News and Events at Ojibway Prairie Complex

News!

• Read the Ojibway Parkway Wildlife Crossing Environmental Study Report.
• Information, studies, reports and an opportunity to provide your feedback are available on the proposed National Urban Park project.
• Meet the Official Bird of the City of Windsor, the Tufted Titmouse!!
• The City of Windsor is developing our first-ever Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP)! The UFMP will establish a long-term vision, goals, and targets for the maintenance, protection, and enhancement of trees across the entire city.

Events!

• National Indigenous History Month:
  • June is National Indigenous History Month! For events happening in Windsor-Essex, please visit Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, and local Indigenous organizations such as Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre, Southwestern Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre, and Ska:na Family Learning Centre. Learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, including #62 to 65, Education for Reconciliation.
• June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day
• June 19 - Friends of Ojibway Prairie Annual General Meeting. Please email friendsofojibway@gmail.com

Saturdays in June at Ojibway Nature Centre: 

• 11 a.m. - Aquatic Investigations: check in at the Nature Centre for a hike to the pond. Staff will dip in the pond to take a look into aquatic life! 
• 1 p.m. - Snake Talk: meet and learn about snakes in our area

Ojibway Nature Centre is open Tuesday to Friday, 12 to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and has free parking and free admission.

Ojibway on the Go:

• June 21 - Beautiful Butterflies from 3 to 4 p.m. at Bridgeview Library

Email ojibway@citywindsor.ca or call 519-966-5852 for more information.

Land Acknowledgement:

Recognized as one of Canada’s most diverse and multicultural communities, our city was developed on land that is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg people of the Three Fires Confederacy (Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa). Before Europeans arrived, the land along the Detroit River was referred to as Wawiiatanong by the Indigenous populations. Due to Windsor’s unique location along the Detroit River, many different groups have called this area home, including Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron (Neutral), and Huron (Wyandot) peoples. This area is part of McKee Purchase Treaty 2 1790. Today, many indigenous people and Métis across Turtle Island call this area home. We are thankful to be able to share our history in this area. 

Contact us!

Ojibway Nature Centre, 5200 Matchett Road, Windsor, Ontario, N9C 4E8, 519-966-5852, ojibway@citywindsor.ca

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