Brookswood, Langley

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Brookswood
Neighbourhood
Brookswood Village
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. 13,336[1]) in 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 Civic Centre with a hockey area and curling rink. Next to the Civic Centre is a skate park and a BMX track. The Brookswood disc golf course at Langley Passive Park is popular with disc golf enthusiasts.

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History[edit]

  • 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 / 49.06667; -122.66667