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Event inspires new name "Coco's Prairie"

Thanks to Amy Riberdy for organizing "Yoga at the Park" Aug 15, 2010. Some cash was raised to pay experts and all had a great time. Thanks to Mary Farrell, with Yoga for the Soul and Jonathon Choquette for the yoga and talk. They inspired the new name of development lands- "Coco's Prairie"

Greeting Cards

Buy 3 cards for $5 (100% post consumer paper) to help protect Ojibway. Purchase at Ten Thousand Villages, Cordoba Coffee House, and Downtown Market.Thanks to Mark Boscariol of Chanoso's/Oishii Restaurants for sponsoring the cards. Thanks also to photographers; Betty Learmouth, Russ Jones, Tom Preney, and Jerry Pollard!

and Big Box Development

Four Big Box stores are being proposed in a 47 acre development that would total 500 000 sq ft. with a 2 300 vehicle parking lot. The Big Box site is directly beside the red star on map. Due to recent findings, it could be the site for "Coco's Prairie" (see Windsor Star Aug 6, 2010 article below).

The City of Windsor gave approval in 2007 and the case is before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). Scientific evidence must be prepared to prove the Big Boxes' negative impact on this provincially, nationally and globally significant landscape. The hearing was to commence January 11, 2010 but has been delayed du to the developer's Species at Risk Report. The Hearing is now slated to occur Dec 6, 2010. The environmental case is likely to occur Jan 2011. T etia is expected to last 6 weeks.

Another proposed development is also noted on the map. It's a 160 acre customs clearance centre for the new bridge to the United States (adjacent to Black Oak park). The customs centre is presently directly adjacent to Black Oak rated G1- occurring less than 5 times on the globe. The new road also poses to impact eight threatened species, including 11 887 individuals.

The Ojibway Prairie Complex in Windsor, Ontario is a rare five park system that holds some of Canada's and the globe's most endangered ecosystems.

The Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve is unique, as it hosts one of the largest remnants of Tallgrass Prairie in Canada. It is one of the earth's most endangered plant communities.

Professor Larry Lamb of the University of Waterloo calls Ojibway Prairie an "important ecological reserve", "it has greater biodiversity that Algonquin Park or the Bruce Peninsula" Harboring more rare species than any other provincial park in Ontario.

Ojibway needs our help. See "Big Box Impact" and "You Can Help".

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Recent Events

July 29, 2010- Experts for parties visit site and find approximately 92 endangered/threatened individual species. In addition, the Ministery of Natural Resources have recorded over 54 endangered/threatened species in a 1 km radius. See headlines Aug 2010 Windsor Star article.

July 28, 2010-Company granted indefinte adjournment to complete species at risk work. Parties agree on condition that their experts secure site visits on proposed development lands.

May 19, 2010- Company requests second adjournment until Sept 2011 to complete further species at risk studies. This was the same reason for adjournment in Jan 2010, though no further studies have been completed.

Jan 11, 2010- Hearing delayed until Dec 6, 2010.

Dec 23, 2009- Coco Paving requests adjournmnet for 6-9 months due to MNR's concerns for Species at Risk.

This page was last updated: August 16, 2010