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PICKERING DOWNTOWN N CORE
A BRIEF HISTORY, ]DECEMBER 2009,
BY ALBERT DUTLY
DISCOVERY PLACE AND THE PICKERING CIVIC COMPLEX PARK
THE PICKERING DOWNTOWN CORE
In 1985, the News Advertiser described the Pickering Plan as follows: "When completed,
the area between Highway 2 and the 401, from Brock Road to Liverpool will form the
downtown core of Pickering. [In addition to the Pickering Town Centre] other attractions
include the Metro East Trade centre, the Pickering Recreation Complex, the Pickering
Corporate Centre, Pickering Place Apartments, and the soon to be built Pickering
Municipal Building,[ Library and Park] i"
Twenty four years later what was a dream then has largely become a reality now. This is
how it happened.
i [Pickering dawn town.] In TheNeuuA&eiGsn, August 7, 1985. p. n2
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The Prelude
In 1961 William McKay described Pickering as mostly rural. "Farming is still the major
source of wealth." 2 In fact both sides of Kingston Road were open farmland. The only
diversions were two drive in theatres, one of them, the Tepee, located on the site of the present
Loblaw store on Liverpool Road.
1961 could also mark the beginning of modern Pickering with the development of Bay
Ridges. "Restrictions were tightened and areas at West Rouge, Liverpool and Bay Ridges came
into being. This latter [Bay Ridges] at present [1961] is the only residential area in the township
which has sewer and water facilities installed when the houses are built. Paved roads, storm
and 24 inch sanitary sewers, water mains, underground wiring for street lighting, and hydro
— poles installed along the rear of each lot, puts this development of 2,085 lots which is to
house 12,000 people in one community in a unique position in the township." 3
The Government of Ontario in 1967 opened its Go train commuter service linking
Pickering to Oakville with limited service to Hamilton. Pickering residents could now travel by
GO train from the Pickering core to downtown Toronto Union Station in less than 40 minutes.
Pickering further increased its commercial reach when Highway 401 was completed in
1968 stretching from Windsor to the Quebec boundary. The 4 lane highway passed through the
core of Pickering. It would not be until 1996 that the Markson Study could report, "Highway
401 is presently being widened across Pickering to a core and collector system."^
In the Markson, Borooah Hodgson Study, 1996. the major elements in the downtown
core are identified as "the Pickering Civic Complex and Main Library, the Pickering Town Centre
Shopping Mall, the Recreation Complex, Esplanade Park, the existing lowrise residential
apartments to the south and the new Tridel development north of the Civic Complex notably
the Casitas on Esplanade north."5
_ "Three studies conducted [between 1977 and 1996] indicate similar principles in
neighbourhood qualities and development strategies for Pickering's downtown."5 These are
2 Mckay, William A. The Pickering story Pickering Public Library, c1961, p.147
3 Mckay. p.150
4 Markson Borooah Hodgson Architects Inc., Weinstein Leeming & Hindle & Lehman Associates, PMA
Landscape Architects Ltd., Royal LePage Strategic Advisory Services, McCormick Rankin Ltd. Pickering
downtown core_A land use and urban design study for the Town of Pickering, phase 1 -report, March
1996 p.12
5 Markson p.7.
6 Markson, p. 4
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[The Ziedler Study, 19777; The Diamond, Schmitt Study. 19918 and The Colborne and Lind
Study, 1994.8]
All of these events and studies set the stage for the development of the Pickering core.
But construction within the parameters laid out in the plans began with the coming of Sheridan
Mall.
The Beginning of the Core
In 1996 it was reported that "The Pickering Town Centre Shopping Mall is one of the 12
largest shopping centres in Ontario.... Almost half of those who shop at the Pickering Town
Centre Mall work in Metro Toronto."10 The Pickering Town Centre first opened as a small
enclosed mall called the Sheridan Mall in 1972 but its expansion in 1985[ Eatons/The Bay
wing] and 1988[Sears wing and other shops] moved it into a class with the Oshawa Centre and
the Scarborough Town Centre.
Pickering Place Apartments Ltd. owned extensive property along the Pickering Parkway
and on December 3, 1981 received approval to begin development. They opened rental
-- apartments at 1875 and 1865 Glenanna Road, 1530 and 1540 Pickering Parkway and 1530 and
1540 Diefenbaker Court. In 1994 the request of Pickering Place Apartments Ltd. to convert the
274 residential apartment units east of Valley Farm from rental to condominium tenure was
approved."
