Ojibway Parkway Wildlife Crossing Class Environmental Assessment

Notice of Study Completion

• Notice of Study Completion

Environmental Study Report

Public Review Period (August 1, 2024, to September 6, 2024)

The City has completed a draft of the Environmental Study Report (ESR) to consider the construction of a Wildlife Crossing over both Ojibway Parkway and the Essex Terminal Railway tracks, south of Broadway Boulevard. The ESR was endorsed by City of Windsor Council on July 22, 2024. The ESR is available for a Public Review Period from August 1, 2024, to September 6, 2024, in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment planning process. See 'Resources' section below to view the ESR.

Interested persons may provide written comments to the following project contact by September 6, 2024:

Michael Todd, P. Eng.
Project Administrator - Corporate Projects
City of Windsor
mtodd@citywindsor.ca 

In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study, or that conditions be imposed only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requestor's contact information and full name. Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested; how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts on Aboriginal and treaty rights; and any information in support of the statements in the request. The request should be sent to the City staff identified above as well as the following contacts:

Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
minister@mecp@ontario.ca

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks
135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
EABDirector@ontario.ca 

Resources:

• Ojibway Parkway Wildlife Crossing Environmental Study Report
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Appendix G
• Appendix H
• Appendix I
• Appendix J
• Appendix K
• Appendix L
• Appendix M
• Appendix N
• Appendix O

Public Information Centre (PIC) #3

Notice of Online Public Information Centre #3

Consultation with the public, Indigenous groups, key stakeholders, and regulatory agencies is an important component of the Class EA process. Public Information Centre #2 was held from April 19, 2021, to May 3, 2021. Key feedback received during this event was to consider a wildlife crossing that connects the Ojibway Park and Black Oak Heritage Park. Accordingly, the study team has identified and evaluated additional design options for the wildlife crossing and identified a preferred design that is proposed to cross the Ojibway Parkway and Essex Terminal Railway (ETR) tracks and will connect Ojibway Park with the natural areas associated with Black Oak Heritage Park. Public Information Centre #3 is being hosted to present the updated preferred design. This event is being hosted in two formats:

PIC #3 Virtual Public Consultation (Monday, December 18, 2023, to January 26, 2024): 

A project information package is being made available on this web page starting Monday, December 18, 2023. Interested individuals are invited to review this information on their own time and submit any comments by January 26, 2024 using the online comment form (see links below). 

• Presentation Slides
• Evaluation of Alternatives
• Online Comment Form

PIC #3 In-Person Open House (Thursday, January 18, 2024): 

In addition to the virtual public consultation, the study team will be hosting an in-person open house on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ojibway Nature Centre (5200 Matchett Road, Windsor, Ontario, N9C 4E8). Interested individuals are invited to attend this event where they will have the opportunity to meet with study team members and ask any questions and submit comments. 

Public Information Centre (PIC) #2

Public Information Centre #2 - Virtual Consultation Platform (April 19, 2021)