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Pickering: Pickleball courts coming!
The City of Pickering is considering the installation of six new pickleball courts at Diana, Princess of Wales Park to replace the mini soccer pitch. The courts are proposed off Pickering Parkway, near the gravel lot, with construction scheduled to … Continue reading
PICKERING: ANTIRADIATION KI TABLETS
The Durham Region Health Department is reminding residents within 10 kilometers of the Pickering or Darlington nuclear generating stations to ensure they have potassium iodide (KI) tablets. These tablets are crucial for reducing thyroid cancer risk in the unlikely event … Continue reading
PICKERING: City website at www.pickering.ca
Comments and opinions The City of Pickering has responded to the numerous complaints and criticisms regarding its website. The “new Pickering WEBSITE” cost a million dollars and has changed a lot… much more glitz, a lot more sizzle than steak. … Continue reading
PICKERING: Q&A session with Fire Chief Stephen Boyd
NOTES Q&A interview with FIRE CHIEF STEPHEN BOYD Fire Chief Stephen Boyd is a dynamic, energetic man who speaks like the CEO of any large corporation: concisely, succinctly and engagingly. At 63, eligible for retirement for 8 years, he is … Continue reading
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Great time to have an election, eh at a cost of $175 million
Smooooooth…like gravel in a newly graded road. Da boy is trying to cash in on T**** animosity. Canadians, read ‘many,’ and ‘Ontarians,’ read likely, many also, are not enamored with that assh*le in the WH down south. His big mouth … Continue reading
Trump tribes’ common ground
[I am sick and tired of reading and hearing about this assh*le but to ignore him, to mute his words would be courting disaster. We must hear him and speak out against him, incessantly and endlessly.] At two very different … Continue reading
PETITION to protect Pickering waterfront
Environmentally sensitive land…we care. You? I have never been of the opinion that more is better. I remember a time when you could access the waterfront in Toronto from the Scarborough Bluffs to Sunnyside Beach in many areas…unimpeded. Then came … Continue reading
ANNIVERSARY: 80 years ago, the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, was liberated
Eighty years ago, January 27th, 1945, the Soviet army entered Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp, on January 27, 1945, liberating the approximately 7,000 prisoners who remained. Earlier that month, the SS (Schutzstaffel) the elite guard of the Nazi regime … Continue reading
AUSCHWITZ: The full story
The Establishment of Auschwitz Auschwitz, located near the town of Oświęcim in southern Poland, was the largest and most notorious concentration and extermination camp established by Nazi Germany during World War II. Originally a Polish army barracks, it was converted … Continue reading
The BOYS OF BILOXI, John Grisham
The BOYS OF BILOXI John Grisham Synopsis For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from … Continue reading
POLITICS: I will not write about assh*le T**** anymore but….
I will not write any more about that assh*le in the White House in the US, chiefly because everyone else is writing about him, basking him in the light of celebratory glorification. I refuse to give him any more glory. … Continue reading
PICKERING: City website, $1 million questionably spent
More SIZZLE, less STEAK. Me, a writer, blogger, 10 years experience and nearly 40 years living in Pickering. Never contacted at all.
DURHAM: Warming centres sponsored by Metrolinx in the Durham
Warming Centres Metrolinx (Durham) AJAX (905) 619-1918 CLARINGTON (905) 213-9580 NORTH DURHAM 705-432-8654 OSHAWA (905) 213-9580 PICKERING (289) 314 – 2261 WHITBY (365)-885-7089 With an increase in the vulnerable population across the GTHA, … Continue reading
TOWN HALL: Details
About Brenner TOWN HALLS A Councillor Maurice Brenner Town Hall is always a well-planned and a well-organized event. Past presenters have been informative and engaging and each Town Hall has been run efficiently and effectively. The presentation The City’s PLANNING … Continue reading
PICKERING: Council meetings are not what they should be
Impressions from the Pickering Council Meeting, Jan 27, 2025 For months now, I have written that the Pickering Council Meetings are inefficient and ineffective because of the ongoing conflict with Councillor Robinson. This is an EDITORIAL COMMENTARY reflecting my views … Continue reading
PICKERING: Mayor Ashe January recap
Mayor Ashe’s JANUARY 2025 recap: The text below is a transcript of the Mayor’s summary recap. It is divided into two parts: FULL TEXT SUMMARY of the text _______________________________ FULL TEXT Hey, It’s Pickering is Mayor Kevin Ashe. I’m here … Continue reading
PICKERING: WARD 2 Winter Newsletter update
Ward 2 Winter Update 2025 will see the progression of multiple projects for Ward 2. Sandy Beach Road: This long-awaited project is finally gaining some traction. The detailed design for the reconstruction of Sandy Beach Road and replacement of the … Continue reading
PICKERING: Council Meeting, Jan 27, 2025
Council meetings can be lengthy and feel interminable. This meeting lasted well over 4 hours ranging from delegations, reports, program examinations and recommendations and Councillor questions. The purpose of posting this transcript is to benefit those who prefer the written … Continue reading
