Federal budget makes it official: Windsor gets Ojibway National Urban Park
Windsor Star - 2024-04-16T20:31:44.000Z

It’s official. After years of dreaming, lobbying and politicking for a grand protected natural area, funding set aside in Tuesday’s federal budget has cleared the path for Windsor to become the second city in Canada to host a national urban park. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 federal budget earmarks $36.1 million over the next five […]

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