Things To Do In Pembroke, Petawawa and Renfrew County! |  | | | courtesy of Lorna Maves | |
Nature That's Second To None With six rafting companies located within a 20-minute drive from downtown, our natural surroundings are second to none. Go ahead and choose your pleasure...  |  | | courtesy of Wilderness Tours |
| • | kayaking a quiet lake or river | | • | facing the challenge of Canada’s best white water | | • | gliding along community-maintained cross-country ski trails | | • | slaloming down some of Ontario’s highest vertical drops | | • | rugged or gentle hiking routes | | • | off-road cycling along kilometres of maintained trails | | • | bird-watching | | • | hunting and fishing |
Anglers can take their choice – our lakes and rivers boast healthy populations of pickerel, pike, bass, trout and catfish. If you prefer to boat without a hook, line or sinker, you can cruise up to 500 km along the “Temiskawa Waterway”. This stretch of the Ottawa River has been outfitted with ramps and trailers to get you around the unnavigable stretches. It won’t take you long to discover some of our best-kept secrets: | • | the spectacular Barron River Canyon | | • | the Forest Lea ski trails | | • | the Cycloparc and the Coulonge Chutes just across the river |
And our night skies turn nature into a “24-7” event. We’re far enough removed from light pollution to give you a crystal-clear view of the Milky Way and the thousands of stars that surround it. Meteor showers, comets and regular appearances of the Northern Lights give us our own definition of “night life” in the Ottawa Valley! Spending time in the great outdoors of the Ottawa Valley — it’s a natural decision! 
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 Everything For The Sports Enthusiast Pembroke is known as Hockey Town Canada. With three local names in the Hockey Hall of Fame, you know where our loyalties lie. Right here at home, we have Junior A Lumber Kings’ action every Sunday night from September through March. There’s also the International Silver Stick Tournament in Pembroke every November and December — the largest tourney of its kind in North America. And the NHL is just over an hour down the road, at the Corel Centre where you’ll find the Ottawa Senators taking on the world. In summer, our attention turns to golf. There are many fine courses in the region, and you’ll want to try them all out before you decide where to buy your membership. Soccer is another hotbed of local activity. With the facilities of Base Petawawa at our disposal, our sports and recreational options are second to none. The Arts In Pembroke And Petawawa In Pembroke, the whole city is a work of art. Our buildings are adorned with more than 20 large-scale murals. They tell our stories from the past in a rich array of colours and artistic interpretations.
Each summer, the Valley Festival takes to the stage in a series of classical concerts held in churches throughout the region.
On a more casual basis, the City of Pembroke hosts free concerts at its Waterfront Amphitheatre EVERY NIGHT ALL SUMMER LONG! There are also local drama and musical groups, public libraries and artisan tours to fill your creative yearnings. We are also blessed to be within an easy drive of the National Capital, where you can enjoy Canada’s best performers at the National Arts Centre, our country’s art collection at the National Gallery, and the many museums and other facilities located there. You can get there in the time it takes most city-dwellers to get across town for an outing, without the heavy traffic they often face.
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There's Always Something Exciting To Do In Pembroke! We may work hard in the Ottawa Valley, but we also know how to “play hard” too. You’ll find all kinds of opportunities to join your neighbours for some good old-fashioned fun. From maple syrup season through summer festivals to Oktoberfest and into winter carnival time, your social calendar will be full. Among the local highlights: | • | Labour Day weekend becomes “Fiddle Weekend” in Pembroke, when Riverside Park is taken over by fiddlers and step-dancers from throughout North America, here for our annual competition. | | • | The Silver Stick Hockey Tournament, the largest of its kind in North America, provides great youth hockey action each November and December. | | • | The best whitewater paddlers in the world meet on the Petawawa and Ottawa Rivers each summer to show off their daring and skills. | | • | Civic Centre Days in Petawawa and the Waterfront Festival in Pembroke. | | • | We even make winter fun — believe us, you’ll want to “Shiver on the River” when Pembroke hosts its annual ice fishing tournament and winter carnival. |
Information About Local Parks And Recreation |  | | |
Let’s start with Algonquin Park, the world-class nature preserve right on our doorstep. Most people need to plan their vacation months ahead and then hope for favourable weather. You can check for sunshine on a Saturday morning and be in your canoe or on the hiking trail, in the quietest regions of Algonquin Park, within an hour. When you’re ready for a change, why not camp at Bonnechere Provincial Park or Driftwood Provincial Park? They, too, are just minutes away on the road, but miles away from your worries. In 2005, Pembroke was awarded five blooms in the National Communities in Bloom competition. The City maintains a total of 170 acres of parks and green spaces. It has an official Green Policy Statement, as well as a tree inventory which has been maintained since 1984. In town, both Pembroke and Petawawa have walking trails, bicycle paths, flower gardens and sports fields — the full variety of places for people to meet and play, with plenty of space for quiet meditation and solitary time when you feel the need.
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