News & Announcements

Pickering, ON, October 5, 2021 – The Pickering Museum Village has been voted ‘Top Small Museum/Art Gallery/Historic Site’ by Attractions Ontario .
Attractions Ontario is the authority on Attractions & Trip Motivators in Ontario, and prides itself as the voice of the industry, and the source for consumers to discover Ontario’s destination experiences.
The voting period was from July to September 2021, offering members of the public an opportunity...
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Pickering, ON, October 1, 2021 – This year’s Fire Prevention Week runs from October 3 – 9, and works to educate the public about the different sounds that smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make, and what they mean.
Pickering Fire Services urges members of the public to use this opportunity to test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and understand what actions to take.
Testing alarms produces a beep, which will sound in the event of an emergency. If the alarm...
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Pickering, ON, September 29, 2021 – City of Pickering Animal Services staff are giving a local stray dog, named Bear, hope for the future as they are providing him with a new prosthetic leg.
Bear was picked up by Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville officers and brought to the Pickering Animal Shelter for safe keeping, following a stray dog call for the area of Woodbine Avenue and Vivian Road.
Bear had a severe skin and eye infection, a tight collar that was causing him...
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Pickering, ON, September 28, 2021 – The City of Pickering, together with the Indigenous Relationship Building Circle (IRBC), has approved the installation of an orange crosswalk at a prominent intersection in Pickering.
The commemorative crosswalk will stand to honour the lost children, survivors, their families, and communities affected by the residential school system.
The Motion to install the crosswalk was passed unanimously at last night’s Council Meeting...
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Pickering, ON, September 27, 2021 – Today, Pickering Fire Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Headquarters – Fire Station #1, located on Zents Drive.
Construction on this facility is currently underway and is expected to be complete by late 2022/early 2023.
Upon full build-out, the 21,000-square-foot facility will have two floors with three tandem truck bays, which will hold a pumper, ladder truck, and the Platoon Chief response vehicle.
The...
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