The Pickering Recreation Complex after five years of planning and one year of
construction opened in 1983 and included multipurpose areas, pottery and ceramics areas, a
600 capacity banquet hall, a tennis court, an 8lane, 25 metre pool with a diving well, and an
arena for ice skating . In the summer of 2009 it is undergoing an expansion of 5,000 square
feet which will include 3 aerobics studios and two doubles squash courts
The first phase of The Discovery Place condominium project north of the Pickering Civic
Complex was completed in 1990. In 1968 Ontario passed a Condominium Act. An early
Tridel project was to build a series of condos collectively known as Discovery Place in Pickering
on a block of land bordered by Kingston Road, Valley Farm Road, The Esplanade North and
_ Glennanna. The first phase of Discovery Place at 1890 and 1880 Valley Farm Road was
completed by 1990. Then came The Casitas in 1995 and Millennium in 1999 on The Esplanade
North. The final piece to complete The Discovery Place project was Liberty on The Esplanade
_ North in 2005- Within its walls Discovery Place includes: 2 gated communities. 5 condominium
corporations, 6 rows of townhouses and 4 high rise towers, 3 swimming pools, various
parklands and walkways, a boulevard and numerous recreation facilities.
7 Ziedler Partnership's Pickering Town Centre, Urban Design Study. October 1977.
8 A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Co. Architects and Planners" Pickering Main CentralArea Urban
Design Study, Design Guidelines, April 1991.
9 The Colborne Architectural Group Inc. and Victor N. Lind's Town Centre West, UrbanDesign and Land
Use Study, Town of Pickering. June 1994.
10 Markson. p.8
11 Resolution #142194 in Appendix 1, Town recommendation report no. 28/94. Town of Pickering
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Also in 1990 Pickering Civic Complex, Library and Park were opened. "The new
Pickering Civic Complex is a 46,000 square foot building that features an impressive bell
tower" 12 The Civic Complex can also be identified by its distinctive dome which covers a
circular council chamber. The Pickering Central Library a $10 million, 33,000 square foot, two
story building opened on May 26,1990. It was fully automated and for the first time all
branches were connected by an automated catalogue and the LAN system. In July 2009 it
broke all its previous records with a one month circulation of 120,000 items. It is home to the
Pickering archives and by means of PADA it provides an online digital archive at www.pada.ca .
"Esplanade Park is a formal park associated with the Civic Complex. It is the site of [a
performance bandshell,] formal gardens, walkways and sifting areas."13
The Markson study recorded, "The hydro corridor is currently [1996] being planned to
provide opportunities for walking and cycling as well as youth oriented activities such as
basketball, volleyball and rollerblading."14
The development of the south-east comer of Valley Farm Road was discussed at a
public meeting on September 19, 2002. Rockport, a developer, proposed commencing the
sale of town homes beginning September 28, 2002 .15 A rezoning application would permit the
addition of a retirement home. Chartwell Select Retirement Residence opened in 2007 on the
south-east corner of The Esplanade Park.
Developments along Valley Farm East, North of the Recreation Complex were Avon
More Square built in 2003-2004 by Coughlin Homes. Then in November 2009 a sales pavilion
was built for the Galleries on Urban Park.16 The development is to be located at the south east
corner of Valley Farm and Kingston Road. The first phase will include "a 10 story building",
"195 condominiums" and "52 stacked townhouses"
Esplanade Park has become a venue for weekly concerts, occasional outdoor theatre
and evening strolls by local residents to admire floral displays. It has been the scene of an
annual craft show and Rotary rib fest. In winter it is lit up for December, for Winter Fest and for
the annual Ice Sculpture contest. Remembrance services are held at its cenotaphs. The
Olympic torch passed through the park on December 17, 2009.
The core had now formed around a town square "The Esplanade Park". with The
Pickering Town Centre, The Civic Complex and the Main Library on the West, the Pickering
Place Apartments on the South, Avon More Square, the Pickering Recreation Complex and the
Chartwell Select Retirement Residence and town homes on the East and Discovery Place
Condominiums to the North.
