There are a lot of great restaurants around Brookside. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Starbucks. Groceries can be found at Parkgate Farm Market which is a short distance away and you'll find Parkgate Village Dental Centre nearby as well. For nearby green space, Garibaldi Park and Parkgate Playground could be good to get out of your home and catch some fresh air or to take your dog for a walk.

For those residents of Brookside without a car, you can get around rather easily. The closest transit stop is a Bus Stop (Eastbound Mt Seymour Parkway @ Parkgate Ave) and is nearby connecting you to North Vancouver District's public transit service. It also has route Seymour/phibbs Exchange/burrard Station, and route Indian River/phibbs Exchange nearby.