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Founded in 1911, Brooks became the base for a dynamic agricultural region. With the development of an extensive irrigation system, courtesy of the C.P. and eventually turned over to the Eastern Irrigation District, this region has become a highly productive livestock, grain and vegetable producer.

In more recent 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.

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, and active oil and gas industry, and all the amenities of a metropolitan centre - shopping, cultural, recreational and education facilities. Yet we have managed to maintain our rural atmosphere with wide open space and clear skies.

1. LU-DOR DEVELOPMENTS:

Adult-only duplex development with 26 units. Construction currently underway; 2 duplex units have been completed, another has just started.

2. WILLOW PINE ESTATES:

Single family development, with 38 lots available. Serviced and ready for development.

3. UPLANDS SUBDIVISION:

Mix of single family and multi-family units (35 + single family, 23 small single-family lots, 10 four-plex lots, 3 larger multi-family lots). All lots serviced and ready for development.

4. CARRIAGE LANE HOMES:

Combination of 59 duplex and townhouse units; the focus is on a lower end market. Show homes are currently under construction. The mix in the completed project will be 27 adult units and 32 general development units.

5. BDL DEVELOPMENTS:

A combination of multi-family and single family units. Servicing of lots is now taking place, available in late spring/early summer..

6. KELBRO HOMES:

15 single family lots available.

7. DENESCHUK:

Proposed 52 multi-family units, 3 - 4 single family row homes, developer has applied for subdivision, lots scheduled for development in late 95 or spring 96.

8. OFFICE/APARTMENT BLDG.:

Professional offices/retail space on the main floor, 2 apartments available 2nd and 3rd floor.

9. CELESTINE DEVELOPMENT:

43 Unit apartment building approved, target market 45+, construction scheduled for spring.

10. WILDROSE MOBILE HOMES:

57 units lots approved and available in the spring.

11. CITO DEVELOPMENTS:

10 lots availables (modular)

The Town of Brooks has approved the signing of an agreement with the Provincial Government for $2.1 million for installing heavy infrastructure in the South East sector of the community. The existing S.E. sector plan is being redrafted to address the issue of development in the area. Sturgess Architects from Calgary are working on the subdivision plan. Plans are to have the infrastructure construction begin in the spring of 96 and lots available for construction in 1996.

HOUSEHOLD INCOME:

The average household income for residents of the Town of Brooks is $41,043 (1994 stats)

HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION:

Apartment rental rates range from $495/month for a one-bedroom to $730/month for a three-bedroom townhouse.

TRANSPORTATION:

Highways:

Highway #1 (Trans Canada) provides the major east-west link and Highway #36 serves the north-south corridor.

Airport:

Municipally operated year round all-weather facility, paved runway 853.60 M (2800 Ft.)

Rail:

Canadian Pacific Main line, spur trackage is available.

Bus:

Regularly scheduled passenger and freight service provided by Greyhound Bus Lines Ltd., 3 buses per day in both east and west directions.

UTILITIES:

Electric Power:Supplied by:

TransAlta Utilities Corporation
Box 1030, 736 - 2 Avenue East
Brooks, Alberta
T1R 1B8
(403) 362-3358

Power rates are based upon demand and consumption, specific information may be obtained directly from TransAlta.

Natural Gas:Supplied by:

Canadian Western Natural Gas Co.
211 - 1 Avenue East
Brooks, Alberta
T1R 0G9
(403) 362-2646

Information regarding rates may be obtained directly from CWNG.

Water:Supplied by:

Town of Brooks
Bag 880, 201 - 1 Avenue West
Brooks, Alberta
T1R 1B7
(403) 362-3333 Fax (403) 362-4787

Current bi-monthly rates are $14.62 for first 3,000 gallons plus $1.19 per thousand gallons thereafter. Raw water may be supplied at reduced rates

Sewer:Supplied By;

Town of Brooks
Bag 880, 201 - 1 Avenue West
Brooks, Alberta
T1R 1B7
(403) 362-3333 Fax (403) 362-4787

Current bi-monthlyrates are $11./35 base charge plus $1.19/1,000 gallons of water consumption in excess of 9,000 gallons.
A surcharge may be levied where the quality of effluent exceeds specified parameters

Telephone:Supplied By:

Alberta Government Telephones (AGT)
456 - 5th Street S.E.
Medicine Hat, Alberta
T1A ON1
(403) 529-3311

MUNICIPAL SERVICES:

Finance:Mill Rate (1995)

Industrial/Commercial 19.814
Residential 15.38
Per Capita Debt $317.05
Last General Assessment - 1994
Latest Taxable Assessment $357,386,920 (based on 100% of assessed value)
Assessment Per Capita - $37,887

Police Services:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P.) urban and rural detachments comprising 17 members provide community policing, highway patrol and identification units.

