In the early 1970s, the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (MTRCA) acquired much of the land along the lakeshore. In the Pickering Beach area, several homes, a church, and a school were demolished to make way for a parkland.
in the early 1970s the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority (mtrca) acquired much of the land along the lakeshore in the pickering beach area several homes a church and a school were demolished to make way for a parkland