February stats from the Warming Centre in Pembroke have been released. The centre, at the Farmers Market is a partnership between the City of Pembroke, County of Renfrew and Laurentian Valley and is open 7-days a week from 10pm until 8am. 286 people used the warming centre during the month of February. Of the 47 clients, 12 were women and 35 were men, with an average age of 43. February 26th saw the highest number of users with 18 spending the night. In addition, visitors were given warm meals, hygiene products, and hats, coats and mitts.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)