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To persuade Ottawa to preserve the Pickering Federal Lands, long earmarked as the site of a future airport, as a secure source of food and fresh water for Canada’s largest urban centre.Learn More About Us
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Update Newsletter #83 – Recapping SIX months of news!
This year, we were delighted to hold our AGM in Brougham Hall. Close to 80 people came to hear historian Dr John Sabean recount the fascinating history of the hamlet of Altona, expropriated for an airport in 1972. On display were stunning paintings by Mark Fordham – century homes, a schoolhouse, a community centre – […]
Bring Back Brougham
Logo artwork sourced from ‘The (Last) Green Door’ by People or Planes, 1979 We’re proud to announce the Bring Back Brougham (BBB) project, a community-driven exercise to help envision a revitalized Brougham. The historic Village of Brougham faces multiple risks at this time: abandonment by local government leaders, the expedited expansion of Highway 7, […]
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A selection of our most important resources
- A FUTURE FOR THE LANDS
Our 2018 agricultural study showing the economic impact of the remaining Pickering Federal Lands if returned to permanent agriculture
- New Maps of the Pickering Federal Lands
The Lands’ history told in maps
- UPDATE #80, March 17, 2025
Celebrating the cancellation of the airport project
- Add All the Pickering Federal Lands to Rouge National Urban Park!
What needs to be done, and why
- North Pickering Farms
The better future, described and illustrated