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Pickering, City of
Community Profile
Name of Committee: City of Pickering Age Friendly Planning Committee
Population: 91,771
Contact:
- Email: Sharon Milton smilton@pickering.ca
Funding:
- New Horizons Grant
- Municipal core funding
- Municipal one-time funding
This profile was updated October 2020.
Age-Friendly Program Description
The AFC work is led by municipal staff. Pickering currently completed a City wide Audit on Age Friendly services. The community has completed Terms of Reference for their working committee. They will be accepting public applications to their committee from June 20-July 20, 2018. They will be selecting and interviewing candidates, with the first team meeting scheduled for September 2018. They have completed their RFP package for a consultant to assist with the process and will be selecting in August in order to have the consultant start work with the committee in September.
Current and Completed AFC Projects, Programs and Initiatives
Housing
- Housing Directory for Seniors
Respect & Social Inclusion
- Community Garden Program
- Technology loans complemented by training from Bits and Bytes
Social Participation
- Seniors Centre Without Walls