Brentwood
| Brentwood | |
| Founder: @lady skald | |
| Basics | |
| Alignment(s): | Unknown |
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| 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.
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.