News Release – MPP Dowie Tables Motion in Support of Ojibway Urban Park
Windsor ― Today, Andrew Dowie, MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh tabled a motion in the Ontario Legislature, seeking the support of the House to facilitate the creation of the Ojibway National Urban Park.
“That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should consider integrating the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve with adjacent lands under the management of Parks Canada to facilitate the creation of Ojibway National Urban Park as part of an overall strategy to protect local endangered species and natural heritage areas, aid flood mitigation efforts, create publicly accessible greenspace and further encourage ecotourism in Windsor-Essex.”
“I’m honoured to table this motion in the Legislature with the support of my caucus, not only to better serve the greater Windsor-Essex community, but to fulfill the commitment of support for Mayor Drew Dilkens’ Platform 4 Windsor,” said Andrew Dowie, MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh. “My strong preference would have been to collaborate with Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky before the tabling of her motion. In working together in the future, we’ll find the common ground necessary to secure the support of the House and to get it done for Windsor.”
The Ontario Government, led by Premier Ford, is committed to the creation of the Ojibway National Urban Park and to fully participate in the Parks Canada process to create a viable land management model for the proposed urban park. Our government looks forward to Parks Canada initiating the proposed committee for the project, which includes partners such as the City of Windsor, the Government of Ontario, the Caldwell First Nation, the Walpole First Nation, the Huron-Wendat First Nation, and Hydro One.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Paul Synnott
Executive Assistant Andrew Dowie, MPP
Windsor-Tecumseh
Ph: 519-251-0437 Cell: 226-724-6978
Email: paul.synnott@pc.ola.org