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Pembroke, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Pembroke: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Pembroke

How Pembroke sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Pembroke follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Pembroke in national context first.

A bright spot in Pembroke

The Rapids Skate Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.

December 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road and is accessible via Waterfront Park.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Pembroke

How Pembroke compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Pembroke's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Pembroke: Pembroke organizes summer around the Ottawa River. Waterfront

Pembroke organizes summer around the Ottawa River. Waterfront Park holds the Riverwalk Amphitheatre, where Waterfront Live! puts free

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Ottawa Valley Buskerfest returns to Pembroke Waterfront Park and downtown as a two-day August festival.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Pembroke

Published residential mill-rate context for Pembroke.

Residential mill rates for Pembroke appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Pembroke beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

A lesser-known corner of Pembroke

Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Waterfront Park, Pembroke · November 2023

Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road and is accessible via Waterfront Park.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What still surprises about Pembroke

Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.

November 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Pembroke

Where Pembroke sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Pembroke shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Pembroke permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Waterfront Park, Pembroke · October 2023

Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why The Rapids Skate Park still draws people in Pembroke

The Rapids Skate Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.

October 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Kiwanis Way links Waterfront Park and Riverside Park as a non-motorized shore path.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke: Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Pembroke

Published residential mill-rate context for Pembroke.

Residential mill rates for Pembroke appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Pembroke beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Pembroke: Observer fronts keep the Ottawa Valley frame, from waterfront

Observer fronts keep the Ottawa Valley frame, from waterfront fishing derbies to Garrison Petawawa notices that still land in the same

September 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Ottawa Valley Buskerfest returns to Pembroke Waterfront Park and downtown as a two-day August festival.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke water: Pembroke shares the Ottawa River source family with

Pembroke draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Pembroke Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Pembroke drinking water begins and the answer is Ottawa River, then Pembroke Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Ottawa River surface plant for the City of Pembroke.

See the Pembroke water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Waterfront Park

Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Kiwanis Way links Waterfront Park and Riverside Park as a non-motorized shore path.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Pembroke.

Pembroke appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

Still finding Riverside Park

Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Pembroke.

Broadband rows for Pembroke come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Pembroke internet page.

The Rapids Skate Park still surprises

Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.

August 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke on the radon map

How Pembroke sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Pembroke follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Pembroke in national context first.

July 2023

Why Waterfront Park still draws people in Pembroke

Waterfront Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road and is accessible via Waterfront Park.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Pembroke compares nearby

How Pembroke compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Pembroke's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Riverside Park in Pembroke

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Pembroke

Published residential mill-rate context for Pembroke.

Residential mill rates for Pembroke appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Pembroke beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Pembroke: Kiwanis Way links Waterfront Park and Riverside Park as a

Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map

July 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Kiwanis Way links Waterfront Park and Riverside Park as a non-motorized shore path.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

A named place in Pembroke

Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Waterfront Park still surprises

Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Pembroke

Where Pembroke sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Pembroke shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Pembroke permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Riverside Park

Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Waterfront Park keeps Pembroke lively

Waterfront Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Kiwanis Way links Waterfront Park and Riverside Park as a non-motorized shore path.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Pembroke: The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to

Observer fronts keep the Ottawa Valley frame, from waterfront fishing derbies to Garrison Petawawa notices that still land in the same

May 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road and is accessible via Waterfront Park.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Pembroke

Published residential mill-rate context for Pembroke.

Residential mill rates for Pembroke appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Pembroke beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in Pembroke: Ottawa Valley Buskerfest returns to Pembroke Waterfront Park and

Pembroke organizes summer around the Ottawa River. Waterfront Park holds the Riverwalk Amphitheatre, where Waterfront Live! puts free

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Ottawa Valley Buskerfest returns to Pembroke Waterfront Park and downtown as a two-day August festival.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke water via Pembroke Water Treatment Plant

Pembroke draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Pembroke Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Pembroke's source: Ottawa River. Treatment at Pembroke Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

Ottawa River surface plant for the City of Pembroke.

See the Pembroke water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Riverside Park, Pembroke

Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Pembroke

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Pembroke.

Pembroke appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding The Rapids Skate Park

Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map

April 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Pembroke

Advertised broadband availability for Pembroke.

Broadband rows for Pembroke come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Pembroke internet page.

March 2023

Pembroke: Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service

Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Pembroke

How Pembroke sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Pembroke follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Pembroke in national context first.

Riverside Park keeps Pembroke lively

Riverside Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke beside its neighbours

How Pembroke compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Pembroke's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

The Rapids Skate Park in Pembroke

Observer fronts keep the Ottawa Valley frame, from waterfront fishing derbies to Garrison Petawawa notices that still land in the same

February 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Ottawa Valley Buskerfest returns to Pembroke Waterfront Park and downtown as a two-day August festival.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Pembroke

Published residential mill-rate context for Pembroke.

Residential mill rates for Pembroke appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Pembroke beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Waterfront Park, Pembroke

Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

Kiwanis Way links Waterfront Park and Riverside Park as a non-motorized shore path.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Rapids Skate Park, Pembroke

Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map

February 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road and is accessible via Waterfront Park.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Pembroke: Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk

Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.

Walk or drive through Pembroke long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Larger riverside park with beach, campground, splash pad, and mini golf. Families treat it as the all-day option when Waterfront Park is the evening stage.

Trail talk names the Algonquin Trail, the multi-use route that cuts through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road with a Waterfront Park stop built in. Parks pages also nod to the Muskrat River when they list green space views, a reminder the city sits on more than one watercourse. The Rapids Skate Park at Lake and Albert covers the board crowd. Kinsmen Pool keeps lessons and public swims indoors when the river is not the plan. For getting around town without a car, Ottawa River Transit runs on-demand through the Blaise Transit app, a local brand that shows up on the City home as plainly as any bus route.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Pembroke

Where Pembroke sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Pembroke comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Pembroke permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

The Rapids Skate Park keeps Pembroke lively

The Rapids Skate Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.

January 2023 in Pembroke: The Rapids Skate Park. Skate park at Lake Street and Albert Street on the City parks list. A named stop for boarders that keeps youth recreation on the same map as the waterfront concerts.

Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Pembroke and Ottawa River

Pembroke draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Pembroke Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Pembroke drinking water begins and the answer is Ottawa River, then Pembroke Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Ottawa River surface plant for the City of Pembroke.

See the Pembroke water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Waterfront Park in Pembroke

Pembroke organizes summer around the Ottawa River. Waterfront Park holds the Riverwalk Amphitheatre, where Waterfront Live! puts free

Waterfront Park still orients Pembroke. Ottawa River park with the Riverwalk Amphitheatre for Waterfront Live! and Buskerfest nights. It is the default summer meeting place when someone says they are heading downtown to the water.

The Algonquin Trail runs through Pembroke from Rankin Street to Forced Road and is accessible via Waterfront Park.

More on Pembroke: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.