12 Pickering Civic Complex. News Advertiser, May 18,1990. p. At 9.
13 Markson. p. 10
14 Markson. p. 11
15 City of Pickering Statutory Public Information Meeting minutes. September 19, 2002. p. l.www.cityoj
icp kering.com
16 News release. Curent development City of Pickering. November 2009, p. 1
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"Downtown Pickering is well accessed regionally through Highway 401, Kingston Road,
Liverpool Road, Bayly Street, Go rail service and Go bus service." 17 it is now connected to
Highway 407 via Brock Road and to Durham Region by means of the expanded Durham
Transit. The former Pickering Bus Transit merged with Durham Transit on January 1, 2006.
Presently Glenanna at the Pickering Town Centre serves as the major Pickering transfer
point for regular Durham Transit buses. As well flag bus 1 and 2 connect to the Ajax hospital via
Cosco, Ajax. The flag bus 3 route is Kingston Road West and Bay Ridges. The Go bus run is
via Highway 2 to Scarborough Town Centre or the Oshawa Centre and beyond
Location! location! location! is a popular slogan. In the case of Pickering's Downtown
Core it is true. Residences and businesses are within walking distance of public transportation,
shopping, information and entertainment. Residents in the Pickering Place Apartment on
Glenanna have a Durham bus transfer stop at their front door. Home owners on Valley Farm
north of the Recreation Complex can catch a Go Bus at the corner of Kingston Road just steps
from where they live. In 1993 a Medical Centre was added at Glenanna and Kingston Road that
included dental and medical offices, labs and even a walk-in clinic. Residents of Casitas,
Millennium and Liberty condominiums have direct access to the Medical Centre through a
gate. The Pickering Downtown Core is becomig increasingly pedestrian friendly.
The Core Expands
The larger downtown from Liverpool to Brock Road also filled out. Plans are not always
fulfilled in exactly the manner we expect. The Metro East Trade Centre on the Brock Road was
replaced with a shopping centre known as Smart Centre. The end of the Metro East Trade
Centre was sealed at a meeting of the Pickering Committee of the Whole, on July 29, 2002.
The Metro East Trade Centre was to be demolished in February 2003. Many small merchants
who counted on the centre to survive protested in vain. The trade centre had also attracted
numerous shows and people.
First Pro won the right to develop the new box store mall. The mall spokesperson
submitted a market study indicating that "once the land is fully developed, it will provide
employment to up to 1,200 persons and taxes of about two million dollars.".18 First Pro hoped
to commence construction in the Fall of 2002. The new shopping mall officially known as
Smart Centre was located on the corner of the Pickering Parkway and the Brock Road. Its
many stores were to include Walmart, Sobeys and Sams Club. In June 2009 , "Pickering
Council approved Smart Centre's request for an increase in the gross leasable floor space to
accompany the expansion of two stores -- possibly three in the future --to 55,000 square
17 Markson p. 11
18 City of Pickering Committee of the whole minutes, July 29,2002, p.2.www.cilyof nickerina.com
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metres (the maximum is now 49,000). The amendment was needed for immediate expansion
of Wal-Mart, the former Sams Club (Lowes is moving in) and possibly Sobeys in the future."19
The work of building the core of Pickering continues. The City of Pickering has been
recognized by the Province of Ontario as one of a limited number of 'Urban Growth Centres' in
the Golden Horseshoe as part of the Province's Places to Grow program. Metrolinx has
designated Pickering's Go station and downtown environs as an Anchor Mobility Hub.
The Corporate Centre is a work in progress. Located in the southwest corner of the
Pickering Town Centre it presently includes two eight story towers housing the Municipal
Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). On May S, 2009 Pickering in a news release
announced the receipt of an application for the construction of a new'Class A' office tower "....
this 132,000 -square- foot office tower will be built to LEED silver standards [and]... construction
will start in July 2009 with occupancy slated for early 2011."20
.... A further news release on September 10, 2009 announced a major project
alongside the new Class A office tower. "Through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, the Federal
and Provincial governments are committing $5 million each towards the construction of a fully
enclosed pedestrian bridge ... [to] span Highway 401 and connect the Pickering Go station ...[to
the new class A] office tower ...[also] Go transit has committed to building a $20 million parking
structure at the base of the office tower. This will result in 500 new parking spaces for the
Pickering Go station - a 25% increase in total parking capacity....The pedestrian bridge and
parking facility will be owned and operated by Go Transit which means it will also be
responsible for all the construction, operating and maintenance costs....Mayor Ryan was
actively involved with negotiations .... With funding commitments now in place, all three projects
will be built concurrently with an estimated completion date of March 2011.21
As we approach the Pickering Bicentennial in 2011 it is a time to look back to celebrate
Pickering's achievements and look forward contemplating new challenges. It is also an
opportunity to celebrate those who continue to plan for the future of Pickering's downtown and
those who have caused past plans to become reality.
