Tour | Durham Region Ontario

The City Hall/Civic center is home to the Pickering Central Library and other offices of civic government. A large local community and recreation center is located near by as well as the the Pickering Town Centre. The Pickering Town Center mall has over 200 stores including large chain stores like the Bay, Sears, Zellers and Famous Players.

The Pickering City Hall clock tower is a unique and interesting sight. A modern look to the usually town hall clock tower it is used as a land mark and a place to meet.

Large green spaces of parks and trails seem to be on every corner in Pickering . Wide open space with lots of trees and grass is what the residents usually feel is great about living in Pickering .

The City of Pickering with Ontario Power Generation holds the Waterfront Concert Series every summer at the waterfront every week throughout summer. A Variety of performers, from contemporary pop hits to rock n' roll. Overlooking historic Frenchman's Bay on Lake Ontario, this attraction is comprised of a walking trail, a public square and a beautiful beachfront boardwalk. Children have fun in the Water Play Beach area.

Frenchman's Bay lies on the north shore of Lake Ontario about 20 miles North East of Toronto Frenchman's Bay is home of the Pickering Yacht Club. The yacht club is home to both power and sail boaters, with miles of lovely coast line along lake Ontario the bay is a popular spot for both the boats of Pickering and Torontonians who come east or dock their boats in Frenchman’s Bay .

Durham is usually thought of as a growing community with mostly new housing developments and shopping malls , but Durham region has a long history of farming and industry and being on the old Upper Canada travel route of “ the Kings Highway “ which skirted Lake Ontario east to west from Lake Erie to Kingston . You can find many older houses, and buildings that have a lot history. You just have to look for them , they usually have been re-purposed to restaurants or stores .

Pickering boast miles of attractive waterfront and walking and biking trails at the waters edge .
Situated on the shores of Lake Ontario, Pickering continues to be a waterfront refuge for those wanting to escape the big city . Miles of beautiful Pickering shoreline and enchanting splendor of Frenchman's Bay is an attraction of Pickering year round .

Ajax city hall. Ajax is growing community of 90,000 but prides it’s self as a a friendly personable city with a small town feel . This is reflected in the architecture of it’s city hall
Looking more like a friendly small town hall rather then the larger city that it really is.

At the foot of Harwood Ave. there is Veterans' Point Gardens, dedicated to the HMS Ajax, the Royal Navy ship after which the Town was named. The Gardens are also dedicated to the Defence Industries Limited (DIL) and its workers that lived in area during World War II producing munitions for the war effort . The area has a long history with veterans