Pickering Celebrates its Silver Slider Pickering, ON, February 25, 2010 – On the world’s biggest stage, Pickering’s Shelley-Ann Brown powered her bobsleigh down an icy track and into the collective hearts and minds of a nation when she and her partner, Helen Upperton, captured Silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. While all of Canada shared in this extraordinary accomplishment, the loudest cheers erupted in the City of Pickering as one of its own helped ‘own the podium’ on arguably Canada’s greatest single-day performance ever at a Winter Olympic Games. “On behalf of the City of Pickering, its Members of Council, and staff, I congratulate Shelley-Ann Brown for this most amazing accomplishment,” said Mayor Dave Ryan. “She represents the very best of athletics – pride; determination; humility; and most of all hard work. We believe that through her brilliant example, she has inspired a new generation of young athletes to pursue their personal best.” The City of Pickering will plan a special presentation at a future Council meeting to officially recognize and honour Shelley-Ann Brown’s Olympic triumph. -30- As the gateway city to the east GTA, Pickering (population 94,000) is strategically located where Toronto, York and Durham Regions meet. Pickering is an affluent community that is steeped in history, natural beauty and small town charm with all the amenities and services that a big city has to offer. The City of Pickering is considered a municipal leader in fiscal management, service delivery, sustainability and the environment; and offers a wealth of sports, leisure and recreation opportunities to its residents. Pickering has been recognized by Profit magazine as one of the ten best cities in Canada for growth companies and received the 2008 FCM-CH2M Hill Sustainable Community Planning Award.
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