19 Kristen Calls. "Pickering shopping to be more pedestrian friendly" In Pickering News Advertiser, June
17,2009. !Y w,ogw5durbaloreaion.com/news/pickering/article/128853
m News release. Land mark LEED office tower... City of Pickering, May 8, 2009 p. 30
21 News release. $30 million of infrastructure investments for downtown Pickering. City of Pickering.
September 10, 2009. p.30
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Appendix A
From "A Crusade for Cores"
by Miss Jacqueline Tyrwhitt, Visiting Professor in Town and Regional Planning, University of
Toronto
.....what do most people remember most about London? Surely 'Goodbye Piccadilly; Fairwell
Leister Square'! And the same is true of Edinburgh (Think of Princess Street); Paris (the
— Boulevard).
The spaces that seem so pleasant to us when we visit these centres are.... Sometimes quite
small spaces, with some seats and a few trees, where they sit about of an evening and gossip.
.... an open space in a city is like a pause in activity; a moment in which you can stop to take a
breath- to think, perhaps to appreciate, perhaps just to rest ... "22
Appendix B
Preface
This expanded history of the development of the Downtown Core of Pickering was
inspired by our experiences living in Pickering at various times and a conversation with Gordon
Zimmerman, a retired architect, local historian and an advocate for Heritage preservation in
Pickering. Gordon agreed a short history documenting the growth of the Pickering core has
not yet been written and would be useful. Gordon Zimmerman was instrumental in locating the
relevant architectural study and he reviewed the draft manuscript on several occasions
In addition I have touched base with Pickering three times in its history. In 1953 while a
— high school student in Brockville I attended a youth conference in Whitby and travelled along a
short original piece of Highway 401 that had been constructed between Scarborough and
Oshawa. It was a showpiece of what was yet to come.
From 1963 my wife and I lived in Bay Ridges for 8 years. Kingston Road was then a
country road. The Cedarbrae Mall in Scarborough and the not yet enclosed Oshawa Centre
were the closest large shopping centres, There was a small mall at the south west corner of
Baseline and Liverpool which included a grocery store, bank and hairdresser. A Gray Coach
bus came along Kingston Road a few times a day: Bay Ridge residents walked across the
Liverpool bridge to catch the bus at the old coach house stop at the corner of Liverpool and
Kingston Road. Life was revolutionized with the advent of the Go train in 1967 and the
completion of Highway 401 from Windsor to the Quebec border in 1968.
After my wife and I retired from teaching we returned to live in Pickering in 1999 in the
Millennium, a Tridel condominium on The Esplanade North. Changes were significant. The
core was well on its way to completion. During the last ten years we have watched
developments from the vantage point of our balcony.
