Brooks, Alberta
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City of Brooks | |
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Nickname(s): Alberta's Centennial City[1] | |
Motto(s): Beautiful and Bountiful | |
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![]() ![]() Brooks Location in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°WCoordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
Municipal district | County of Newell |
Incorporated[2] | |
• Village | July 14, 1910 |
• Town | September 8, 1911 |
• City | September 1, 2005 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Barry Morishita |
• Governing body | show
Brooks City Council |
• CAO | Alan Martens |
• MP | Martin Shields (Cons – Bow River) |
• MLA | Michaela Glasgo (UCP – Brooks-Medicine Hat) |
Area (2016)[4] | |
• Land | 18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 14,451 |
• Density | 777.3/km2 (2,013/sq mi) |
• Municipal census (2015) | 14,185[6] |
• Agglomeration | 23,430 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Forward sortation area | T1R |
Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Highways | Highway 1 Highway 36 |
Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Website | Official website |
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada, surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately 186 km (116 mi) southeast of Calgary, and 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of 760 m (2,490 ft).
History[]
The area that is now Brooks was used as a bison-hunting ground for the Blackfoot and Crow. After Treaty 7 was signed in 1877, homesteaders moved into the area to begin farming. Before 1904, the area still did not have a name. Through a contest sponsored by the Postmaster General, the area was named after Noel Edgell Brooks, a Canadian Pacific Railway Divisional Engineer from Calgary.[7]
Brooks was incorporated as a village on July 14, 1910, and then as a town on September 8, 1911.[2] Its population in the 1911 Census of Canada was 486.[8]
In the 1996 Census, the population of Brooks reached 10,093[9] making it eligible for city status.[10] Brooks incorporated as a city on September 1, 2005[2] when its official population was 11,604.[11]
In 2010, Brooks celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as a village in 1910.[2][12]
Demographics[]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Brooks recorded a population of 14,451 living in 5,046 of its 5,412 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2011 population of 13,676. With a land area of 18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 777.4/km2 (2,013.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
The population of the City of Brooks according to its 2015 municipal census is 14,185,[6] a change of 4.4% from its 2007 municipal census population of 13,581.[13]
In the 2011 Census, the City of Brooks had a population of 13,676 living in 5,037 of its 5,509 total dwellings, a change of 9.3% from its 2006 adjusted population of 12,508. With a land area of 18.19 km2 (7.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 751.8/km2 (1,947.3/sq mi) in 2011.[14]
A multicultural community, Brooks has been referred to as "The City of 100 Hellos" as a result of a documentary by Brandy Yanchyk profiling the community's significant immigrant, refugee and temporary foreign worker populations. The documentary was called Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos and was created in 2010 for Omni Television.[15] The community's multicultural character was also the subject of a 2007 National Film Board of Canada documentary, 24 Days in Brooks, directed by Dana Inkster.[16]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1911 | 486 | — |
1916 | 290 | −40.3% |
1921 | 499 | +72.1% |
1926 | 511 | +2.4% |
1931 | 708 | +38.6% |
1936 | 697 | −1.6% |
1941 | 888 | +27.4% |
1946 | 1,091 | +22.9% |
1951 | 1,648 | +51.1% |
1956 | 2,320 | +40.8% |
1961 | 2,827 | +21.9% |
1966 | 3,354 | +18.6% |
1971 | 3,986 | +18.8% |
1976 | 6,339 | +59.0% |
1981 | 9,421 | +48.6% |
1986 | 9,464 | +0.5% |
1991 | 9,433 | −0.3% |
1996 | 10,093 | +7.0% |
2001 | 11,604 | +15.0% |
2006 | 12,498 | +7.7% |
2011 | 13,676 | +9.4% |
2016 | 14,451 | +5.7% |
