City of Brooks
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Nickname: Alberta's Centennial City
Location of Brooks in Alberta
Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417, -111.89889
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	2
Incorporated	1910 (village)
	1911 (town)
	2005 (city)
Government [1]
- Mayor	Don Weisbeck
- Governing body	Brooks City Council
- MP	Monte Solberg (Cons - Medicine Hat)
- MLA	Lyle Oberg (PC - Strathmore-Brooks)
Area [2]
- City	17.70 km²  (6.8 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,493 ft)
Population (2006)[3]
- City	12,498
- Density	706/km² (1,828.5/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T1R
Area code(s)	+1-403
Highways	Trans-Canada Highway Veteran Highway
Website: City of Brooks

Brooks is a city in Alberta, Canada. It became a city on September 1, 2005 and is located 168 kilometres (104 mi) east of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway and 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Highway 36. The 2006 population of Brooks was 12,498. The city is a service centre for 25,000 people in the region. Image File history File links Brooks-AB-logo. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (524x700, 62 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fort McMurray, Alberta Bragg Creek, Alberta Hinton, Alberta Athabasca, Alberta Edson, Alberta Peace River, Alberta High Level, Alberta... 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About Brooks

Bountiful and beautiful describes Brooks and the surrounding region. The wealth of natural resources provides an ideal setting for people and commerce. We have land for industrial and residential development, a busy farming and ranching community, an active oil and gas industry, and all the amenities of a metropolitan center - shopping, cultural, recreational and education facilities. Yet we have managed to maintain our rural atmosphere with wide open space and clear skies.

Brooks was incorporated as a Village on July 14, 1910 and as a Town on September 8, 1911 and became the base for a dynamic agriculture region. With the development of an extensive irrigation system, courtesy of the C.P.R. and eventually turned over to the Eastern Irrigation District, this region has become a highly productive livestock, grain and vegetable producer.

On September 1, 2005 Brooks was incorporated as a City. In today's times, the oil and gas industry has taken on a high profile. Situated in one of Alberta’s most active gas fields, Brooks is home to regional offices of several major oil and gas companies. Local companies provide the resources required to maintain the support system to the industry.

Recreation

During the spring of 2005, The AJHL's Brooks Bandits advanced to the playoffs for the first time, but lost to the Camrose Kodiaks. The AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League) is an Alberta-based Tier II Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL). ... The Camrose Kodiaks are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. ...

In 2007, the Alberta and Canada governments announced they will each contribute three million dollars for a multi-purpose arena to replace the 45 year old Centennial Arena. The new arena will be located on the south side of the city, near the corner of Silver Sage and Young Roads S.W.^[4]

It has also been confirmed that the new 2,000+ seat arena will be completed by July 2009. In October 2007, the city announced that Bearden Engineering and Scott Industries have been hired for the infrastructure of the facility.

Industry

In fall of 2005, the job dispute took place between workers at Lakeside Packers and Tyson Foods. Durng the dispute, one RCMP officer and some employees were attacked. Plant workers claimed unfair and inhumane business practices at the plant. The dispute culminated in a strike, which saw employees and at least one union official physically injured. The strike, which lasted several weeks, garnered national attention before being resolved.^[5]

Community

The City of Brooks is one of fastest growing communities in Alberta with a multi-cultural flavour unique to other similar sized municipalities in Alberta. Brooks is steadily growing with residential and commercial development. It has educational facilities including the Medicine Hat College, two high schools, two junior high schools, three elementary schools, one primary school and a Francophone school located in the Global Friendship Immigration Centre. The city has a library, an aqueduct, and a provincial park, Lake Newell under the protection of Ducks Unlimited Game Preserve. Brooks has won the Communities in Bloom competition four times in a row. The Medicine Hat College is located in the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... External links Ducks Unlimited Ducks Unlimited Canada Ducks Unlimited is an international non profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife and people. ...

Recreation and attractions

Brooks is home to the Lakeside Leisure Centre, which includes two skating rinks (Centennial and Sparrow), a curling rink, an aquatic centre with a waterslide and wave pool, a gymnasium, a fitness centre, and multipurpose rooms. The Lakeside Leisure Centre is a Recreation Complex located at 111 4th Avenue West in Brooks, Alberta, Canada. ...

There are three provincial parks in the area: Kinbrook Island Provincial Park to the south; Dinosaur Provincial Park, a world heritage site, to the northeast; and Tillebrook Provincial Park to the east. Kinbrook Island Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. ... Dinosaur Provincial Park is a World Heritage Site located about 2 hours drive east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada or 48 kilometres northeast of the community of Brooks. ... Tillebrook Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. ...

The Brooks Aqueduct in the southeast was built to transport irrigation water across the Eastern Irrigaton District.

During the winter months, the Brooks Bandits play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League They joined the league in 2000 and have become more and more popular over the years. The Brooks Bandits are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. ... AJHL Emblem The AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League) is an Alberta-based Tier II Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL). ...

Demographics

In 2006, Brooks had a population of 12,498 living in 5,051 dwellings, a 7.7% increase from 2001. The city has a land area of 17.70 km² (6.8 sq mi) and a population density of 706.0/km² (1,828.5/sq mi).^[3] Brooks also holds a large immigrant population of Africans, Middle-Easterners, as well as peoples from Eastern Canada, all brought to the town by jobs at the local abattoir, oil resources, and other industries in the area.^{[citation needed]} This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

The largest age group according to the 2006 Census with 1,280 residents or about 10% were 25-29 year olds. The median age group of the city is 31.9. There are 6,625 males and 5,875 females in Brooks.

• Median family income: $56,421(2001)
• Average value of private dwelling: $125,741(2001)

City council

Brooks City Council consists of one mayor alongside six councillors.

• Mayor Don Weisbeck
• Councillor Rolf Bander
• Councillor Kerry Crapo
• Councillor Martin Shields
• Councillor Clayton Johnson
• Councillor Pat Walsh
• Councillor Michael Glynn MacDonald

In fall 2007, the city will vote for a new council in the municipal election. In Brooks, the elections will elect a city council consisting of a mayor and six councillors, all of whom will be elected at large. ...

Local media

Radio

• AM 1340: CIBQ-AM "Q Country Q13" (country)
• FM 101.1: CIXF-FM "The Fox" (adult contemporary)

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Newspaper

• Brooks Bulletin published Tuesdays
• The Weekender published Fridays by the Brooks Bulletin
• County Chronicle (a free-distribution flyer-like product) published Mondays

Notes

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External links

• City of Brooks
• Brooks Tourist site

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