{"id":2636,"date":"2023-05-15T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:09:17","slug":"city-of-brooks-a-rural-town-with-a-melting-pot-of-a-big-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/city-of-brooks-a-rural-town-with-a-melting-pot-of-a-big-city\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Brooks: A Rural Town with a Melting Pot of a Big City"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2636\" class=\"elementor elementor-2636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6004ce5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6004ce5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b0010\" data-id=\"e9b0010\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf97b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf97b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/azzier.com\/city-of-brooks-upgrades-to-azzier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/azzier.com\/city-of-brooks-upgrades-to-azzier\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8496b28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8496b28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-627faab\" data-id=\"627faab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0a3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f0a3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though technically a City, Brooks embodies the warmth and charm of a rural town; a close-knit community, with expansive farmlands, tarmac country roads, and an idyllic ambience one would never find in typical urban city centres. Further enriching its charm, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/albertaparks.ca\/parks\/south\/dinosaur-pp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinosaur Provincial Park<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located just outside of Brooks, is one of the richest dinosaur fossil locales in the world, providing an awe-inspiring glimpse of the prehistoric beasts that roamed the area, long before civilization began.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the appeals of cosmopolitan cities is the multicultural experience they provide, thanks to immigrants and workers from all over the world coexisting and commingling within the same city radius. Rural towns often epitomise more of a local flair, and in case of Brooks, its residents give it a bona fide Western identity. The twist here is that while Brooks remains a cattle ranch city, it has cultivated a demographic that is wondrously diverse, with residents originating from almost 70 different countries who have settled in Brooks and made it their home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc09f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dc09f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Brooks, Alberta known for?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c039f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c039f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2639\" alt=\"City of Brooks City Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img2-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/abconnectivity.ca\/profile-the-city-of-brooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/abconnectivity.ca\/profile-the-city-of-brooks\/<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27e57ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27e57ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e924e8\" data-id=\"7e924e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f2ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f2ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brandyyanchyk.com\/brooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The documentary \u201cBrooks \u2013 The City of 100 Hellos\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk explores this interesting evolution that Brooks has undergone. It all started about 10 years ago when the local meat packing plant, XL Foods Lakeside Packers, started bringing over and employing about 2,000 workers from all parts of the world, many of whom came with aspirations of starting a new life in Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have adorned Brooks with windows to different cultures and countries\u2013new schools teaching English as a second language started popping up, different multicultural churches spread across the city, a mosque was built for the first time, and a slew of ethnic stores were launched that gave residents a taste of a world outside of Brooks. It is now believed that over 100 languages are spoken in Brooks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBrooks is unique,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brandyyanchyk.com\/brooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says Brooks Mayor Martin Shields<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cIt was basically 14,000 in population who changed in 10 years from basically one culture, one language to representing as many as 60 to 70 different countries with many languages and dialects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ec6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49ec6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact of Local Businesses Can Transcend Economic Prosperity <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a7188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22a7188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2643\" alt=\"The impact local businesses can make on local prosperity is immense, especially for the communities children\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img3-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/city-of-brooks-blog-img3-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d796c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6d796c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was one organisation that brought about a progressive, heart-warming cultural change to Brooks, and one can only imagine the impact multiple organisations can have to the city, given the right conditions. It goes beyond profits, jobs and the economic advancement that come with the blossoming of businesses. It can also create a beautiful melting pot that enriches the soul and opens minds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db9842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7db9842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bringing High Speed Internet to the City of Brooks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3663070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3663070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/galaxyfibre.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galaxy Fibre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, together with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooks.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of Brooks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are building \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BrooksNet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, a transformational, best-in-class optical fibre internet technology infrastructure that will provide businesses the fertile ground to launch and grow in The City of Brooks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses will be able to reach broader markets, with expanded employee recruiting capabilities, while residents of Brooks improved access to essential services around the world, such as healthcare, e-learning and government services will further enhance the quality of life within the city.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of Brooks is on a clear path for further economic prosperity with the richness of culture and diversity of this unique city continuing to exemplify the true meaning of Community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: https:\/\/azzier.com\/city-of-brooks-upgrades-to-azzier\/ Though technically a City, Brooks embodies the warmth and charm of a rural town; a close-knit community, with expansive farmlands, tarmac country roads, and an idyllic ambience one would never find in typical urban city centres. 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