Ya shoulda been there !
Mayor Ashe held his 1st annual CORN ROAST, Saturday, Sept 6 at Rick Johnson Memoral Park in north Pickering. More than three hundred Pickering residents attended joined by the Ward’s Councillors, Dave Pickles and Shaheen Butt, along with other politicos: Juanita Nathan, Alicia Vianga, Maurice Brenner, and Lisa Robinson.
The late summer early evening was temperate and comfortable so the long lines for the roast corn were comfortable for the waiting crowd. The corn, picked locally, was roast on BBQ’s manned and managed by BBQ #1 Chef Frank:
Adding to the festivity were Pickering associations and organizations: Amica Residence, DARS, St.Paul on the Hill Food Bank and OPG Power Generation.Â
Mayor Ashe welcome everyone with warm words to enjoy the first corn roast of many more in his hopes. He added with justified pride that the corn roast was held at Johnson Park because Pickering was building two new elementary schools adjacent to it. The public one to be opened within weeks, the Separate School one, in 2026.
Ward 3 Councillors Dave Pickles and Shaheen Butt were glad handing everyone as this is their municipal constituency and they wanted to partner with residents in the festivities.
Federal Liberal MP, Juanita Nathan added to the words of welcome reminding the attendees that her offices were nearby the area and welcoming interested constituents to visit there. Her Conservative opponent from the most recent federal election campaign, Alicia Vianga, also attended the event and mixed affably with the many participants.
The corn was great. The weather topnotch. The politicos welcoming and happy to be with their constituents. It was a very pleasant event for which the Mayor deserves compliments and appreciation.
Just one set of clouds put a small damper on the event.Â
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For those who couldn’t attend, enjoy the digital participation below:
[ Photo credit: Nadia Girardi, Richard Szpin and Garry Winsor]
