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Several groups and residents in Pembroke, Ont., are decrying a recent council decision to back up its new mayor and scrap a committee created to address racism and discrimination, calling the move "embarrassing" and "hurtful."
A majority of councillors voted to back up Mayor Ron Gervais's unilateral decision late last year to scrap the city's diversity advisory committee, created two years ago to address racism and discrimination in Pembroke, Ont.
Some residents in Pembroke, Ont., say they're shocked and disappointed after learning their new mayor scrapped without notice a committee created to address racism and discrimination in the community.
The Pembroke Business Improvement Area (PBIA), Marillyn Saffery, art therapist, and Derrick Nearing, retired Canadian Armed Forces member, are partnering with…