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February 10, 2023 - Today, the Region of Durham released Envision Durham – Draft Regional Official Plan.  This Municipal Comprehensive Review looked at how and where Durham municipalities may grow; how to use and protect land and resources; what housing types and jobs are needed for residents; and how goods and people will move across the region and beyond.

“Congratulations to Chair Henry, Regional Councillors, staff across all Durham municipalities, outside agencies, and all of the stakeholders for their collective and exhaustive efforts in conducting the Municipal Comprehensive Review and finalizing the Envision Durham – Draft Regional Official Plan.

• Council approves $100,000 investment in The Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre
• Council unanimously approved including the $100,000 investment in the 2023 Budget process
• Council against issuing a Minister’s Zoning Order at 3060 Highway 7 at current time
• Council supports staff recommendation to not comment on Envision Durham
• Council approves budget to purchase new equipment for Pickering Fire Services
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Proposal

Kindred Works on behalf of the United Church of Canada has submitted applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate a residential development consisting of 33 stacked townhouse dwelling units and 8 townhouse dwelling. Dwelling units will be contained within 4 separate building blocks proposed to be 3-storeys in height.

Community Piano Project

The Community Piano Project was installed at the east end of Esplanade Park over the Spring and Summer of 2021.

Proposal

The Brock Zents Partnership, to facilitate a residential condominium development consisting of 170 stacked townhouse dwellings, and 25 rear-lane townhouse dwellings having access from an internal common element condominium road.

2022 marks the 175th Anniversary of the Greenwood Blacksmith Shop at Pickering Museum Village. Durham Region based artist Dani Crosby created a series of images to celebrate the occasion!

The City of Pickering (City) has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study to extend Walnut Lane from the section presently constructed south of Kingston Road, eastward to Liverpool Road (see map). The extension is required to service existing, approved and proposed development in the City Centre and Liverpool neighbourhoods and will accommodate all road users (vehicles, public transit, cyclists and pedestrians). The preferred solution is a central alignment for the Walnut Lane extension and a minimum 36 metre clear span.

October 11, 2022 - The City of Pickering is pleased to announce that CAO, Marisa Carpino, has been named one of this year’s Clean50 Award honourees.

The annual awards program, led by Delta Management Group, celebrates Canada’s top leaders in sustainability, and is selected from 16 diverse categories that transcend industry, academia, government, thought leaders, and advocates.

September 22, 2022 - Premier Doug Ford will be breaking ground on a new, 233,000 square foot, multi-unit, industrial complex developed in partnership by SmartCentres and Lastman’s Bad Boys in Pickering’s Innovation Corridor, with the lead tenant, Lastman’s Bad Boy, taking 130,000 square feet for its new, state-of-the-art, corporate head office and distribution centre.

September 2, 2022 - Today, Mayor Dave Ryan and Members of Council, along with Jennifer O’Connell, Member of Parliament for Pickering-Uxbridge, announced over $17 million in federal funding for two City of Pickering net zero community infrastructure projects - the Pickering Heritage & Community Centre and the Redman House Program Centre improvement project.

This new, 44,000 square foot facility will host new and improved recreation and leisure programming for the community as well as library services, and will also include a community theatre and a museum that will house community exhibits.  As a key milestone of Pickering’s sustainability journey, the community centre will be the City’s first net zero facility, featuring enhanced insulation, triple glazed windows, solar panels, air source heat pumps and other similar features that in combination will meet the net zero design targets for the project.