Pickering Casino Resort remains shuttered along with all casinos and poker rooms in the province of Ontario. Local 1090 anticipates very little, if any, employment loss - if there are any reductions, we expect them to be short-term.” “(That casino) is expected to bring thousands of new, high-quality employment opportunities to the Durham Region.
“Pickering Casino Resort was scheduled to open to the public when the temporary closures were announced.”, said Corey Dalton, the president of Unifor Local 1090, which represents unionized casino workers in Durham. Plans for the property’s opening, which was originally scheduled for April 2020, are still unclear.
The new Pickering Casino Resort, located east of Canada’s largest city, still remains closed along with the rest of the province’s casinos. Poker players looking for a new thrill near Toronto will have to wait a little longer.
