http://www.cityofpickering.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:59 -0500 Each year City of Pickering staff prepare two budgets for Council's consideration. The Current Budget provides for the daily operations of the City and funds municipal services & programs, and the Capital Budget provides for municipal infrastructure capital projects. The Council of the City of Pickering will hold a Public Meeting to consider the 2012 Current and Capital Budget and User Fees on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:00 am (and Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:00 am if necessary) at the Pickering Civic Complex, Main Committee Room, One The Esplanade, Pickering. The draft budget documents are available for review.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2012/2012Budget.htmlFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:59 -0500 The City of Pickering has developed its first ever online cultural directory and continues to accept registrations from Pickering based artisans, cultural not for profit organizations, creative industries and owners/operators of natural and cultural heritage facilities and spaces. Join over 150 Art, Heritage and Cultural profiles that are already registered in Pickering's Online Cultural Directory.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2012/CulturalDirectory.htmlWed, 04 Jan 2012 10:46:30 -0500 http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/PDFs/CivicAwardsNominationForm.pdfTue, 03 Jan 2012 16:38:52 -0500 Last week at the Smart Commute Annual Employer of the Year Awards held in Toronto, the City of Pickering won 'Honourable Mention' for its participation in the Smart Commute Durham program. As the first municipality to join Smart Commute Durham, Pickering won its 'Honourable Mention' award for its efforts in coordinating sustainable commuting options for staff. Some of these initiatives include: Carpool Zone; Emergency Ride Home program; access to showers for staff who cycle or walk to work; bike racks; Clean Air Commute week; Bike to Work day; Smart Commute week; and priority parking spots for carpoolers and educational lunch 'n learns. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/November/SmartCommuteAwards.htmlFri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 As a reflection of its ongoing sustainability efforts, the City of Pickering came in 3rd out of 60 municipalities participating in the Canada-wide Town Hall Challenge for energy and water use. The Town Hall Challenge, organized by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, surveyed the participating municipalities' 2010 energy and water usage, as well as the square footage of their respective municipal buildings. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/October/SustainabilityChallenge.htmlWed, 19 Oct 2011 13:51:05 -0400 The City of Pickering, with the financial support of TD Green Streets, is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Bicentennial Arboretum. The event will take place at the south-east corner of Finch Avenue and Rosebank Road on Tuesday, September 27 at 1:00 pm.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/September/Arboretum.htmlWed, 21 Sep 2011 15:58:54 -0400 The City of Pickering has been awarded Gold Youth Friendly Community Builder status from Play Works, the Ontario Partnership for Active Youth. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/September/YouthFriendly.htmlTue, 06 Sep 2011 15:38:42 -0400 Pioneer life did not provide much opportunity for recreation or social activities, except for those events that furthered the goals of a family or a community—such as a barn-raising bee. What leisure activities there were were mostly family-related. Some homes had musical instruments brought from their homes in the old country. Hand-made toys also might create a diversion. Hunting and fishing were always available, and sledding and skating were possible in the winter.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/August/BR_August.htmlWed, 31 Aug 2011 15:50:17 -0400 On June 20, 2011 Durham College and Centennial College announced their partnership in establishing a joint learning centre at the foot of the soon-to-be completed pedestrian bridge in dynamic downtown Pickering.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/June/CentreForLearning.htmlWed, 15 Jun 2011 15:33:12 -0400 Just after Christmas in 1910, at a meeting held in Brougham, a resolution was endorsed to celebrate in the coming year 100 years of Pickering Township history. The Centennial would honour not the earliest settlement of the township, nor even its earliest township meeting (in 1803), but rather the first township meeting where Pickering stood alone.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/June/BR_June.htmlWed, 15 Jun 2011 15:33:57 -0400 Today, the City of Pickering welcomes Paul Bigioni as its new City Solicitor. Mr. Bigioni arrives with a broad and diverse background in municipal law, real estate and civil litigation. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/June/NewCitySolicitor.htmlWed, 08 Jun 2011 10:02:10 -0400 The Pickering Junior "A" Red Sox Baseball Team was honoured on May 16, with a Certificate of Recognition for achieving Junior Championship title in July 2010. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/May/JuniorRedSox.htmlWed, 18 May 2011 10:02:55 -0400 The City of Pickering's Sustainability Program has seen a 10 per cent increase in corporate contributions this year with $11,000 collected so far in 2011. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/May/FinancialBoost.htmlFri, 13 May 2011 15:54:25 -0400 When, in 1834, what is now the Province of Ontario held its first exhibition of art - under the auspices of the Society of Artists and Amateurs - the Township of Pickering contributed one of the 18 artists. One hundred and seventy-seven years later the arts are still flourishing in Pickering.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/May/VisualArtsLegacy.htmlWed, 11 May 2011 08:36:28 -0400 During the month of April much attention will be focused on the British royal family as they prepare for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Pickering has a special relationship to the royals as it was once the home of two members of that family.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/April/OurRoyalTies.htmlFri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The City of Pickering is proud to announce its donation of $500,000 to the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering Hospital's Image is Everything campaign, which aims to bring a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI) to its new expanded Diagnostic Imaging Centre.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/April/Investment.htmlThu, 07 Apr 2011 16:48:43 -0400 As part of the Library's Bicentennial activities, the Local History Room at the Pickering Central Library will be the site of an ongoing display titled "200 Years of Pickering Families".http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/library/PickeringFamilies.htmlThu, 24 Mar 2011 08:49:50 -0400 Pickering Township launched two cultural icons in the world. Both are now long gone from Pickering, but their memory is retained by those who live in the area. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/March/CanadianCulturalIcons.htmlThu, 10 Mar 2011 15:11:48 -0500 It arrived without gift wrap, bows, ribbons, or a card, and there was little fanfare, but Pickering received its gift on time. The gift is not a permanent one, but its timeliness is welcome. It is the record book containing the municipality's first council minutes from March 4, 1811, and it is part of the exhibit currently on display in the lobby of City Hall. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/March/BirthdayPresent.htmlThu, 03 Mar 2011 16:12:48 -0500 Last Monday, Pickering Council approved Minutes of Settlement that will allow for the City's Seaton Plans to be completed and considered for approval at an Ontario Municipal Board hearing expected to be scheduled in May or June. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/February/SeatonPlans.htmlThu, 10 Feb 2011 15:21:44 -0500 The first property owner in Pickering was Major John Smith, commanding officer at Niagara from 1792-1795. His grant, made in 1795, totalled about 6200 acres in the south of Pickering Township. Shortly after receiving the grant, however, Smith died leaving his lands to his only son, David William Smith. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/February/BR_TheBaronet.htmlWed, 09 Feb 2011 15:27:22 -0500 In 1816 Upper Canada passed the Common Schools Act, which enabled local citizens to build and operate a school under the direction of "discreet trustees". The first school in Pickering Township to benefit from this provision was a school with William Sleigh as teacher in 1822. This is the earliest documented school in Pickering Township, although tradition says that schools had been in operation from the outbreak of the War of 1812.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/February/BR_PublicEducation.htmlWed, 09 Feb 2011 15:26:05 -0500 The extended steel span will be installed in March, with the full completion expected by this fall. It could not be more appropriate that Pickering's Bicentennial year of 2011 will mark the advent of its iconic and figurative bridge to the future.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/February/PedestrianBridge.htmlThu, 03 Feb 2011 10:04:56 -0500 Yesterday at 7:30 am, the Pickering Fire Services and Ajax Fire and Emergency Services joint dispatch centre went online for the first time. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/January/JointFireDispatch.htmlWed, 26 Jan 2011 13:47:27 -0500 Gandatsetiagon is the place where Pickering had its beginning. Well, not quite, as First Nations people had resided in what we now call Pickering since the receding of the last ice age. But the Seneca village of Gandatsetiagon is where the first European resident in the Greater Toronto Area found a temporary home.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2011/January/Gandatsetiagon.htmlWed, 19 Jan 2011 09:45:39 -0500 Starting December 20, cheque or money order payments for Veridian Connections hydro can be deposited in the mail drop slot at the Pickering Civic Complex at One The Esplanade. This is between the Central Library and City Hall, adjacent to the turning circle facing Glennana Road. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2010/December/VeridianPaymentBox.htmlFri, 07 Jan 2011 14:38:36 -0500 On December 8th, Pickering Animal Services responded to a call about a bird that flew into a bus travelling on Highway 2 in Pickering. After surviving the collision, a Trumpeter Swan was treated and later released. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2010/December/TrumpeterSwan.htmlThu, 16 Dec 2010 12:08:01 -0500 The City of Pickering, in partnership with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing's Intergovernmental Relations and Partnership Branch, the Central Municipal Services Office and the Ministry of Government Services' Project Management Centre of Excellence, launched an exciting pilot to help the City of Pickering improve its project management process.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2010/November/ProjectManagement.htmlWed, 10 Nov 2010 11:08:23 -0500 Unofficial election results summary, and poll by poll results.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/election/2010elections.htmlTue, 26 Oct 2010 11:53:02 -0400 Ontario Power Generation reaffirmed its economic and social partnership with Pickering and its community when OPG announced it will be leasing two floors, representing approximately 35,000 square feet, of the new Class 'A', LEED-Silver office tower currently being constructed at Liverpool Road and Highway 401 in Pickering. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2010/September/OPG_Announcement.htmlThu, 30 Sep 2010 13:51:38 -0400 With the help of a $10,000 grant from PetSmart Charities of Canada, the City of Pickering's Animal Services Division was able to enhance its cat adoption program.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2010/September/PetSmartCharities.htmlWed, 29 Sep 2010 13:26:10 -0400 CN announces the launch of its new anti-graffiti program, with Pickering as the host community of the pilot project.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/media/2010/September/AntiGraffitiProgram.htmlTue, 21 Sep 2010 13:34:41 -0400 The Ministry of Health Promotion has provided a $49,940 grant to help launch the City of Pickering's innovative and collaborative 'Kick Start' program for youth. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/KickStartProgram.htmlThu, 12 Aug 2010 14:03:06 -0400 As part of its Sustainable Pickering program, the City of Pickering has posted easy-to-understand information on the Ontario Power Authority's Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program, so that residents and businesses can better navigate through the ins and outs of participating in the Province's green energy strategy. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/FITprograms.htmlWed, 04 Aug 2010 16:04:33 -0400 The City of Pickering has undertaken its own 'Baywatch' water safety program by installing permanent signs and marine buoys throughout Frenchman's Bay in order to promote responsible boating and facilitate the Durham Regional Police Marine Unit's enforcement of the posted 10 km/hr water speed limit. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/past/FrenchmansBayWaterSafety.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The project will officially open on June 9 and was made possible with funding from Waterfront Toronto and the City of Pickering. The Pickering Waterfront Trail winds some 12.2 kilometres along the north shore of Lake Ontario and is separated into three paths; The First Nations Trail, Monarch Trail and The Peak Trail. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/past/WesternGateway.htmlTue, 08 Jun 2010 16:21:56 -0400 The City of Pickering and Toronto and Region Conservation have worked together to construct leash free areas in Grand Valley Park located on the Third Concession, west of Valley Farm Road. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/past/LeashFreeArea.htmlTue, 08 Jun 2010 16:21:04 -0400 June 1, 2010 - Today, Tony Prevedel, P. Eng. takes over the management reins of Pickering City Hall as the new Chief Administrative Officer.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/past/NewCAO.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 16:16:46 -0400 June 1, 2010 - Today, the City of Pickering released its comprehensive Measuring Sustainability Report - a 'living document' that will help chart the course for the municipality's sustainability journey.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/past/SustainabilityReport2010.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 16:15:09 -0400 Pickering Fire Services want you to know there is nothing more devastating to a firefighter than carrying a lifeless body from a fire. What makes it even worse is that we know the majority of fire deaths can be prevented by working smoke alarms.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/SmokeAlarms.htmlTue, 27 Apr 2010 09:39:33 -0400 Summary of Infrastructure Projects funded in part by Federal Gas Tax, grouped under the following categories: Capacity Building, Community Energy Systems, Local Roads & Bridges, Public Transit and Wastewater.http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/finance/FederalGasTax.htmlThu, 15 Apr 2010 15:30:20 -0400 The landmark Pickering Recreation Complex expansion has won the 2010 Parks and Recreation Ontario Excellence in Design Award. http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/news/past/DesignAward.htmlTue, 30 Mar 2010 10:03:55 -0400