Environmental Master Plan
The 2017 Environmental Master Plan (EMP) aims to make the City of Windsor cleaner, greener, healthier, and more sustainable. The EMP reflects the City’s commitment to enhancing environmental performance and facilitating social well-being and economic prosperity. The EMP is organized into a series of goals with supporting objectives.
The updated EMP further considers the impacts of climate change and the health of the Windsor community. The plan has an integrated approach to recognizing the connections between the environment, economy, and society. It is important to note that the EMP is implemented with other City of Windsor plans including our Climate Change Adaptation Plan, Community Energy Plan and the Corporate Climate Action Plan.
The purpose of the EMP is to set out a series of potential actions for the municipality to take, over the short and long term, to improve the city's environment. Most of the actions suggested in the EMP are related to the Corporation of the City of Windsor's activities and operations. The EMP was developed to focus on the City's operations so that the City of Windsor may lead by example for residents, industry and stakeholders.
Goals of the 2017 Environmental Master Plan
- Improve our Air Quality
- Improve our Water Quality
- Responsible Land Use
- Increase Resource Efficiency
- Promote Awareness
Please explore each of the goals. The achievement of each of the goals requires the collaboration and cooperation of many City of Windsor departments, Windsor-Essex County organizations and other local organizations. Each goal is accompanied by objectives and subsequent indicators to measure the implementation of the objectives and progress to reaching the overall goal.
Environmental Attitudes Survey
The Environmental Master Plan was informed by the Environmental Attitudes Survey and other public engagement events. The update to the EMP received feedback from the public in the form of a survey before the plan was released in early 2017.