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Pickering recreation complex

How one building helped build a community

by GUINTO M
Pickering recreation complex Copyright © City of Pickering
Published in March 2010 - Page 23

“Bedroom community.” For many towns and cities in the GTA not named Toronto, this moniker is one of the most loathed in municipal speak.Used in a derogatory manner, it can be described as a soulless haunt devoid of meaningful activities, culture, and sense of community. The very sound of these two words is enough to vex even the most seasoned suburban politician or bureaucrat.

Despite being nearly 200 years old, the City of Pickering, Ontario

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