In this brief history I try to document how modern downtown Pickering happened
� Tyrwhitt, Miss Jacqueline. Talk broadcast from CBC Toronto, Special Speakers series to TransCanada
at 10:20 E.S.T., March 29, 1953
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Appendix C
Chronology of Consauctim (approval add completed) fiom the files of Planning and Development City of Rokering
S13/89
Street Number
Site
Construction
510/02
Street Name
Valley Farm Road
Approval
Completion
au der
55/08
Galleria on Urban Park
510/01
SE7EN
18T97029
Various Avon More Square
'May 1/02
2003-0,1Coughlan Homes
55/87 {
1880 Discovery Place,Condo
Sept 13/1988
1989 Tridel
55/87 f
1890 Discovery Place,Condo
Dec 17/1987
1989 Tritlel
W81
1867 Recreation Complex
1981
1983 Ellis Don Conshuction
S10/06
1801 Chartwell Select Retimrrent Residence
May 3/2006
2007 The RockportGroup
57/02
1775 Serenade, (Freehold)
June 19/2003
2004 The RockportGroup
S13/89
The Faolanatle North
1400 Discovery-Casttas„Condo
58/97
1000 Diso-Millenuium„CoMo
510/02
1200 Discovery-Liberty„Condo
55/88
1 Civic Complex
^
1 Central Library
53/03 1895 C I B C Bank
May 10,1994 1994 Tridel
June 25,1998 2000 Tridel
April 28, 2004 2005 Tridel
April 11, 19M 1990 Taylor/Woodmw
A 1990 Tayior/Woodrow
13.3, 2003 2004 (Corporate Contracting
1885 Medical Centra,
S7/81 f
1875 Pickering Place Apartments
57/81 f
1865 Pickering Place Apartments
Welding Parkway
all
1305 Corporate Centre, Rcom Centre
SIV75 (n99)
1315 Corporate Centre, Fteore CerNe
510/01
1465 Meridiani
510/00
1535 Parkway Storage
S7/81 ]
1530 village atthe Pines,Convento condo
57/81 ]
1540 Village at the Pines,Convert to condo
Court
57/81 ]
Diefanllakar
1535 village at the ParimComert to condo
87/81 1
1525 Village at the Pines,Comert to condo
May 10,1994 1994 Tridel
June 25,1998 2000 Tridel
April 28, 2004 2005 Tridel
April 11, 19M 1990 Taylor/Woodmw
A 1990 Tayior/Woodrow
13.3, 2003 2004 (Corporate Contracting
1975
1979 JDS investments
{Services Limned
1992
1993
JOS Investments
]Dec 3, 1981
1982
JDS Investments
]Dec 3, 1981
1982
JOS Investments
1975
1979 JDS investments
2000
2002
Nov. 7,2001
2002 Lesswocd Design/Build Inc
Feb.3,2gg3
2001-03
] U a: 3, 1981
1982 JDS Investments
} Dec 3, 1981
A JDS Investments
] Dec 3,1981 1982 JDS Investments
] Dec 3,1981 JDS Investments
S5/83 1365 Pickering Town CorreeJ1977,1985,1958] No record
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Appendix D
Samples of the Process in the Developing of the Pickering Downtown Core
Sources from the Files of the Town of Pickering and City of Pickering
Town Centre Community
Planning Community 7. In the district plan of the district planning area of the Town of Pickering.
March ed. 1985 p. 7-2ff.
The Sheridan Mall
Resolution #230/71 .... to set the date for construction of the Sheridan Mall to be extended
beyond May 3,1971. Council, May 25, 1971.
By Law .... to authorize construction of Sheridan Mall. Council. June 7,1971
The Recreation Complex
Report of the Director of Recreation and Transportation, dated Aug.6,1976 proposed "that
various architectural firms be invited to submit proposals dealing with the preliminary
design concepts;"
Resolution #83/81 .... that Bedell Shukla Partnership, Architects, proceed with the working
drawings of the Recreation Complex and Totten, Sims, Hubicki be Project Managers,
Resolution #44/82 based on the Executive Committee recommendation made on Sept. 28,
1981 ...that the tender submitted by Ellis Don Ltd. for the construction of the Recreation
Complex at a net price of $6,432,000.00 ... be approved.
Bylaw #1532/82 Signing of the agreement with Ellis -Don Ltd.,contractor, to build the
Recreation Complex. May 12, 1982
Pickering Place Apartments
Meeting of tenants. ....to express their concern re the conversion of 274 residential apartment
units from rental to condominium tenure, to be developed by Pickering Place Apartments
Ltd. on the East side of Valley Farm Road between Diefenbaker Court and Pickering
Parkway on Blocks 7,8,9 810 Plan40M-1231. April 19,1994.
Statutory Public Information meeting ...to ensure that the tenants rights were met re the above
conversion of 274 residential apartment units from rental to condominium tenure.
Thursday,May 19,1994.
Report and recommendation of the Executive committee to Council. ...re the above conversion
of 274 residential apartment units from rental to condominium tenure. September 12, 1994.
Resolution #142/94 ...re Blocks 7,8,9 810 Plan 40M-1231 to permit the conversion of 274
residential apartment units from rental to condominium tenure.
Discovery Place
Plan 18 CDM -94002. Recommended by the Town Council to the Regional Council- the draft
plan prepared by I.M. Pastushak Limited, Ontario Land Surveyors for Discovery Place
Limited re the North side of the Esplanade North between Glenanna Road and Valley Farm
Road. February 1994.
