The City of PickeringPickering, named after the town of Pickering in Yorkshire, England, has a very rich and interesting history. Iroquoian First Nation people first inhabited the Pickering area. Later, French missionaries, fur traders and Loyalists, settled and a town began to develop (History of Frenchman's Bay).
The Pickering Power PlantA major landmark in the Frenchman's Bay is the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. It was put into commercial use Between 1971 and 1973 and has been a big part of Pickering's identity ever since. Since power plants need to be situated near a body of water, the Frenchman's Bay region was a perfect location. This is just another way that Frenchman's Bay is significant to Pickering (Pickering Nuclear,1).
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