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Archive of hometown notes from Pembroke: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
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.
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.
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 2026 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.
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.
Where Pembroke sits in published building-permit figures for July 2026.
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.
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
June 2026 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Pembroke draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Pembroke Water Treatment Plant.
Pembroke municipal drinking water starts at Ottawa River and is treated at Pembroke Water Treatment Plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.
Ottawa River surface plant for the City of Pembroke.
See the Pembroke water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
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
May 2026 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ottawa River Transit is the on-demand local transit service promoted on the City home page.
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.
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.
The Rapids Skate Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.
April 2026 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Waterfront Live! is a free City concert series at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre most summer evenings, with movies on Tuesdays.
February 2026 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.
Where Pembroke sits in published building-permit figures for February 2026.
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.
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.
The Rapids Skate Park is a reason people stay fond of Pembroke.
February 2026 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.
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.
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.
Observer fronts keep the Ottawa Valley frame, from waterfront fishing derbies to Garrison Petawawa notices that still land in the same
January 2026 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 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.