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The City of Pembroke is happy to announce their line-up of winter festivities for their annual SnoSpree.

In preparation for SnoSpree the Pembroke Public Library is doing snow themed craft kits, which include supplies for a CD Vinyl Snowflake Coaster. Registration can be completed for either of these crafts by emailing programs@pembroklibrary.ca and must be done by January 28th.

SnoSpree kicks off Monday January 31st with a weeklong Winter’s Biggest Fan contest. Pembroke residents are encouraged to...

The City of Pembroke will adopt its 2022 budget at the February 1 meeting of Council.

Following two days of deliberations by the Finance and Administration Committee, the 2022 budget reflects a levy increase after growth of 2.23% and a municipal tax rate increase of 1.92%. The average residential ratepayer with a property assessment of $178,900 can expect to pay $57 more in property taxes in 2022.

“A major role of Council is to maintain the financial integrity of our city,” says Mayor Michael LeMay....

The following actions were taken at the Council meeting of Tuesday, January 18, 2022:

The Committee directed staff to continue with current winter control operations in the downtown core and to present a formal policy to Committee at a meeting in the near future.

Council passed a resolution supporting the AMO recommendation to align municipal liability with the proportional responsibility for incidents and capping awards.

All members of...

Environment Canada has issued a Winter Storm Warning. Winter storm expected tonight into Monday with amounts near 25 cm. Snow, heavy at times could significantly reduce visibilities. Blowing snow possible with wind gusts up to 60km/h Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

As per Regulation 239/02 of the Municipal Act 2001, The City of Pembroke is declaring a significant weather event affecting all roads within the City boundaries, due to the forecast for significant...

Due to this week’s provincial announcement regarding moving to a modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopening, the City of Pembroke will be changing its operations to follow the provincial guidelines.

Effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, Kinsmen Pool, Pembroke and Area Community Centre (Pem Ice II) and the Pembroke Memorial Centre will be closed. This includes for lessons, bookings, walking, and public skating.

The Parks and Recreation Department Chair Yoga program will move to a virtual format....