Pickering offers a wide range of Environmental Awareness programs to address air and water quality, energy use, waste management, pesticide use, and greenhouse gas emissions

Pickering, in cooperation with over 50 community partners, has developed a new Healthy Community initiative to promote social, economic and environmental health

Pickering’s economic development program addresses the need for sustainable business growth, encouraging the creation of Pickering jobs for Pickering residents to reduce commuting levels and, includes the promotion of green technology, clean energy−based jobs, and support for local agriculture and farmers’ markets