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Black History Month Proclamation February 2025
Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2025 10:00 AM
By virtue of the power vested in me
I Do Hereby Declare
February 2025
as
Black History Month
in the City of Pembroke.
Whereas on December 14, 1995, Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, requested and received the unanimous agreement of the House of Commons on her motion to declare February Black History Month in Canada; and
Whereas during Black History Month we commemorate, celebrate, and recognize the achievements of...

Wear Red Canada Day Proclamation - February 13, 2025
Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2025 10:00 AM
By virtue of the power vested in me
I Do Hereby Declare
February 13, 2025
as
Wear Red Canada Day
in the City of Pembroke.
Whereas Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide and the leading cause of premature death for Canadian women, a fact unknown to many women and their healthcare providers; and
Whereas The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance is an organization of volunteer health professionals and patients working hard to improve women’s heart health; and
Whereas Wear Red Canada Day...

White Cane Week - February 2-8, 2025 Proclamation
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 12:00 AM
By virtue of the power vested in me
I Do Hereby Declare
February 2 - 8, 2025
as "White Cane Week"
in the City of Pembroke.
Whereas the first full week of February is celebrated as White Cane Week in Canada to promote the initiative of the Canadian Council of the Blind; and
Whereas the Pembroke White Cane Club, in association with the Canadian Council of the Blind aims to provide education and to raise awareness about vision loss and remind all Canadians that the traditional white cane is a symbol of...