some nasty weather from an ominous cloud that loomed overhead.  But the sun came out as it did on Friday and Sunday and the crowd in attendance was treated to a weekend full of top-notch entertainment.

Aug. 5: International Beer Day, Join the celebration

Oh Homer would be proud, a day set aside on our busy schedule to honour his favourite beverage.  It’s true, since 2007, Aug 5 has been declared international Beer Day.  You may ask yourself, what is the relevance of a blog that highlights a day dedicated to Beer?  Well, why not, we all look forward to sitting out on our back deck and sharing a pint or two with friends on those hot summer days, and we at Gold Seal take pride in offering some of the best venues for such events in town.

The Mountain View Music Festival will feature a Beer Garden this weekend where our wonderful locally produced Big Rock Brewery products will be dispensed…yum!

Mountain View Music Fest Artist line up confirmed

Click logo above to go to MVMF website

The organizers of our annual music fest have released the short list of performers for this years event.  The event is scheduled for the first weekend in August (5-7th) and will b eheld again in the Memorial Park area adjacent to Gough Rd. in Carstairs.  Entrance to the Fest is by donation, and the organizers are still looking for volunteers. Click here to fill out an online form.  8 hours of volunteering over the course of the weekend will not only get you a T-shirt, burgers, Big Rock Beer (if of legal drinking age) but you’ll
also be promised 2 acres of ocean front property in Carstairs.

The Artist line up is as follows:

Charlie Major
Lunch at Allen’s, Tim Hus, Lynn Miles, Rob Szabo, Souljah Fyah, Frank Schaap, Kinjo Brothers, Matt Masters, Cam Penner, Cara Luft, Keister Family Fiddlers, T.Buckley, Brent Tyler, 100 Mile House, The Ruminants, Magnolia Buckskin, Ben Sures, David Mark Sadlier-Brown, Wheat & Water and our very own, and world wide famous: The Polyjesters

and many many more…

Gold Seal Homes is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this event again this year and we hope to see you all down there.  For more information click here to visit the MVMF website.

The Café Radio

The local, family ran café opened its doors; January 3, 2011 they are located at 1112 Osler Street, Carstairs, hours are Monday-Friday 6-6.

Jason and Sheldon Valleau have always talked about having a little coffee shop. “When we walk into a building that’s old, we don’t have the heart to cover it up” said Jason.  With Sheldon’s design and good fortune they stripped down the past 100 years to reveal its original personality.

Researching the origin of the building has uncovered that there had been on separate occasions 2 fires destroying the Histories of Carstairs, but have established the 1901 building was once Downie-Aldrich Lumber Co. and has gone through a wide variety of different stores (deli, TV repair shop, bakery, gift shop and CIR Realty) and is now filled with the aroma of coffee, homemade soup, sandwiches and desserts. It’s great for all ages and they now have a liquor license.

The brothers having played in many coffee shops around the world as a touring band “The Polyjesters” and by living in France got into the coffee culture. Then the Mountain View Music Festival started happening and the Broadcast Radio so they decided to put their roots down.  Being community orientated and having a range of cultures decided The Café Radio would be the home for it all.