News & Announcements

A revitalized Rick Hull Memorial Park was unveiled on Wednesday night by SoRo Good Neighbours community group after being awarded a $10,000 community enhancement project by the City’s Celebrating Sustainable Neighbourhoods program.
New park improvements include:
two tables with built-in seating and shade cover (one is accessible)
an educational interpretive sign for the existing pollinator garden
additional pollinator-friendly plants
four deciduous...
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Today, a bold, new vision for Pickering’s City Centre was revealed, which would see the creation of a brand new, vibrant, sustainable, accessible, and bustling downtown from what is currently a blank slate.
The City of Pickering, Pickering Town Centre (PTC), Cushman & Wakefield, and CAPREIT announced a partnership that would see the redevelopment of lands focusing on the east side of the mall and immediately south of Esplanade South. This will be a truly, unique...
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Fire Prevention Week 2018 takes place October 7 to 13 
Durham Fire Chiefs are sounding the alarm on fires and fire-related deaths with a strong, unified message about the importance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms this Fire Prevention Week – taking place October 7 to 13.
“This year so far there have been seven fire related deaths in buildings without functioning smoke alarms in Durham Region,” said Gord Weir, Regional Fire Coordinator and...
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Today, the City of Pickering partnered with Canada Bread Company Limited and Dunbarton High School students to plant 300 pollinator-friendly plants.
Pollinators such as butterflies, birds, bats, hummingbirds, and bees play a vital role in maintaining a healthy environment and sustainable food system. Unfortunately, many of these species are in danger, specifically the monarch butterfly, whose population has decreased by 90 per cent in the last 20 years.
Canada Bread is...
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Animal Services and the Pickering Public Library are teaming up to teach residents about shelter animals.
On Saturday, October 13 from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, the Pickering Town Centre will welcome cats and small animals from Pickering Animal Services that are looking for their forever homes.
Adoption fees will be $120 and include the animal’s initial set of vaccinations, a two-month trial of pet insurance, a City of Pickering animal licence, sterilization, microchipping,...
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