Source: Statistics Canada [8][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] [27][28][29][30][31][32][9][33][14][34][4] |
Visible minorities and Aboriginal population | |||
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Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
Visible minority group Source:[35] |
South Asian | 175 | 1.4% |
Chinese | 195 | 1.6% | |
Black | 1,110 | 8.9% | |
Filipino | 75 | 0.6% | |
Latin American | 55 | 0.4% | |
Arab | 80 | 0.6% | |
Southeast Asian | 265 | 2.1% | |
West Asian | 55 | 0.4% | |
Korean | 40 | 0.3% | |
Japanese | 70 | 0.6% | |
Other visible minority | 0 | 0% | |
Mixed visible minority | 20 | 0.2% | |
Total visible minority population | 2,135 | 17.1% | |
Aboriginal group Source:[36] |
First Nations | 155 | 1.2% |
Métis | 135 | 1.1% | |
Inuit | 10 | 0.1% | |
Total Aboriginal population | 310 | 2.5% | |
White | 10,050 | 80.4% | |
Total population | 12,495 | 100% |
Geography[]
Brooks is located in the Grassland Natural Region of Alberta. The area surrounding Brooks is dry mixed grass/shortgrass prairie.[37]
Climate[]
Located in the steppe region known as the Palliser's Triangle, Brooks has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk).[38] Winters are extremely dry and cold, with little snowfall compared to the rest of Canada.[39] Chinook winds, though less common than in areas west and especially southwest of Brooks, are not uncommon, and ameliorate the cold winter temperatures temporarily when they pass over. Wide diurnal temperature ranges are regular, due to the aridity and moderately high elevation. Low humidity is prevalent throughout the year. Most of the relatively scant annual precipitation occurs in late spring and summer, often in the form of thunderstorms. On average, the coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of −10.1 °C (13.8 °F), while the warmest is July, with a mean temperature of 19.6 °C (67.3 °F). The driest month is February, with an average monthly precipitation of 9.1 mm (0.36 in), while the wettest month is June, with an average of 74.2 mm (2.92 in). Annual precipitation is low, with an average of 301.3 mm (11.86 in).[40]
hideClimate data for Brooks, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1912–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.8 (0.50) |
9.1 (0.36) |
19.0 (0.75) |
22.3 (0.88) |
34.9 (1.37) |
74.2 (2.92) |
26.2 (1.03) |
37.7 (1.48) |
29.2 (1.15) |
11.4 (0.45) |
12.8 (0.50) |
11.7 (0.46) |
301.3 (11.86) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
2.8 (0.11) |
17.8 (0.70) |
32.2 (1.27) |
74.2 (2.92) |
26.2 (1.03) |
37.7 (1.48) |
29.0 (1.14) |
7.5 (0.30) |
2.2 (0.09) |
1.0 (0.04) |
231.0 (9.09) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 12.9 (5.1) |
9.4 (3.7) |
16.9 (6.7) |
4.6 (1.8) |
2.7 (1.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.1) |
3.8 (1.5) |
10.6 (4.2) |
10.6 (4.2) |
71.7 (28.2) |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST) | 70.4 | 64.9 | 54.0 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 46.5 | 39.6 | 39.7 | 42.5 | 47.6 | 58.9 | 68.9 | 51.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 91.6 | 114.9 | 158.3 | 215.1 | 266.3 | 290.2 | 338.8 | 302.1 | 200.9 | 169.7 | 105.8 | 75.1 | 2,328.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 34.7 | 41.1 | 43.1 | 52.1 | 55.6 | 59.1 | 68.4 | 67.1 | 52.8 | 50.8 | 39.0 | 30.0 | 49.5 |
Source: Environment Canada,[40][41][42] (Sunshine 1961–1990)[43] |
Economy[]
The base of the economy of the City of Brooks is energy (oil and gas) and agriculture,[44] with other sectors including metal manufacturing,[45] food processing and construction.[44] It is also a retail and service centre for the surrounding area.[44]
Canada's second largest beef-processing facility, owned by JBS Canada,[46] is located in Brooks and ships meat across the country and internationally. In 2012, while the plant was owned by XL Foods, it released meat contaminated with E. coli, and was shut down for a month.[47][48] The plant has over 2000 employees.[49]
Attractions[]
The JBS Leisure Centre is the area's main recreation centre. It includes one arena, a curling rink, an aquatic centre with a waterslide and wave pool, a gymnasium, a fitness centre, and multipurpose rooms. The complex was renovated in 2005 and again in 2016. Now the Brooks Public Library is within the JBS Leisure Centre.
