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PICKERING — The Ontario government is awarding the City of Pickering $4,410,987 through the third round of the Building Faster Fund, which provides funding to municipalities that achieve at least 80 per cent of their provincially designated housing targets.

Holiday Operating Hours at City facilities for Victoria Day: Monday, May 18, 2026

Temporary Road Closure, Marshcourt Drive from Pickering Parkway to 1521
Marshcourt Drive, approximately 90m north of Pickering Parkway.

Temporary road and west sidewalk closure of Glenanna Road from Pickering Parkway to the south limit of The Esplanade South. Both vehicle and pedestrian detours have been provided, and all applicable signage will be posted.   

Temporary road and west sidewalk closure of Glenanna Road from Pickering Parkway to the south limit of The Esplanade South. Both vehicle and pedestrian detours have been provided, and all applicable signage will be posted.  

Duration: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 to Friday, June 5, 2026 

Purpose:  Cancellation of swim programs and public swim at Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex Pool for a swim meet.  

Duration: Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2026, inclusive 

Purpose: Required for the reconstruction of Montgomery Park Road

Duration: Monday, May 11, 2026, to Thursday, October 1, 2026

The routine test of Alert Ready's emergency alerting system, originally scheduled for May 6, has been rescheduled to Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 1:55 pm.

The test message will be distributed over TV, radio, and compatible 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.

Visit alertready.ca for more information.

Region of Durham Lane Closure: Brock Road RR1 from 230 m south of Rex Heath Drive to 107 m north of William Jackson Drive

The City of Pickering’s annual waterfront permit and paid parking program will return from May 1^st to October 1^st.