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Proposal

The applicant is proposing a residential subdivision consisting of 21 lots for townhouse dwellings fronting onto a new public road accessed from Woodview Avenue.

The City is undertaking a Secondary Plan for a new community in Pickering, that covers over 1,600 hectares of land. The purpose of the Secondary Plan is to guide the significant residential and business growth anticipated for this area.

• Council receives and endorses Town of Whitby’s request for Province to temporarily remove tolls on Highway 407 in Durham Region
• Council endorses Digital Readiness Assessment and Strategy
• Council approves all-way stop for intersection of William Jackson Drive and Rex Heath Drive
• City reports updated financial assessment related to Bill 23
• City of Pickering advocates for the reinstatement of transit services in Pickering 
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Pre-Submission Application

***Please note that this application is for Pre-Submission and is proceeding through the City's new Pre-Submission Application process. The pre-submission application process is required prior to a formal Planning Act application being submitted. Through this iterative process, the City will seek feedback from public agencies and members of the public. 

• Pickering Rotary Club to bring Pickering Ribfest to Esplanade Park in 2024
• Council approves new modernized Tree Protection By-law
• Council awards $60,000 contract for Urban Design Review Services to successful bidder
• Council endorses City’s new Facilities Renewal Study
• Council supports motion to install a Remembrance Day Poppy Sidewalk Marker
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On exhibit in the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex is "Look Up!", a temporary art installation by artist Casey Watson, courtesy of the Experience Ontario Grant.

The City is pleased to share that the artist exhibiting their work during Winter Nights, City Lights this year is Nate Nettleton and his work Epiphany. The work will be exhibited from now until January 31, 2024 in Esplanade Park, Pickering.

• Council endorses City’s first Corporate Strategic Plan
• Council receives AMO’s correspondence regarding Social and Economic Prosperity Review
• Council to introduce motion requesting amendments to Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act
• Council approves 2024 User Fees, effective January 1, 2024
• Council approves $8,753.52 grant for St. Paul’s On-The-Hill Food Bank
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• Council unanimously passes motion calling for Peace and Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
• Council endorses OPG's request to support the refurbishment of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station units 5 to 8
• City strengthens fire protection services with Automatic Aid Agreement
• Council approves 2024 Schedule of Community Festivals and Events in Esplanade Par
• Council approves consulting services for creation of Highway Access Management Plan for Highway 7
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