Pickering (Ontario)

Pickering is a city on Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada, about 31 km north-east of Toronto, with about 100,000 inhabitants ( 2009). It is located in the Golden Horseshoe, the central industrial region of Canada.

Pickering is part of the area around Toronto and the Regional Municipality of Durham. Pickering is bordered to the west by Toronto and on the east by the city of Ajax.

Economy

Pickering is home to the Pickering nuclear power plant, which has a capacity of 4,124 megawatts, with eight reactors. The nuclear power plant went into operation in 1971 and operated as the largest local employer by Ontario Power Generation. In 2001, a wind farm for power generation has been taken in the immediate vicinity of the nuclear power plant in operation.

In Pickering there are many manufacturing companies. A large company is Yorkville Sound, which develops Audio Equipment in Pickering and can produce in the factory. The headquarters of Purdue Pharma Canada, a us -pharma company is located in the city. Another larger companies Hubbell Canada, which manufactures electrical components. The Lenbrook - Group, headquartered in Pickering, is a great audio and hi-fi manufacturers and develops and sells under the brands NAD Electronics and PSB Speakers its products worldwide. A large water treatment company, the Eco -Tec Inc. is headquartered in Pickering.

Other important economic sectors include the Tourismuns and the service sector.

Traffic

Public transport is operated since 2001 by Pickering Transit. Pickering Transit merged together with Ajax Transit and occur since then as Ajax Pickering Transit Authority.

The busy and important Ontario Highway 401 runs along the southern border of Pickering along.

Film productions

Pickering is very popular as a location for various films and series. In recent years, inter alia, following films and TV series shot in Pickering. :

The Pickering Museum Village served as Drehkullise for several films: Road to Avonlea, Little Men, Anne of Green Gables and Lantern Hill.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913), founder of Chiropractic
  • Sean Avery ( born 1980 ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • T. J. Kemp ( born 1981 ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Andrea Lewis ( born 1985 ), Canadian actress and singer
  • Jaime Peters ( * 1987), Canadian football player
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