Wesley Crook: A CPR Engineer

• Wesley Crook served as a Canadian Pacific Railway engineer for many years and took up residence in the Brooks CPR House with his family during those years. 

• A young man when WWI broke out, Wes served with several of his brothers overseas. He was stationed with the Canadian Engineers and served for three and a half years in France. 

• At the end of the war, he returned to school to complete his engineering degree and graduated in 1920. 

• His brother Herb convinced him to come to Brooks, and he was hired in Brooks as an instrument man. 

• When the U.F.A. was formed, the EID decided that they only needed one engineer for the system, and they hired Wes.  

• He worked as the EID manager until his retirement.  

• He also helped with the building of the Brooks Hospital and was the chairman for a time there.  

• Wes Crook and his wife had a large influence on the social aspects of the Brooks community.  

Bibliography 

 Brooks, Between the Red Deer and the Bow. Delday, Eva. Brooks, Alberta, 1975. Print.