Alberta

Brooks, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Brooks: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Lake Stafford, Brooks · December 2025

Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a

Lake Stafford still orients Brooks. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Brooks · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Brooks.

Brooks appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · December 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Duke of Sutherland Park comes up. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Brooks · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Brooks.

Broadband rows for Brooks come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Brooks internet page.

Brooks: The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a · December 2025

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

December 2025 in Brooks: Lake Stafford. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Brooks · November 2025

How Brooks sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Brooks follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Brooks in national context first.

Duke of Sutherland Park keeps Brooks lively · November 2025

Duke of Sutherland Park is a reason people stay fond of Brooks.

Duke of Sutherland Park still orients Brooks. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brooks beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Brooks compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Brooks's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Lake Stafford in Brooks · November 2025

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Lake Stafford comes up. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Brooks

Published residential mill-rate context for Brooks.

Residential mill rates for Brooks appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brooks beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · October 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

October 2025 in Brooks: Duke of Sutherland Park. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

JBS Canada Centre, Brooks · October 2025

Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and JBS Canada Centre comes up. Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library under one roof.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brooks: The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a · October 2025

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

Lake Stafford still orients Brooks. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Brooks

Where Brooks sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Brooks shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Brooks permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · September 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Duke of Sutherland Park comes up. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

JBS Canada Centre keeps Brooks lively · September 2025

JBS Canada Centre is a reason people stay fond of Brooks.

JBS Canada Centre still orients Brooks. Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library under one roof.

Centennial Regional Arena seats about 1,700 with standing room and floor seating for concerts and special events.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Lake Stafford in Brooks · September 2025

Outside, Lake Stafford is the big water in town, with a paved path locals treat as the default loop for bikes, strollers, and birdwatching

September 2025 in Brooks: Lake Stafford. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Brooks

Published residential mill-rate context for Brooks.

Residential mill rates for Brooks appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brooks beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Duke of Sutherland Park in Brooks · August 2025

Brooks sits in County of Newell country, where the Brooks Bulletin still covers town and rural beat as one community. Municipal history

Duke of Sutherland Park still orients Brooks. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Brooks drinking water

Brooks draws municipal drinking water from Bow River and Lake Newell (via Eastern Irrigation District canals from Bassano Dam), treated at Brooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Brooks's source: Bow River and Lake Newell (via Eastern Irrigation District canals from Bassano Dam). Treatment at Brooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

NRSC membrane filtration plant; chlorine then ammonia for chloramine residual. Raw water pumped about 7 km from Lake Newell pumphouse.

See the Brooks water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Lake Stafford, Brooks · August 2025

Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Lake Stafford comes up. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Brooks · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Brooks.

Brooks appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · July 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

July 2025 in Brooks: Duke of Sutherland Park. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Brooks · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Brooks.

Broadband rows for Brooks come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Brooks internet page.

Brooks: The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a · July 2025

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

Lake Stafford still orients Brooks. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Brooks · July 2025

How Brooks sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Brooks follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Brooks in national context first.

June 2025

Duke of Sutherland Park keeps Brooks lively · June 2025

Duke of Sutherland Park is a reason people stay fond of Brooks.

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Duke of Sutherland Park comes up. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brooks beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Brooks compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Brooks's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Lake Stafford in Brooks · June 2025

Outside, Lake Stafford is the big water in town, with a paved path locals treat as the default loop for bikes, strollers, and birdwatching

June 2025 in Brooks: Lake Stafford. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Brooks

Published residential mill-rate context for Brooks.

Residential mill rates for Brooks appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brooks beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · June 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

Duke of Sutherland Park still orients Brooks. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

JBS Canada Centre, Brooks · May 2025

Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library

May 2025 in Brooks: JBS Canada Centre. Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library under one roof.

Centennial Regional Arena seats about 1,700 with standing room and floor seating for concerts and special events.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brooks: The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a · May 2025

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Lake Stafford comes up. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Brooks

Where Brooks sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Brooks comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Brooks permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · May 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

May 2025 in Brooks: Duke of Sutherland Park. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

JBS Canada Centre keeps Brooks lively · April 2025

JBS Canada Centre is a reason people stay fond of Brooks.

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and JBS Canada Centre comes up. Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library under one roof.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Lake Stafford in Brooks · April 2025

Brooks sits in County of Newell country, where the Brooks Bulletin still covers town and rural beat as one community. Municipal history

Lake Stafford still orients Brooks. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Brooks

Published residential mill-rate context for Brooks.

Residential mill rates for Brooks appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brooks beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Duke of Sutherland Park in Brooks · April 2025

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Duke of Sutherland Park comes up. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

March 2025: Brooks drinking water

Brooks draws municipal drinking water from Bow River and Lake Newell (via Eastern Irrigation District canals from Bassano Dam), treated at Brooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant.

Brooks municipal drinking water starts at Bow River and Lake Newell (via Eastern Irrigation District canals from Bassano Dam) and is treated at Brooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

NRSC membrane filtration plant; chlorine then ammonia for chloramine residual. Raw water pumped about 7 km from Lake Newell pumphouse.

See the Brooks water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Lake Stafford, Brooks · March 2025

Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a

March 2025 in Brooks: Lake Stafford. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Brooks · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Brooks.

Brooks appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · March 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

Duke of Sutherland Park still orients Brooks. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Brooks · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Brooks.

Broadband rows for Brooks come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Brooks internet page.

February 2025

Brooks: The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a · February 2025

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Lake Stafford comes up. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Brooks · February 2025

How Brooks sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Brooks follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Brooks in national context first.

Duke of Sutherland Park keeps Brooks lively · February 2025

Duke of Sutherland Park is a reason people stay fond of Brooks.

February 2025 in Brooks: Duke of Sutherland Park. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Brooks Dog Park covers 9.4 acres of fenced space for small and large dogs on Sutherland Drive East.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brooks beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Brooks compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Brooks's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Lake Stafford in Brooks · January 2025

Brooks sits in County of Newell country, where the Brooks Bulletin still covers town and rural beat as one community. Municipal history

Lake Stafford still orients Brooks. Largest lake in Brooks, with a popular paved shoreline path, picnic tables, a non-motorized boat launch, and a lighthouse structure on a point. Easy loop for a morning walk or bike.

The EID Aquatic Centre inside the JBS Canada Centre includes a 200-foot waterslide and lazy river.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Brooks

Published residential mill-rate context for Brooks.

Residential mill rates for Brooks appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brooks beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Duke of Sutherland Park, Brooks · January 2025

East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the

Walk or drive through Brooks long enough and Duke of Sutherland Park comes up. East-side park used for Canada Day, with the Everyone Plays Playground, spray park, outdoor fitness gear, and baseball diamonds beside the campground and Brooks Museum area.

Weeknights run through the JBS Canada Centre. The EID Aquatic Centre handles lane swims and the leisure pool, Sparrow Arena keeps shinny on the calendar, and the Cenovus Flexhall fills with programs. Bigger ice nights and concerts land at the Centennial Regional Arena, the bowl-seat barn with an indoor track. Brooks Public Library sits inside the same rec complex, so a swim and a stack of holds can happen in one stop.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

JBS Canada Centre, Brooks · January 2025

Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library

JBS Canada Centre still orients Brooks. Main recreation campus with the EID Aquatic Centre, Sparrow Arena, fieldhouse, fitness centre, Cenovus Flexhall, and Brooks Public Library under one roof.

Centennial Regional Arena seats about 1,700 with standing room and floor seating for concerts and special events.

More on Brooks: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.