Brookswood, British Columbia
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Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located on the west side of that municipality to the south of the Nicomekl River
Nicomekl River
The Nicomekl River springs from the ground in Langley, British Columbia and travels west through the city to Surrey's Crescent Beach, where it empties into Mud Bay, the northernmost section of the Boundary Bay of the Georgia Strait. It has a total length of 34 km, with a drainage area of...
. It is largely a residential area with several commercial areas, a Civic Centre with a hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
area and curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
rink. Next to the Civic Centre is a skate park and a BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
track. The Brookswood frisbee golf course at Langley Passive Park is another popular hang out for local teens.
Education in Brookswood
- Brookswood Secondary SchoolBrookswood Secondary SchoolBrookswood Secondary School is located in the community of Brookswood in Langley, British Columbia. Among other resources, the school has an automechanics workshop, two gymnasiums, a theatre, a dark room, and a television studio. The school also offers a French Immersion program as well as Spanish...
- Belmont Elementary School
- Bradshaw Elementary School
- Noel Booth Elementary School
- Langley Fundamental Middle Secondary School
- Alice Brown Elementary School
History
- Built at a cost of $1,750,000, the Langley Civic Centre was officially opened on November 8, 1973.
- In May 2005, the Langley Civic Centre was renamed George Preston Recreation Centre in honour of the man who helped build it.
- On July 8, 1981, Town Council approved the construction of a BMX race track beside the Langley Civic Centre, In 2001 the Brookswood skateboard park was officially opened almost right beside it.
- The Rec Centre is the current home of the Langley ChiefsLangley ChiefsThe Langley Rivermen are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Langley Events Center.-History:...
BCHL hockey club, until the Chiefs' new arena in Willoughby is completed. Ground was broken recently on the new complex, which has an estimated completion date to coincide with the start of the 2008-09 BCHL season. - In 2011 a new Shoppers Drugs open. A new look at brookswood to see a huge building in this cozy place
- Re-newed the libary in 2011 re did the whole inside with a lovly look to it.
- Brookswood is a enjoying place of langley made up to look like a village.