Community Conversation - Transportation Barriers

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Community Conversation to
be held on Wednesday, September 25 from 1-3pm at the Tecumseh Arena.

Pathway to Potential, Windsor Essex County's Poverty Reduction Strategy is hosting a community converstation around transportation barriers faced by community members across Windsor and Essex County.

The community is invited to attend this free event. The group is also collecting feedback with an online survey and planning to use the results to lead the conversation. Whether or not you can atend, completing the survey will be very beneficial to the group. The survey can be found here:
http://windsoressextransportation.questionpro.com

If you are interested in attending the community converstation, you can register here: https://windsoressextransportation.eventbrite.ca

Comments Welcome!Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority Report

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Make plans to attend a public meeting/open house to learn about the draft Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority Report and to provide comments. See the table below for the location near you.

Copies of the draft report will be available at the meeting, but you can visit www.ijc.org to review the report on their webpage. At each location below, there will be an open house/poster session from 6 pm to 7 pm. At 7 pm, there will be a short video highlighting the findings and recommendations in the draft report, followed by a comment period until 9 pm.

If you can't attend one of these meetings, it's easy to comment online. Following the close of the comment period (October 5), the draft report will be revised and submitted to the governments later this year.

Sept. 18
Sandusky Area
Erie County Conservation League
815 E. Mason Rd
Milan, OH, 44846

Sept. 19
Toledo Area
Maumee Bay Lodge
1750 State Park Road #2
Oregon, OH, 43616

Sept. 24
Walpole Island First Nation
Walpole Island Sports Complex
770 Tecumseh Road
Wallaceburg, ON, N8A 4K9

Sept. 25
Port Stanley, ON
Port Stanley Arena
332 Carlow Road, N5L 1B6

Sept. 26
Leamington, ON
Seacliffe Inn
388 Erie Street South, N8H 3E5

Oct. 2
Cleveland Area
Rocky River Nature Center
24000 Valley Pkwy,
North Olmsted, OH, 44070

CodeGreen EXPO at Caesars Windsor!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

CodeGreen EXPO is a family friendly event that promotes sustainability and environmental awareness.

AND WE’D LOVE YOU TO BE PART OF IT!

The BIG GREEN BUS will be there to share stories
and information – and inspire communities, families and
individuals to help reduce our environmental impact.

You’ll also enjoy information and activities from a
number of groups, such as vendors from the
Downtown Windsor Farmers Market, local suppliers
and local environmental organizations.

GET A LITTLE GREENER ON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 28, 2013 1:00-7:00pm

AT THE CAESARS WINDSOR BUILDING PARKING LOT

PLEASE JOIN US!

For more info go to www.thebiggreenbus.org

Ojibway Shores Public Meeting

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Important Ojibway Shores Public Meeting to discuss potential development plans - Wednesday July 3rd at 6:30pm at Mackenzie Hall (3277 Sandwich Street West). Come out and show your support for this essential link to our greenway system.

With over 12 hectares of woodlot, a marshy pond and 430 metres of natural Detroit River shoreline, Ojibway Shores is a ecological gem in an otherwise heavily developed Detroit River watershed. In its current state, Ojibway Shores acts as a wildlife linkage or corridor between the Detroit River and the interior significant sites of the Ojibway complex including Black Oak Woods, Ojibway Park, Ojibway Prairie, and Spring Garden ANSI.

Ojibway Shores is owned by the Federal Government of Canada and is administered by the Windsor Port Authority.