Brooks, Alberta 作者：  来源：  发布时间：2021-07-21

I.Population and Area

₋Area

 Land: 18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi)

₋Population (2016)

 Total: 14,451

 Density: 777.3/km2 (2,013/sq mi)

II.Natural Geography

₋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 C anadian 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).

₋Brooks is located in the Grassland Natural Region of Alberta. The area  surrounding Brooks is dry mixed grass/shortgrass prairie.

III.Economy

₋The average salary in Brooks, Alberta is C$21.59. Trends in wages decreased by -100.0 percent in Q1 2020. The cost of living in Brooks, Alberta is 100 percent higher than the national average. The most popular occupations in Brooks, Alberta are Office Manager, Cashier, and Administrative Assistant which pay between C$13.97 and C$36.37 per year. The most popular employers in Brooks, Alberta are JBS and Age Group Ltd..

₋Website: https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Location=Brooks-Alberta/Salary

IV.Industrial Characteristics

₋The base of the economy of the City of Brooks is energy (oil and gas) and agriculture, with other sectors including metal manufacturing, food processing and construction. It is also a retail and service centre for the surrounding area.

₋Canada's second largest beef-processing facility, owned by JBS Canada, 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. The plant has over 2000 employees.

V.Attractions

1.Brooks Aqueduct

₋The Brooks Aqueduct is a defunct aqueduct originally built by the irrigation division of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company during the 1910s. It was intended to irrigate a section of southeastern Alberta. The aqueduct stands approximately 8 kilometres south of Brooks, Alberta, Canada. The main section of the aqueduct spans a 3.2 km valley at an average elevation of 20 metres. The structure is a National Historic Site, and there is an interpretive centre for tourists.

₋The aqueduct was built of reinforced concrete, and was completed in 1914. At that time it was the largest concrete structure in existence.

₋The aqueduct was used for irrigation for about 30 years. Its original capacity was 900 cubic feet per second (25 m3/s). and the 113,000 hectares of land which were provided with water led to a new wave of settlement. Water to feed the aqueduct was provided by the Bassano Dam, built as part of the same project on the Bow River.

₋The aqueduct was refurbished in 1934.

₋In 1969, the Alberta and Canadian governments assumed the responsibility of maintaining the structure under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration. Although it was thought at first that the governments would rebuild the aqueduct, which had been deteriorating for years, it was ultimately shut down and was left as it was.

₋Address: 142 Range Road, Newell County No. 4, AB T1R 0E9

₋Phone: (403) 362-4451

₋Website: http://brooksaqueduct.ca/

2.Tillebrook Provincial Park

₋Tillebrook Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. It is situated on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway, 8 km (5.0 mi) east of the city of Brooks and 16 km (9.9 mi) west of the village of Tilley (hence the name), within the County of Newell in southern Alberta.

₋The park has an elevation of 760 m (2,490 ft) and has a surface of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi). It was established on July 20, 1965 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. A camping site is maintained within the grounds.

₋Address: Township Rd 183A, Tilley, AB T0J 3K0

₋Phone: (403) 362-4525

₋Website: https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/south/tillebrook-pp/information-facilities/camping/tillebrook/

3.The Brooks & District Museum

₋Whether you’re just passing through or want to stay a night or two, the Brooks & District Museum offers fun for the whole family. Start with a self-guided tour through our buildings. Learn about John Ware, the first Black cowboy in the area and Sarah King, a busy midwife who helped deliver 170 babies in her home. Check out our historic one-room schoolhouse, complete with old-fashioned teaching tools, then stop by our 1930’s Garage to be awed by our Ford “A” Roadster Coupe. Taste a sample of delicious homemade ice cream, get guidance from our fully accredited Visitors Information Centre staff, and explore our gift shop for a unique item by a local artist. Then finish the night reminiscing about the best parts of the day in one of our 27 fully-serviced campsites..

₋Address: 1269 Sutherland Dr E, Brooks, AB T1R 1C7

₋Phone: (403) 362-5073

₋Website: https://www.brooksmuseum.ca/

VI.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.

₋Brooks was incorporated as a village on July 14, 1910, and then as a town on September 8, 1911. Its population in the 1911 Census of Canada was 486.

₋In the 1996 Census, the population of Brooks reached 10,093 making it eligible for city status. Brooks incorporated as a city on September 1, 2005 when its official population was 11,604.

₋In 2010, Brooks celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as a village in 1910.

VII.Other Information

₋Education

₋Brooks has three high schools, three junior high schools, five elementary schools, three primary schools, and two alternative schools. 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.

VIII.Contact Information

₋Government

 Mayor: Barry Morishita

 Governing body: Brooks City Council

₋City Hall

₋Address:

 201 - 1st Avenue West

 Box 879

 Brooks, Alberta, T1R 1B7

₋Ph: 403-362-3333

₋Website: https://www.brooks.ca/