Brentwood

Brentwood
Founder: @lady skald
Basics
Alignment(s):	Unknown
Motto:	Because here is where you need to be right now
Leader(s):	Fransaskois
Logo:	NA
Group Colours:	Sky blue, Hunter green
Playerbase
Levels:	All levels
Play style:	Casual
Roleplay:	Light to heavy rp
Timezone(s):	Central Standard Time
Recruiting:	Not at this time
Contact:	@lady skald
No additional information available.

History

Brentwood is a city in Northern Saskatchewan, located approximately 250 kilometres north of the province's largest city, Saskatoon. During the early 19th Century, the location of what now is Brentwood was a trading station owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. By the mid 1850s, the station went out of use and was eventually taken over by Metis settlers to the area. Over the last 250 years, several settlers and immigrants have come to call Brentwood home. Even with it's northern and remote location, Brentwood shares the same city status in Saskatchewan along side cities such as Swift Current, North Battleford and Yorkton. With the last Canadian Census (2018) 25,000 people live in Brentwood with an additional 10,000 living in the immediate area, including 4,000 in the Starchild First Nation and 3,500 in the Lonetree First Nation, both of which border the city limits.

Brentwood also includes three major residential district. The Jackson district, named for Abraham Jackson, the leader of a group of African American settlers who moved from Oklahoma in the early 20th Century, the Krakow district, named for the Polish city of Krakow where many Jewish refugees originally came from during the Second World War and the Silver Spring district, which is primarily made up of Palestinian-Canadian residents. More recently a fourth district has begun construction to accommodate the influx of Ukrainian refugees.

Brentwood was incorporated as a village in 1912, a town in 1945 and a city in 1971.

Economy

Brentwood's economy is sustained through forestry, tourism and agriculture. Tourism is the main economy, as the area is home to several hunting guides, outfitters and tanneries. During hunting season, many American hunters come to Brentwood.

Sports

Three sports franchises do help contribute to the Brentwood economy, including the Brentwood Black Bears of the Saskatchewan Junion Hockey League, the Brentwood Blazers of the Western Canadian Basketball League and the Brentwood Monarchs of the Western Canadian Baseball League. Brentwood is also home to the Brentwood Spirits of the Western Women's Canadian Football League.

Geography

Brentwood lies on the northern shore of Pinehouse Lake, with several First Nation reserves within the area, the two largest being Lonetree Dakota First Nation and Starchild Cree First Nation. There is one highway that leads into Brentwood from the south and one that leads into the city from the north. The southern highway reaches Pinehouse Lake and La Ronge while the northern highway leads to Southend Reindeer and Sandy Bay.

Environment

Brentwood is heavily surrounded by boreal forest and rests on the Canadian Shield as much of the surrounding terrain is built on a rock. Agriculture is difficult, but not impossible. The forests in the surrounding region include such dangers as bears, wolves and many herd animals as moose, mule deer and white tail deer and water fowl such as Canadian Geese and several different breeds of duck.

Climate

Brentwood experiences a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), slightly below the threshold of a humid continental climate. Winters are long, dry and very cold while summer is short, warm and wetter. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 486.2 mm. The highest temperature ever recorded in Brentwood was 35.4 °C (95.72 °F) on 14 July 1929. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −58.1 °C (-72.58 °F) on 17 January 1936.

Mystic Energies

Mystics, mages, sorcerers and warlocks have studied the area around Brentwood over the years as there has been many strange events that have occurred. The region seems to be a safe harbour for those who are lost, in despair, lonely, suicidal and have even found themselves ostracized. Over the course of the past 250 years, it has been recorded that many individuals have found themselves in Brentwood (or what would become Brentwood). These many lost and forgotten individuals have found new life and a new home in this region of Northern Saskatchewan.