 This is an informational site for the City of Brooks Alberta Canada. Brooks is a booming city and many people are moving here from all over Canada, either to work the oil patch or to work at Lakeside. There are many newfoundlanders here. This site will hopefully help you find your away around Brooks a little bit better. Brooks is located in the County of Newell and is about 2 hours east of Calgary and about 1 hour West of Medicine Hat. Brooks has a population of 13,000 people with many people from different backgrounds who work in a number of industries. Brooks has a very active and strong oil patch, agriculture and service industry. This site will provide information on everything from the Brooks Bandits to the hot drinking spots to local events like the Brooks fishing derby. If there is some information that would think is useful that isn't already on the site please email us and let us know what you would like to see and we will do our best to get it on here for you. Welcome to www.brooks-alberta.com and enjoy.
Real Estate and Renting a place in Brooks
Info on Medicine hat
Rural Towns Near Brooks
Chat with Brooks People
Golfing in Brooks
Pictures of Brooks
Brooks Alberta History
Brooks became a Village on July 14, 1910 and then later became a town on September 8, 1911. With fertile soil, irrigation systems and an abundance of land, the Brooks area because an important area for farming and ranching. In recent news Brooks has officially become a city. In today's times, the oil and gas industry and lakeside are the main sources of employment have and attracted a lot of newcomers to the Brooks area.
Location of Brooks Alberta
As you can see from the map Brooks is located off of the TransCanada highway in-between Medicine Hat and Calgary. For more specific directions in Brooks please refer to mapquest here.
Is there Anything TO DO?
Is there actually anything to do in Brooks? The answer is yes. Despite being a small rural community Brooks has a ton of things to do and check while you are here. For example people could visit such attractions as the Brooks Aqueduct, The museum, The Brooks water park, The Lakeside Leisure center, Lake Newell Resort and much more. One could go to the arena and watch the Brooks Bandits play hockey. On top of all those there are tons of parks located throughout the town and lot of places to shop. Brooks offers a lot of things that the big cities don't. The Brooks area is one of the best in the world for hunting. There is lots of fishing and other outdoor activities to do. For more information on things to do in Brooks check out the to-do section of this site. We also have a Starbucks in Brooks now. (just like the big city)
Whats up in Brooks Alberta?
With Brooks being a growing city there is always lots going down. The new Safeway has been finished and its open for business. Its a large store with a great deli and a Starbucks. Canadian Tire is currently working on a new building near Safeway. Brooks City Council is looking into options for a new arena for our Brooks Bandits team. The Ashton Moen murder shocked the community but police are pressing charges against against 30 year old Colin Windsor for her murder. Halloween is upon us and there is a local band show at the elks hall and April Wine is playing at the Oxford Hotel.
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