Welcome to the City of Pickering website.  Click any of the images on the website banner to explore further and become familiar with our website.  Our main content is grouped in five sections: Business, Planning & Development, City Hall, Lifestyle, and Services.  Sustainable Pickering is a separate website as is the Seaton Community Website.

It is now possible to subscribe to updates through our News & Announcements page, and we also have twitter and facebook accounts.  Share some local scenes by sending an electronic postcard to friends or family!

Your comments and suggestions and important to us.  Through our website, you can submit a general feedback form, initiate a service request, or contact the website coordinator for more information. 

Accessibility
If you have difficulty using the frames layout of our website, please switch to the Text Only Navigation pages.  For online reading support, visitors can listen to this website using BrowseAloud. 

Local History and Tourism information
The library maintains the Local History Collection.  The majority of this collection has been digitized and is conveniently available at www.pada.ca (Pickering Ajax Digital Archive). The Pickering Ajax Digital Archive contains thousands of historical photographs and hundreds of full-text documents which are completely indexed and easily searched.

The Central Library is the Tourism Information Centre for the City of Pickering, and also provides virtual tours online!  You will find additional Tourism links in our Business Section.

New Pickering resident?  We have plenty for you! 
View the Ward Map to find out who your City Councillors are.  Check our community links page for information about local schools, groups, clubs and community organizations.  

The Pickering Recreation Complex has something for the whole family. Our Health Club, Fitness Classes, Aquatics Centre, Arenas, Banquet & Meeting Facilities, Wellness Centre & Spa are only a taste of what we offer to the Community.

The Region of Durham is responsible for waste management, transit, social services, roads, water, and more.  Visit their website for more information.

For hospital information, visit the Rouge Valley Health System website.  To find a local business, check the online Business Directory.

Many of the forms you would obtain at the Civic Complex are available on our website.  View the forms page or the online services page and be sure to let us know if you don't find what you are looking for.

Our transit system
Everything you need to know about local transit can be found on the DRT website.  On January 1, 2006, all local transit systems in Durham Region combined to become a region-wide service called Durham Region Transit (DRT). The amalgamation brings together Oshawa Transit, Ajax-Pickering Transit, Whitby Transit, Clarington Transit, and Handi Transit.  View our transit page for phone numbers and notices.

Looking for maps?
View our street map, city facilities map, snow control maps, and many location maps online.  Click the Maps link at the bottom of this page, or go to the Planning Section or the Services Section.

Directions to the Civic Complex
The Pickering Civic Complex is located at One The Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario. 
View location through Google Maps.  The building is south of Kingston Road (Hwy 2), on the east side of Glenanna Road, between The Esplanade North and The Esplanade South.  The Clock Tower is one landmark that makes us easy to find.

From Highway 401, exit at Brock Road in Pickering and travel north to Pickering Parkway.  Turn west on Pickering Parkway, continue to Valley Farm Road.  To north on Valley Farm Road, continue to The Esplanade South.  Turn west on The Esplanade South. 

Public parking for City Hall and the Central Library is available at the parking lot located on The Esplanade South.