Brookswood, Langley

Brookswood, Langley

Brookswood is a community (pop. approx. 13,336 [ [http://www.township.langley.bc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=389 Township of Langley Population Estimates] ] ) in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It is largely a residential area with several commercial areas, a Civic Centre with a hockey area and curling rink. Next to the Civic Centre is a skate park and a BMX track. The Brookswood frisbee golf course at Langley Passive Park (affectionately known by the locals as "36 Pit") is another popular hang out for local teens.

Education in Brookswood

* Brookswood Secondary School
* Belmont Elementary School
* Bradshaw Elementary School
* Noel Booth Elementary School
* Langley Fundamental Elementary School

History

*Built at a cost of $1,750,000, the Langley Civic Centre was officially 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 Chiefs 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.tol.bc.ca/Parks_and_Recreation/Indoor_Recreation_Facilities/Langley_Civic_Centre_in_Brookswood/ Langley Civic Centre in Brookswood]
* [http://www.fvrl.bc.ca/comm_branch_brookswood.asp Brookswood Library]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Langley Centre — is the major public transit exchange serving the City of Langley and the Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It is home to Langley s bus routes and community shuttle routes; all of Langley s bus routes connect to the SkyTrain system… …   Wikipedia

  • Brookswood Secondary School — Infobox Education in Canada name= Brookswood Secondary School imagesize= 250px motto= Caring, Learning, Growing Together streetaddress= 20902 37A Avenue city= Langley province= British Columbia postalcode= V3A 5N2 areacode= 604 phone= 530 2141… …   Wikipedia

  • Langley, British Columbia (city) — City of Langley One way section of Fraser Highway through Langley …   Wikipedia

  • Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) — Infobox Settlement official name = Langley Township other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = District motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = Langleytownship coatofarms.gif shield size =… …   Wikipedia

  • School District 35 Langley — British Columbia Region Metro/Coast Board office location Langley Communities served Aldergrove, Brookswood, Fort Langley, Langley City, Murrayville, Walnut Grove, Willoughby Number of schools 44 …   Wikipedia

  • Murrayville, Langley — Murrayville is a small community in the Township of Langley in southern British Columbia, Canada. Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 Education 4 Businesses …   Wikipedia

  • List of bus routes in Greater Vancouver — The following list of current bus routes in Greater Vancouver is sorted according to route number. All routes and route names are listed as they appear in TransLink s official bus schedule booklets (shown above). Routes with trolley buses,… …   Wikipedia

  • R. E. Mountain Secondary School — R E Mountain Secondary School Our class is the world; our students are world class. Address …   Wikipedia

  • Milner, British Columbia — Milner is a rural village and locality in the Township of Langley in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada. It is located along the British Columbia Electric Railway line (now the Southern Railway of B.C. northeast of the City of Langley… …   Wikipedia

  • Kwantlen First Nation — Ethnic groups  Stó:lō Government Band     Chief Marilyn Gabriel Population …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”