In 2010, the Duke of Sutherland Park was redeveloped. It features baseball diamonds, a soccer field, a playground and a 3,200 sq ft (300 m2) waterpark with spray features for toddlers and a play structure for older children.
Also in 2010, the Centennial Regional Arena was completed after nearly a decade of planning and 18 months of construction. The multi-purpose facility seats 1,704 people. It includes corporate boxes, a running track, concessions, and a 200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m) surface. The arena is home to several user groups, including the Brooks Bandits. The arena also hosted the 2019 National Junior A Championship.
There are three provincial parks in the area: Dinosaur Provincial Park, a World Heritage Site, to the northeast, Tillebrook Provincial Park to the east and Kinbrook Island Provincial Park to the south. In addition, there are several other recreational sites in the area including the Rolling Hills Reservoir, Crawling Valley Reservoir, and Emerson Bridge.
The Brooks Aqueduct southeast of Brooks was built to transport irrigation water across the Eastern Irrigation District. It spans across a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) valley, about 20 m (66 ft) above the ground.
Sports[]
Brooks is home to the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.[50] The ice hockey team was awarded to Brooks in 1998 and embarked on its first season in 2000.[50] They have helped produce current NHL players such as Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche) and Chad Johnson. The Bandits won the league championship in 2012,[51] 2013,[52] 2016,[53] 2017[54] and 2019.[55] They won their first National Championship (The Royal Bank Cup) in 2013[52] and repeated again by winning the National Junior A Championship in 2019.[56] They
There are two football teams in Brooks: the Roadrunners and the Buffalos. The teams comprise players from the local junior and senior high schools respectively. The Buffalos represented Brooks at provincial championships in 1989, 1995, 1997, and 2009, winning in the title in its last three appearances. The Roadrunners appeared at provincial championships in 1995, 2004, 2007, 2014, and 2016 . And in Brooks Composite High School their basketball team came 4th in the province in 2017 and 3rd in the province in 2018, led by players Deng Dak, Amir Aliye and Dylan Wandler.[citation needed]
Brooks is home to a Western Canadian Baseball League franchise named the Brooks Bombers. They play at Elks Field in the Quad Ball Diamond Complex.[57]
Government[]
Brooks City Council consists of one mayor and six councillors.[3] The last election was held in October 2017. Barry Morishita has been mayor since 2016.
Education[]
Brooks has three high schools, three junior high schools, five elementary schools, three primary schools, and two alternative schools.[58] The schools are operated by Grasslands Public Schools, Christ the Redeemer School Division (Catholic) and Francosud (Francophone). Brooks also has a satellite campus of Medicine Hat College.
Health care[]
Acute medical care is provided at the Brooks Health Centre.
Media[]
Brooks is served by two radio stations, CIBQ-FM (105.7 Real Country), and CIXF-FM (Boom 101.1). Both stations are owned by Stingray Group.
Brooks has two distinct newspapers. The Brooks Bulletin is published every Tuesday, and has served Brooks and the County of Newell since 1910. It has a weekly circulation of 4,332 and is a paid subscription product.[59]
The Weekend Regional is a second paper the Bulletin established in 2004 and it is published on Fridays. As of January 2010, it became a total market coverage product with a weekly circulation of 11,235.[59]
Notable people[]
- Sheri Forde, TSN Toronto reporter[60]
- Little Miss Higgins, folk and blues singer
- Ryan Peake, a member of rock band Nickelback
- Sherraine Schalm, Olympic fencer
- Harnarayan Singh, NHL broadcaster
- Monte Solberg, former federal cabinet minister, current political columnist for Sun Media
See also[]
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