Brookswood, Langley
| Brookswood | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
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Brookswood Village | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 British Columbia |
| Region | Lower Mainland |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| District Municipality | Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,336 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Brookswood is a community (pop. approx. 13,200[1]) in the Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of that municipality to the south of the Nicomekl River.[2] It is largely a residential area with several commercial areas, a Recreation Centre with a hockey area and curling rink. Next to the Recreation Centre is a skate park and a BMX track. The Brookswood disc golf course at Langley Passive Park is popular with disc golf enthusiasts.
Education in Brookswood
- Brookswood Secondary School
- 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 (a local car salesman) 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 Rivermen 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.
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Coordinates: 49°04′00″N 122°40′00″W / 49.06667°N 122.66667°W
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