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The City is experiencing intermittent disruptions to its meeting and events calendar. During this time, information for upcoming meetings including agendas, minutes, livestreams, and archived videos have been made available at pickering.ca/meetings. Past meeting agendas and minutes can be accessed from the City’s Corporate Records (corporate.pickering.ca).
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.
August 20, 2024: Council Chambers play a central role in the democratic process for local municipalities, serving as a dedicated meeting space to conduct decision-making, welcome diverse community perspectives, experiences, and opinions, and foster meaningful engagement. That is why it is important to have clear rules governing the activities that take place within Chambers to ensure we can provide a respectful, safe, and welcoming environment for all participants.
August 16, 2024: Earlier this year, the City of Pickering announced the undertaking of a confidential Request for Proposal (RFP) to explore the potential sale of its municipally owned holdings in Elexicon Corporation. At this time, no sale has been made, the RFP process is still underway, and once complete, the City will provide an update on any next steps. The final decision to proceed with a sale will be made by the respective municipal councils.
Water is Medicine is a public artwork created by the art collective Dbaajmowin (story/narrative, Ojibwe Eastern and Odawa dialect) and supported by SpruceLab Inc. The work is located at Rotary Frenchman's Bay West.
About the Artwork
In memory of Tom Thompson
Tom Thomson (1877-1917) is considered one of the most important and influential early Canadian artists, and a significant influencer of the Group of Seven.
The Way Gone Made Clear is a temporary public art installation by Artist, Georgia Fullerton.
The wagon is intended to be an interactive and educational component of an upcoming permanent exhibition, “Roots to Rebellion: Pickering in the 1830s”.
Image of the “The Primrose's Cutter Head” by K. S. Oliver located at Progress Frenchman’s Bay East Park, Pickering
Rotary Frenchman's Bay West Park has as a new pop of colour! The work is located at Rotary Frenchman’s Bay West Park, at the south end of the path, and hung to bring creativity to the space, giving ordinary objects new purpose with colour and artistic expression.
Art Junction is a pilot project on utility/traffic boxes throughout the City of Pickering.
About the Artwork
A temporary mural painted on a Bell box by the artist Meaghan Claire Kehoe.
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