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Mayor's Message December 2023

While reflecting this holiday season, and as 2023 concludes, I wish to take this opportunity to wish all the residents, businesses, and organizations the very best.
The City of Pembroke has accomplished a great deal in 2023 with the most recent accomplishment being the creation of a warming center to assist the most vulnerable in our community. This huge accomplishment is a result of the many partnerships that have been formed with other local governments, organizations, and agencies.
I am...

Council Briefs, December 19, 2023

Parks & Recreation Committee Waterfront Committee Request Committee agreed to issue a revised invoice for 2023 Waterfront Gardener (summer labour) from $19,402.00 to $9,701.00; and
That for the next five years, the Pembroke Petawawa District Community Foundation and City of Pembroke would share 50% of the Waterfront Gardener costs. The Foundation would continue to employ one summer student in partnership with the Pembroke Horticultural Society; and
That the City of Pembroke will hire an additional...

Proposed Sale of Land

Be It Resolved That the Corporation of the City of Pembroke declares the following land as surplus and gives notice of the proposed sale of land:

The piece of land is located in the James W. Lapointe Motor Holdings Inc. Plan of Subdivision located off of Boundary Road West.  The Plan of Subdivision proposes 45 lots for single detached dwellings on Eddy Crescent. Eddy Crescent is not yet been assumed by the City of Pembroke. The developer would like to create a 46th lot from land that is currently...

Council Briefs, December 5, 2023

Planning & Development Committee Pembroke Regional Hospital Presentation Representatives of the Pembroke Regional Hospital were in attendance to speak regarding the hospital’s purchase of an electronic medical records system, indicating that this will increase connected care for patients, recruitment of physicians and other health care professionals and add to the provision of high quality and up-to-date care for their patients and families. They were seeking financial support from Council.

Joint Community Safety & Well-Being Plan

The City of Pembroke in conjunction with the Towns of Deep River, Laurentian Hills and Petawawa; and the Townships of Admaston/Bromley, Head Clara & Maria, Laurentian Valley, North Algona Wilberforce, and Whitewater Region developed a Joint Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Upper Ottawa Valley.

The primary goal of a Community Safety & Well-Being Plan is to identify and address the root causes of safety and well-being issues in a community. Community safety and well-being is a joint...