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Report to
Executive Committee
Report Number: CS 01-25
Date: March 3, 2025
From: Laura Gibbs
Director, Community Services
Subject: City Property Naming
-John E. Anderson
-File: A-1440-001
Recommendation:
1. That Report CS 01-25 regarding the City Property Naming in honour of John E . Anderson
be received;
2. That Council appr ove the Exhibit Gallery at the Pickering Heritage & Community Centre
to be named the John E. Anderson Gallery; and
3. That the appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the necessary
actions as indicated in this report.
Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to name the
Exhibit Gallery at the future Pickering Heritage & Community Centre (PHCC) as the John E.
Anderson Gallery.
As per Resolution #472/24, staff were directed to bring back to Council a report that
recommended an option of new or unnamed City Property to be officially named in honour of
John E. Anderson (see Attachment 1). Accordingly, staff brought Report CS 25-24 to Council
on September 3, 2024 recommending the option of the Exhibit Gallery at PHCC to be named
in honour of John E. Anderson (see Attachment 2).
As per Resolution #574/24, staff were then directed to:
1)Explore the naming of the Exhibit Gallery in the PHCC as the John E. Anderson Exhibit
Gallery subject to undertaking the work outlined in the City Property Naming Procedure
(ADM 110-006) and report back with the final recommendations in Q4 2024;
2)That Council grant staff the authority to solicit public comment on the proposed name, as
set out in section 03.02 of City Property Naming Procedure (ADM 110-006); and
3)That the appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the necessary action
indicated in the report.
On November 28, 2024, City staff issued a memorandum informing Council that they plan to
continue with community engagement in order to receive a more fulsome response to the
recommendation and will report back in Q1 2025.
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After an extended community engagement period (which included a request for feedback from
stakeholders who may have an interest in the future use of PHCC ) and upon a thorough
review of the recommended option, staff recommend that Council endorse naming the Exhibit
Gallery at the PHCC as the John E. Anderson Gallery.
Relationship to the Pickering Strategic Plan: The recommendations in this report respond
to the Pickering Strategic Plan Priorities of Advocate for an Inclusive, Welcoming, Safe &
Healthy Community; and, to Foster an Engaged & Informed Community .
Financial Implications: Installation of signage will be less than $1,000 and will be expensed
through the Current Budget. The opportunity to secure sponsorships or naming rights of the
exhibit gallery will no longer be available.
Discussion: The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to name the Exhibit
Gallery at the future PHCC as the John E. Anderson Gallery.
1. The Exhibit Gallery at PHCC
Construction is underway for the PHCC that is scheduled to open in spring 2026. The 44,000
square foot facility will offer year -round access to culture and recreation programming and
library services in a multi-use space. Among the many amenities is a dedicated space of
approximately 1,500 square feet for an exhibit gallery that will f eature changing artwork,
installations and displays.
Naming the gallery space includes the installation of signage within the facility. The name the
John E. Anderson Gallery will al so be used in promotions, facility bookings and in wayfinding
signage.
2. John E. Anderson contributed to Pickering as the former Mayor
John E. Anderson was first elected to Pickering Council as the Ward 1 Local C ouncillor in
1972. At that time, he and his wife, Muriel l ived in a home on the Pickering-Uxbridge Townline.
He was an employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway for more than 40 years, working as a
locomotive fireman and an engineer. During that time, he would work for constituents during
the day and on the trains at night.
John E. Anderson was appointed Mayor of the Town of Pickering in 1977 and was re-elected
each term, serving for 11 years until his retirement in 1988. As described in Resolution
#472/24, Mayor John E. Anderson led the town during explosive suburban growth and was
instrumental in laying the foundation for the Town Centre as a commercial, institutional,
recreational and residential precinct, he saw the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation
Complex built (formerly the Pickering Recreation Complex) from concept to completion and the
Civic Complex was under construction at the time of his retirement.
