Project Goals
Project Vision
The new City Centre Park will be a landmark, where nature, culture and community come together to represent the best of Pickering. It will be a year-round destination, vibrant with activity - winter skating, spring flowers, summer concerts, and autumn fairs - offering shared experiences that turn into abundant opportunities for community connection. It will demonstrate Pickering’s vision for a beautiful City Centre - a park designed to inspire the imagination, evoke pride and make place for all that the city has to offer.
Project Goals
Park for All - A Welcoming Space for Everyone
Whether it’s meeting friends, enjoying a quiet moment, or attending a community event with your family, the City Centre Park will be for everyone. It will be a place where each visitor can find comfort and belonging. The park will serve both the events of the day-to-day and the occasions that will draw people to the City Centre.
Sustainability Leadership - Lower impact for a healthy future
This park will be a model of sustainable development, blending nature and innovation to exemplify the City’s vision for future growth. It will be a place that will demonstrate the City’s commitment to environmental stewardship and a point of pride for the leadership it will represent.
Year-Round Destination - Four seasons of fun & connection
The City Centre Park will be a place for every season - a winter wonderland, a summer hive of events, a quiet walk or a meeting place for families and friends - a park with flexible spaces, interactive features and vibrant programming, will set the stage for everything the City has to offer. At the centre of the City, it will be a destination, where good memories are made and Pickering will thrive.
Enduring Impact - Built to last, designed to inspire
By prioritizing value for money, low maintenance, operational efficiency and long-term durability, this is a space that will serve generations to come. The City Centre Park is a legacy project — a smart investment in Pickering’s future.
Cultural Hub - Celebrating our stories, uniting our community
Pickering City Centre Park will be where the City’s culture will flourish, where art, performances and gatherings will tell stories to honour Pickering’s past, celebrates its present, and inspires its future. It will be a place for Pickering’s diverse community to come together as one and where Pickering’s spirit will shine bright.
