News & Announcements

Pickering, ON, November 22, 2024 – As part of the City of Pickering’s ‘Toys 4 Tickets and Food 4 Fines’ holiday program, the City will be accepting toy and food donations in lieu of payment for parking tickets issued between November 25 to December 18, 2024.
Toy donations must be new and unwrapped, and all food donations must be non-perishable. The value of the donation must be equal to, or greater than, the specified fine on the ticket (receipts are...
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A routine test of Alert Ready's emergency alerting system is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20th at 12:55 pm. The test message will be distributed over TV, radio, and wireless devices.
Alert Ready is Canada’s emergency alerting system, and delivers critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians. Testing provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the system, and validate it works as intended in case of emergency.
Please visit alertready.ca...
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Pickering, ON, November 11, 2024 – The City of Pickering invites community members to have their say on the types of programs and services that should be offered at the new Pickering Heritage & Community Centre.
Construction is well underway on this 44,000 square-foot facility, located on the upper site of the Pickering Museum Village (2365 6 th Concession Road). This dynamic space will bring the Pickering Public Library, Museum, and Community Centre together to...
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Pickering, ON, November 7, 2024 – Pickering Animal Services is hosting another low-cost Rabies Vaccination and Microchip Clinic, in partnership with the Durham Region Health Department and Millennium City Veterinary Hospital.
The clinic will take place on Saturday, November 16 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (O’Brien Room), located at 1867 Valley Farm Road. Each service is $30, and while cash payments are preferred, alternative...
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Pickering, ON, November 5, 2024 – Pickering Fire Services and Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) are working together to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero.
Pickering Fire Services recently received 312 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms through Safe Community Project Zero – a public education campaign with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council (FMPFSC), that will provide more than 14,500 alarms...
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