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The City of Pickering is celebrating frontline workers and first responders through two new murals currently installed at Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (CHDRC). Artists connected with first-responders and sought out feedback from the community for their artworks.

The public art piece named “You Can Never Close Nature” by Artist FATSPATROL (Fathima Mohiuddin) in partnership with Mural Routes, and is located at the exterior wall of West Shore Community Centre, 1011-1015 Bayly Street, Pickering and on a couple of the concrete walls at the West Shore Skate Spot. FATSPATROL’s final design was created with the help of the West Shore community and is reflective of the neighborhood and the recreational activities that take place in this location. The mural includes themes and images of the diverse natural environment that coexist in the West Shore community.

The City of Pickering is celebrating the iconic Canadian Author Lucy Maud Montgomery and her many connections to the Durham Region. Two original murals have been created by artist Meegan Lim thanks to a Government of Canada investment through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) as part of the Tourism Relief Fund.

The mural represents the 1929 collapse of the Whitevale Bridge in the centre, and on each side are the flora and fauna associated with the valley of West Duffins. The central image is taken from a photograph of the collapsed bridge in 1929. Salmons are shown spawning in West Duffins. Either side has images of the wildlife around Whitevale and west Duffins: red-wing blackbird, great blue heron, mallard, blue jay and cardinal, a monarch butterfly on a milk weed plant and a snapping turtle.

October 23, 2023 - Pickering Museum Village has been recognized Provincially by the Ontario Museum Association (OMA) as one of this year’s Awards of Excellence 2023 recipients. The Greenwood Blacksmith Shop has received an Honourable Mention for the OMA Award of Excellence in Exhibitions.

The OMA Committee members were particularly impressed with the way Pickering Museum Village used the need for structural repair as an opportunity to create an engaging and interactive space.

• City prepares to launch its Toys for Tickets and Food for Fines Holiday program 
• The Pickering Anti-Black Racism Taskforce (PABRT) to host Black Joy Holiday Market this Winter Season
• City Renews DARS program partnership
• Council approves Municipal Support Resolution for proposed Battery Energy Storage System site in Pickering
• Council awards Fire Services Master Plan and Community Risk Assessment project to successful bidder
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Kijimba Kind are spirits that hail from a variety of cultures. This is a collection of carvings installed in Alex Robertson in 2001 that portray these spirits, as a show of the diversity and similarities among the people in Pickering.

September 29, 2023 - I would like to address the recent comments by Councillor Robinson, made on her social media and during media interviews, where she referred to herself as a "modern-day slave”.

To provide context, Councillor Robinson was investigated by the City of Pickering’s Integrity Commissioner for breaching the Council Code of Conduct. Specifically, her use of cyberbullying and intimidation tactics on residents was found to violate our ethical standards. Pickering Council subsequently adopted the Integrity Commissioner's findings and recommendations, which included suspending Councillor Robinson’s pay for 30 days.

• Council approves staff to explore interim Pickleball solution
• Council directs staff to consult on a public art piece for Council Chamber
• Celebration of Gordon Lightfoot – Steeple Hill
• Council approves changes to the policies and regulations for Additional Dwelling Units
• Council approves the 2024 Committee and Council Meeting Schedule
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