The Town of Brooks also employs one special constable

Fire Services:

Volunteer force with full time Fire Chief

COMMUNITY SERVICES:

Economic Development:

The Lake Newell Economic Development Authority - a corporate partnership between the Town of Brooks and the Eastern Irrigation District.

Business Associations:

Brooks and District Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Revitalization Association
Cassils Centre Mall Business Association

Medical Services

Brooks Health Centre operates a 75 bed acute care hospital and a 25 bed auxiliary hospital.

Southeast Alberta Health Unit provides community health nursing, dental program, early intervention services and parenting programs.

FCSS - The Town of Brooks delivers home support and home help services.

Medical Practitioners:
9 medical doctors including surgeon
4 dentists
5 chiropractors
2 optometrists
other medical specialists provide service on a part-time basis through the Brooks Health Centre.

Education Services:

Grasslands School Division
Box 2196
408 - 1 Street West
Brooks, Alberta
T1R 1C8
(403) 362-2555

Provide a complete public school system from kindergarten to Grade 12, including programs for special needs, gifted and vocational students. A Catholic School Division recently has been approved and plans are presently underway to have a school operational by September 1996.

Brooks Campus Medicine Hat College
200 Horticultural Station Road East
Brooks, Alberta
T1R 1E5
Phone: (403) 362-1677

Provide post-secondary \technical and business certificate courses plus first and second year university transfer credits.

Offers one of the lowest tuition rates in Alberta.

Technical Services:

Eastern Irrigation District
Provides and manages irrigation and municipal water resources within the region.

Brooks Crop Diversification Centre- South
Specializing in research, development and extension services for horticulture and specialty crops

Brooks Diagnostics Ltd.
Specializing in diagnosing plant and health problems

Brooks Pheasant Hatchery
Specializing in raising ring-necked pheasants as part of a provincial government program to raise and release pheasants into the wild for hunting and viewing opportunities.

Recreation Services

• Brooks Recreation Centre
  
• 35 metre indoor swimming pool
  
• 2 indoor skating arenas
  
• 8 sheet curling rink
  
• Sauna, whirlpool, weight room
  

Golf Courses

Brooks Golf Club - 18 hole grass green course, driving range and clubhouse facilities 5 other courses within one hour drive of Brooks.

Tennis Courts

9 courts in the community

Parks

400 acres of park space including sport field, lakes and trails

Provincial Parks

Dinosaur Park
- located 50 km north of Brooks
World Heritage Site Largest and most spectacular tract of badlands in Canada, rare and endangered plants, animals and habitat one of the world's most important deposits of dinosaur skeletons and fossilized bones, camping, hiking, picnicking and a nature-lovers paradise

Kinbrook Island
- located 16 km. south of Brooks, Alberta's largest man-made lake with over 50 square miles of surface area; camping, swimming, picnicking, hiking, wildlife refuge, boating, fishing, bird watching

Tillebrook Park
- located 10 Km east of Brooks camping and picnicking interpretive programs

Other Services:

Service Clubs

- most service and fraternal organizations have clubs in the community

Churches

- 14 church and religious organizations operate in Brooks

Media:

Newspaper

Brooks Bulletin, published weekly on Wednesdays
Circulation: 5344
124 - 3rd Street West
Box 1450
Brooks, Alberta T1R 1C3
Phone (403) 362-5571
Fax (403) 362-5080

Radio

QIBC (affiliated with Q Network in Alberta)
1340 AM 1000 Watts
#7 - 403 - 2nd Avenue West
P.O. Box 180 Brooks, Alberta
T1R 1B3
Phone (403) 362-3418
Fax (403) 362-8168

ATTRACTIONS:

Hunting and Fishing

- the Brooks area is famous for world-class pheasant, upland game, deer and antelope hunting Some of the best fishing in Southern Alberta is withing 30 minutes of Brooks .

Historical Sites

- Dinosaur Provincial Park Designated as a World Heritage Site by U.N.E.S.C.O. (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).

Brooks Aqueduct

Designated as a National Historical Site Stands as a monument to the vision of the engineers, administrators and agriculturalists who developed the region through irrigation.

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