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Former Mayor John E. Anderson has a forged legacy that is defined by vision and was known
as a family man with a great sense of humour who worked hard. His influence and leadership
saw Pickering evolve and grow as a suburban, residential community.
3. Compliance with the City Naming Procedure (ADM 110-006) has been met
In compliance with Section 03.01.05 of ADM 110-006, staff contacted the former Mayor’s
family who provided their consent to name the gallery after him, with his wife expressing that,
“it would be an honour”.
In compliance with Section 03.02.05, staff solicited public feedback through email from the
Greenwood Recreation Association, members of the Cultural Advisory Committee, members of
the Heritage Advisory Committee, Pickering Museum Village volunteers, Claremont Lions
Club, Claremont Golden Age Seniors Club and the local ar tist community to the proposed
naming of the Exhibit Gallery . There were no concerns raised from any of the stakeholders
consulted. One respondent acknowledged the positive contributions made by the former
Mayor, and another thanked staff for the opportunity to provide feedback.
Additionally, the staff recommendation to name the Exhibit Gallery after former Mayor John E.
Anderson meets the naming criteria set out in Section 5 of ADM 110-006.
Therefore, consistent with the Procedure and considering public comments in support of the
recommendation, staff seek Council’s approval to name the Exhibit Gallery at the future PHCC
as the J ohn E. Anderson Gallery .
Attachments:
1. Resolution #472/24
2. Report CS 25-24
3. City Property Naming Procedure, ADM 110-006
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
Original Signed By Original Signed By
Karen Coleman, BA Laura Gibbs, MBA, MSc.
Manager, Recreation Services Director, Community Services
LG :kc
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Subject: City Property Naming Page 4
Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
Original Signed By
Marisa Carpino, M.A.
Chief Administrative Officer
Attachment 1 to Report CS 01-25
Legislative Services Division
Clerk’s Office
Directive Memorandum
April 26, 2024
To: Laura Gibbs
Director, Community Services
From: Susan Cassel
City Clerk
Subject: Direction as per Minutes of the Meeting of City Council held on
April 22, 2024
Facility Naming - John E Anderson
Council Decision Resolution #472/24
WHEREAS Mayor John E Anderson was first elected to Pickering Council as Local
Councillor for Ward 1 in 1972;
And Whereas Mayor John E Anderson was first appointed as Mayor of the Town of
Pickering in 1977 and re-elected each term until he retired in 1988;
And Whereas Mayor John E Anderson served on Pickering Council for 16 consecutive
years;
And Whereas Mayor John E Anderson led the town during explosive suburban growth
and was instrumental in laying the foundation for the Town Centre as a commercial,
institutional, recreational, and residential precinct. He saw the Pickering Recreation
Complex from concept to completion and the Civic Complex was under construction at
the time of his retirement;
And Whereas Mayor John E Anderson has a forged legacy that is defined by vision
and was known as a family man with a great sense of humor who worked hard. His
influence and leadership saw Pickering evolve and grow as a suburban, residential
community;
Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of The Corporation of the City of
Pickering directs:
That staff bring back to Council in Q3 2024, a report that recommends an option of a
new or unnamed City Property to be officially named in honour of John E Anderson.
Please take any action deemed necessary.
Susan Cassel
Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
Director, Operations
Attachment 2 to Report CS 01-25
Report to
Executive Committee
Report Number: CS 25-24
Date: September 3, 2024
From: Laura Gibbs
Director, Community Services
Subject: City Property Naming
-John E. Anderson
-File: A-1440-001
Recommendation:
1. That Report CS 25-24 regarding the City Property Naming in honour of John E. Anderson
be received;
2. That staff be directed to explore the naming of the Exhibit Gallery in the Pickering
Heritage & Community Centre as the John E. Anderson Exhibit Gallery subject to
undertaking the work outlined in the City Property Naming Procedure (ADM 110-006) and
report back with the final r ecommendations in Q4 2024;
3. That Council gr ant staff the authority to solicit public comment on the proposed name, as
set out in Section 03.02 of City Property Naming Procedure (ADM 110-006); and
4. That the appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the necessary
actions as indicated in this report.
Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to recommend an option of a new or
unnamed City Property to be officially named in honour of former Pickering Mayor, John E.
Anderson.
As per Resolution #472/24, staff were directed to bring back to Council in Q3 2024, a report
that recommends an option of new or unnamed City Property to be officially named in honour
of John E. Anderson.
After a thorough review of Mayor John E. Anderson’s significant contributions to the
municipality, staff recommend the unnamed Exhibit Gallery at the future Pickering Heritage &
Community Centre (PHCC), as the City Property to be named in his honour.
Should Council endorse this option, staff will fulfill the requirements set out in section 03.01.05
and section 03.02 of the City Property Naming Procedure and report back to Council in Q4
2024.
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Relationship to the Pickering Strategic Plan: The recommendations in this report
respond to the Pickering Strategic Plan Priorities of Advocate for an Inclusive, Welcoming,
Safe & Healthy community ; and, Foster an Engaged & Informed Community.
Financial Implications: Installation of signage will be less than $3,000 and will be
expensed through the Current Budget.
The opportunity to secure sponsorships or naming rights of the amenity in question will no
longer be available.
Discussion: The purpose of this report is to recommend an option of a new or unnamed
City Property to be officially named in honour of former Pickering Mayor John E. Anderson.
The recommended option of staff to name the Exhibit Gallery at the future PHCC is in
compliance with the criteria of Section 05.03 in City Pr operty Naming Procedure ADM 110-
006.
John E. Anderson was first elec ted to Pickering Council as Ward 1 Local Councillor in 1972. At
that time, he and his wife, Muriel lived in a home on the P ickering-Uxbridge Townline, when
there were still long-distance fees to make phone calls. Muriel would come south to call
prospective voters.
He was an employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway for more than 40 years, working as a
locomotive fireman and an engineer. During that time, he would work for constituents during
the day and on the trains at night.
John E. Anderson was appointed Mayor of the Town of Pickering in 1977 and was re-elected
each term, serv ing for the next 11 years until his retirement in 1988. As described in
Resolution #472/24, Mayor John E. Anderson led the town during explosive suburban growth
and was instrumental in laying the foundation for the Town Centre as a commercial,
institutional, recreational and residential precinct, he saw the Pickering Recreation Complex
from concept to completion and the Civic Complex was under construction at the time of his
retirement.
Mayor John E. Anderson has a forged legacy that is defined by vision and was known as a
family man with a great sense of humour who worked hard. His influence and leadership saw
Pickering evolve and grow as a suburban, residential community.
Construction is currently underway for the new PHCC that is scheduled to open in Spring
2026. The 44,000 square- foot facility will offer year-round access to arts, heritage and culture
programming and services in a multi-use space. Among the many amenities is a dedicated
space, approximately 1,500 square feet for an Exhibit Gallery that will feature changing
artwork, installations and displays, including those that showcase the cultural heritage of our
community. All visitors will have access to the Exhibit Gallery as part of the PHCC experience.
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For his significant contributions to the City of Pickering and for shaping the history and
development of the community , staff recommend the unnamed Exhibit Gallery at the future
PHCC be named in honour of former Mayor John E. Anderson.
Should Council endorse this option, staff will fulfill the requirements set out in section 03.01.05
and section 03.02 of the City Property Naming Procedure and report back to Council with final
recommendations in Q4 2024.
Attachment: None.
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
Original Signed By Original Signed By
Karen Coleman Laura Gibbs, MBA MSc.
Manager, Recreation Services Director, Community Services
LG :kc
Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
Original Signed By
Marisa Carpino, M.A.
Chief Administrative Officer
Attachment 3 to Report CS 01-25