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Shopping !
 Brooks
is home to many stored including some leading chains. For grocery
stores Brooks has Safeway, IGA, Co-op and
Heritage foods. For chain department stores Brooks has a SAAN
store located downtown and has a medium sized Wal-mart. For
clothing stores one could shop at 42nd Street, The Clothes Line,
Warehouse One Jean Store, The boarding House
skateboard shop, or Double Standard Clothing. Another place
to shop would be Cassils Center Mall which is rumored to be
shutting down for a Safeway expansion. Brooks is also home to
Canadian Tire and to Sportside, a sports gear store.
Camping & Swimming !
 The
main place to camp in Brooks is at Kinbrook Island park. It
is located about 15km South of Brooks and is one of the largest man
made lakes in Alberta. Kinbrook island park consists of a public
beach, a large full serviced campground, a sailing club and a boat
launch. People come from all over Alberta to fish, boat, swim and
camp at Kinbrook. During the summer months Lake Newell is a
favorite spot for people to come out and relax. Another place to
camp is at the Tillybrook Campground which is located off of
the Transcanada highway. Its an excellent camping sport with many
mature trees and nice green grass. For more information on Lake Newell camping goto Kinbrook
Dinosaur Park !
Dinosaur Provincial park is a world famous park located about 48km
North East of Brooks. This park is located in the Badlands of
Alberta and is the home of many rattler snakes and of many Dinosaur
bones. Within Dinosaur Park you will find a full serviced
campground, a museum, a fishing river and tons of
land to hike and explore on. Dinosaur Park is a one of a kind place
and is definitely worth checking out. For more information in this
park please visit their
homepage.
Hockey !
 Brooks
has a local Junior A hockey team who play often at the
Lakeside Leisure Center. The Bandits had quite the playoff run
in the 2004/2005 season and they will be the team to watch this
winter. For information on the team and games please check out their
homepage.
The Leisure Center !
 Brooks
now has a top rate leisure center facility. The Lakeside Leisure
center has two hockey rinks, a sauna and steam room, a hot tub an
indoor water park for kids, a small gym and a large swimming pool.
This place is ideal for fitness and for relaxation and the water
park is perfect for the whole family.
Movie Theatre !
Brooks is also home to a movie theatre called Oasis. Oasis plays
about 2 different movies per week. Adult fee: $7.50, Senior fee:
$4.50, Youth fee: $6.50. Tuesday is cheap night at the
theater and the rates are lower.
Dirt Biking
 Dirt Biking is a
popular hobby in the Brooks/Grasslands area. There is a motocross
track located south of town and many location in the prairie to go
biking. Brooks is also home to two Motorbike shops. Holeshot
and All Season Cycle
Golfing |
There are
several places to golf in the Brooks Area. The main place is The
Brooks Golf Club, located right in Brooks on the Southeast of town
near the Brooks rodeo grounds. There is a par three golf course called
Meadows located about 15-20km West of Brooks. There are also golf
courses located in small towns near Brooks, such as Duchess and Rolling
Hills.