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Pembroke City Council

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ7161947 ↗
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Pembroke City Council is the governing body of the Corporation of the City of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of five councillors, one mayor and one deputy mayor.

Elections

Elections are held every four years, per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act. Councillors are elected by the electorate at large; that is, without geographic divisions. The mayor is also directly elected.

2006 elections

Results from 2006 municipal elections:

Mayor

Council

Budget

For the 2009 fiscal year, council approved a municipal budget of $29.3 million CA$. As of 2009, the Corporation's debtload is $15.95 million.

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