News and Announcements

December 11, 2024 - The City of Pickering is proud to announce that Marisa Carpino, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), has been named by Municipal World as its inaugural CAO of the Year. This prestigious, national award recognizes Marisa’s exemplary leadership, innovation, and unwavering commitment to building a vibrant, inclusive, connected, and sustainable city.

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.

October 24, 2024 – New this year, bring your favourite neighbourhood project to life through the participatory budget process. The City of Pickering is preparing its 2025 budget and invites residents to share their priorities for Pickering’s future.

Public input received during the 2024 community engagement phase will help shape a final design proposal, which will be presented to Council for review and consideration in the first quarter of 2025.

September 11, 2024 - The City of Pickering is inviting community members to help shape the future of Pickering by participating in the Official Plan Review process.

August 27, 2024 - The Region of Durham and area municipalities are once again coming together this National Hunger Action Month to help raise awareness, food donations, and funds to fight hunger in the community.

Hunger is an important issue that affects individuals, seniors, and families throughout the Region. As Durham Region continues to rapidly grow and food prices increase, more people are experiencing homelessness and/or using food banks and related services than ever before. The Region and area municipalities are taking action to address this need in the community. 

August 26, 2024 - Last weekend, the City of Pickering proudly celebrated the significant community and economic benefits of being a host gaming site through a cheque presentation at the PARA Marine Search and Rescue Waterfront Festival.

Since the opening of the Pickering Casino Resort in July 2021, the City of Pickering has received non-tax gaming revenue payments totaling $47,974,125 from Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation (as of June 30, 2024). These funds are part of the Municipal Contribution Agreement with OLG and represent a significant investment in the city's future.

July 3, 2024 - “Together, we have retained Borden Ladner Gervais LLP to undertake a confidential non-binding Request for Proposal (RFP) to explore the potential sale of our municipally-owned holdings in Elexicon Corporation. As the electricity landscape continues to evolve and transform, we believe the time is right to assess our role in the sector and explore the financial value of our investment in a competitive manner. This is a responsible step to ensure we secure optimum value of our investment for our long-term financial objectives and needs. Once the RFP process is complete, the City and Town will provide an update on any next steps.”

November 14, 2023 - The City of Pickering had recently submitted two proposals to purchase Frenchman’s Bay and related land holdings from the Pickering Harbour Company, which were ultimately rejected by the seller.

With the hope of returning Frenchman’s Bay to the public realm, the City attempted to purchase 174.7 acres of Pickering Harbour Company’s water and land holdings at the foot of Liverpool Road.  When this was rejected, the City submitted a second unsuccessful proposal to acquire only the Bay itself (the submerged real estate).