PICKERING -- Pickering does more than just talk about its sustainable initiatives, and that's what helped the City win a prestigious award last weekend, says a Pickering City councillor.
"Our way: talk a little bit and do a little bit," Ward 2 City Councillor Doug Dickerson said in an interview.
Pickering was named Canada's leading municipality in sustainable planning for 2008 at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) 71st Annual Conference and Municipal Expo. The Quebec City conference was from May 29 to June 2 and honoured Pickering with the CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Award, which recognizes planning that demonstrates environmental excellence. All members of council and Mayor Dave Ryan accepted the award before 2,100 conference delegates. "It's the only award given for that," Coun. Dickerson said. "We hope it spurs us on to maybe get a few more."
Coun. Dickerson, along with Ward 1 City Coun. Jennifer O'Connell and Ward 3 City Coun. David Pickles, are members of the Sustainable Pickering Advisory Committee and determined to help Pickering remain a leader in sustainability. All three also believe both the federal and provincial governments have to provide more funding for sustainable initiatives.
Coun. Dickerson said FCM representatives spoke to him and the City's director of the office of sustainability, Tom Melymuk, about possibly featuring Pickering as a model in sustainability.
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