Keeping Pembroke Beautiful is a beautification and environmental awareness program that is volunteer-driven. It also educates the public on ways to enhance and sustain our community. Every year as part of Keeping Pembroke Beautiful, community members can purchase bridge boxes and planters to assist in the efforts to maintain the beauty of our city.
This program has helped Pembroke to blossom, and it is because of the efforts of the local committee that is made up entirely of volunteers. The Keeping Pembroke Beautiful Committee runs a local competition for residents, businesses, and institutions, a Community Cleanup, and provides education on the importance of these programs.
Keeping Pembroke Beautiful has also implemented an Adopt-A-Street program within the community.
If you would like to be part of this exciting program, please contact the City of Pembroke at 613-735-6821 ext. 1510 or visit the Keeping Pembroke Beautiful Facebook page.
History
Once apart of Communities In Bloom, the City of Pembroke participated in this competitive program between 1998 and 2014, and won the Provincial, the National, and the International competitions for our population category. Pembroke has won the Best Land Reclamation Project in 2010 for our efforts at the Pembroke Waterfront. In 2012, Pembroke also received a Special Criteria Award for outstanding achievement in Heritage Conservation. In addition, Pembroke has received special recognition for its floral displays, environmental effort, tidiness, community involvement, and heritage conservation.