432-00150 Environment
Petition to the Government of Canada
WHEREAS - Ojibway Shores, a 33 acre parcel of land, an ecological treasure hosting rare flora, fauna and countless species-at-risk and is owned by the federal government and overseen by the Windsor Port Authority.
WHEREAS - The Port Authority wants $12 Million from the Community Benefit Fund meant to offset border impacts in neighbourhoods like Sandwich Towne in exchange for a 30 year lease of Ojibway Shores.
WHEREAS - The Community Benefit Fund should be used for the betterment of the community, including mitigation of construction impacts, community services for homelessness, jobs and training, education and health services, and long-term aesthetic maintenance of the area.
WHEREAS - The Federal Government owns the property and can execute a transfer from the Port Authority to Environment Canada whose mandate to conserve Canada's natural heritage and is resourced to protect, preserve, and conduct appropriate research activity on environmentally crucial land.
THEREFORE, we the undersigned call on the Transport Minister to immediately transfer Ojibway Shores to Environment Canada for its long-term protection.
WHEREAS - Ojibway Shores, a 33 acre parcel of land, an ecological treasure hosting rare flora, fauna and countless species-at-risk and is owned by the federal government and overseen by the Windsor Port Authority.
WHEREAS - The Port Authority wants $12 Million from the Community Benefit Fund meant to offset border impacts in neighbourhoods like Sandwich Towne in exchange for a 30 year lease of Ojibway Shores.
WHEREAS - The Community Benefit Fund should be used for the betterment of the community, including mitigation of construction impacts, community services for homelessness, jobs and training, education and health services, and long-term aesthetic maintenance of the area.
WHEREAS - The Federal Government owns the property and can execute a transfer from the Port Authority to Environment Canada whose mandate to conserve Canada's natural heritage and is resourced to protect, preserve, and conduct appropriate research activity on environmentally crucial land.
THEREFORE, we the undersigned call on the Transport Minister to immediately transfer Ojibway Shores to Environment Canada for its long-term protection.