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George William Brooks was born November 11, 1888 in England. He grew up in the coal mining industry in Wales and England, and rose to one of the top positions in rescue and safety in the country., George immigrated to Canada in 1922 and continued to use his mine safety and rescue expertise in the mines of Alberta and eastern B.C.. Brooks settled on Coghlan Road in Langley in 1942 to pursue a career in dairy farming. He became involved in the community as an officer in the Boy Scout Asociation and on the board of the Otter Farmers Institute. He also instructed first aid for St. John Ambulance. He was elected a Langley Municipal Councillor from 1948-1949, and Reeve from 1950 - 1955. He returned to England for several years, and in about 1969 returned to Langley for roughly 12 years until his death on September 25, 1981.