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PICKERING: Councillor Brenner SEPT eNEWSLETTER
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FALL GOTTA DO: Take a drive to see the fall colours
Five great day trips to see the fall colours [from the Toronto area of Ontario]: Belfountain Conservation Area And The Forks Of The Credit Road [50 minutes from Toronto via Highway 410] Crawford Lake Conservation Area [60 minutes to 1-1/2 … Continue reading
PICKERING (updated 8-31-24): Regarding exorbitant cost and accessibility of Beachfront Park parking lot resurfacing
The City of Pickering is resurfacing a parking lot in the Beachfront Park area of the waterfront but there are a number of problems with the plan. A gravel surfacing is bid at $400,000 which sounds like a terribly overpriced … Continue reading
POINT-COUNTERPT: Cell phones or teacher methodologies, chicken-egg debate of education today
Is it cell phones or teachers eroding the effectiveness and success of education today? British Columbia has banned cell phones, ‘bell-to-bell,’ from schools in the province. [ ] It’s very commendable to finally hear some political leaders have the cojones … Continue reading
PICKERING: Pickering benefits from OLG gaming revenues
Pickering, ON, August 26th, 2024 – Last weekend, the City of Pickering proudly celebrated the significant community and economic benefits of being a host gaming site through a cheque presentation at the PARA Marine Search and Rescue Waterfront Festival. Since … Continue reading
POINT-COUNTERPT: Pickering gets no bang for its bucks, MANY bucks
Pickering is paying $1 million dollars to have its website redesigned, a crazily exorbitant contract which could have been had for thousands less…but be that as it may. Take a look at the kind of service they are getting now: … Continue reading
PICKERING: City Activities Guide, Fall/Winter 2024
PICKERING: Councillors Brenner, Butt and Nagy celebrate Casino donation to City of PICKERING
Pickering celebrated the “significant community and economic benefits” of being a casino site with an oversized cheque presentation at the PARA Marine Search and Rescue Waterfront Festival on the weekend. Since the opening of the Pickering Casino Resort in July … Continue reading
ONT GOVT: Provincial Planning statement 2024
* UGH * – City of PICKERING – Either a lot of hot air, then no air at all – confusion and chaos?
A city in turmoil, and hard to tell which came first ‘chicken or egg.’ The City is one of the most energetic and dynamically developing burgs east of Toronto. Growing population, growing number of businesses, housing development others envy. It’s … Continue reading
RIVIERA DAIRY PRODUCTS, QUE. – an environmentally responsible company
RIVIERA DAIRY is a Quebec based company that is environmentally responsible. Not long ago, RIVIERA used glass containers for some of their products. Glass is heavy, shipping becomes expensive, shipments are not cost effective due to the weight of glass. … Continue reading
SUGAR CALENDAR: web site developers/designers take heed
SUGAR CALENDAR is a website calendar, and website developers and designers who use one on their websites should take heed. Here’s a web site plugin that works, from the start. The free version delivers what it promises, easily, efficiently and … Continue reading