Pickering Civic Complex and Library
Tender T-3-88....that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a contract to construct the
Municipal Complex and Main Central Library ...not to exceed $15,000.000... a further
$954,000 will be required... to complete certain components... as outlined in the letter of
Shore Tilbe Henschel Irwin Peters dated March 23, 1988.
File no. C1000 Financing of the construction. ...in addition to the $5,500,000... transferred from
the 1988 Capital Budget ...an additional $3,224,000 be transferred and that an amount of
$3,465,000 be transferred in 1988.
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CHRONOLOGY
Date
Event
1963
Construction of Bay Ridges
1964-1991
Tepee Drivein Theatre opens/doses
1967
Opening of Go train from Pickering to Oakville
1968
Highway A01 completed
1968-1990
Municipal office 0 Brock/I(ingsfon Road opened/closed
1972
Sheridan Mall opened
1977
Ziedler partnership's ... Urban Design Study
1979
Construction Original Picare Centre, 1305 Parkway,
1982
Pickering Place Apartments, 1865,1875 Glenanna completed
1983,2009
Pickering Recreation Complex
1985 & 1988
Pickering Town Centre is an expansion of Sheridan Mall
1990
First phase of Discovery Place completed
1990
Pickering Civic Complex opens
1990
Pickering Library Main Branch opens
1993
Construction, Medical Centre, 1885 Glennana, completed in April
1994
Hydra Corridor designated for youth acKvifies
199A
Village of the Pines, convert to condos
2002
First Pro begins construction of box store mall on Brock Road
2002
2nd Picore Office Tower. 1315 Parkway
2003
Metro East Trade Cent. demolished
2003-2004
Avon More Square developed
2004
Serenade Ihreehold) beside Chartwell completed
2004
CIBC Bank, 1895 Glenanna completed
2005
Tridel Discovery Place completed
2007
Chartwell Select Retirement Residence opens
2009
Pickering Corporate Centre with Go parking expands
2009
Pedestrian Bridge over 401 to Go station approved
2010
Galleria on Urban Park sales dRce opens
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Esplanade Park. Summer 2009
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Tyler Barnett, Senior Planner, Planning & Development, City of Pickering
Karen Emmink, The Pickering Public Library
Lisa Harker, Co-ordinator, Records and elections, City of Pickering
Valerie Ridgway, MA, MLS Director of Special Products, The Pickering Public Library
Heather Rourke, Clerk, Planning & Development, City of Pickering
Mayor Ryan. City of Pickering
John Sabena, President and Editor., Pickering Township Historical Society
Ron Taylor, Co-ordinator City Development, Office of Sustainability, City of Pickering
Gordon Zimmerman. BA Arch.
...an open space in a city is ... a
moment... to think, perhaps to
apprecciate, perhaps just to
rest."
Miss Jacqueline iyrwhiff
Foreground: Pickering Town Centre
Background: Two towers of the Pickering Corporate Centre
Highway 401 and the Liverpool Road Bridge
Summer, 2009
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Pickering Downtown Core (Pictures) December 2009, ed.
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December 16, 2009
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Medical Centre on Gleenanna
Foreground: Hyway 401
Pickering Town Centre from
the Millennium condominium
Foreground: Go train
Backround: Pickering town Centre Backround: Pickering town Centre
Foreground: Pickering Town Centre
Background: Picore Centre
Foreground: Go parking
Background: Pickering town Centre
and Discovery Place condominiums
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Foreground: Esplanade Park
Background: Millennium condomin-
ium
Esplanade Park
The site of a performance bandshell, formal gardens, walkways and gardens
metre _.
- u htRWL 'R'y
DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES PAI- y,,, �l''AP
sMills
Foreground: The hydro corridor developed for walking, cycling and youth oriented activities
Background: The Recreation Complex and the Discovery Place condominiums
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The main Pickering bus transfer area is on Glenanna at the Pickering Town Centre.
Flag bus 1 and 2 connect to Ajax Hospital
Flag bus 3 route is West via Hyway 2 and Bay Ridges
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Top right: Go Transit station
Above: Pickering Town Centre from Highway 401
Bottom right:
Foreground: Pickering Town Centre
Background: Picore Centre, Liverpool Road Briiddge
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