Adjacent to the Whitemud Creek Ravine, Brookside offers a natural woodland habitat, skiing and other recreational facilities and access to river valley park trails. Most of the homes are "executive" style, built on above-average size lots and featuring mature landscaping.
The population is very stable: 68% of residents have lived at the same address for more than five years. Forty four percent of households include children, with a high proportion of young people aged 10 to 19. Civic ward: pihêsiwin. District: Whitemud. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.