Hello, As a citizen of…

Hello,
As a citizen of Essex County , I am very dismayed with our Endangered Species Act, in that it has apparently failed to save Endangered Species in our County (Essex ).There has been an ongoing battle to stand up for all the Species at Risk in one of our significantly endangered areas in our county. The Ojibway Nature Reserve and Prairie in the Windsor , Ont . area has over 4000 species, 160 are at risk and 21 are on the endangered list. Why are we allowing a Big Box complex next to it if we care about these endangered and at risk species? What is the Endangered Species act doing to protect these? I really don't get it. The increased traffic on Matchette Road will be one of the biggest threats, why cannot this road be closed if the Big Box store is going ahead? Why is this being ignored when our Species are slipping away every single day. Please do more to protect these rare plants, animals and amphibians. They will be all gone in a few years if this continues. I see other Provinces making Turtle crossings and many concessions to help protect nature-what is Ontario doing? I urge you to look at this area again. We need your help, we need a stricter Ontario Endangered Species Act, not. a more lenient one. Sadly, this Big Box store could go in areas where empty stores are sitting , already on empty concrete lots. Since the first of this year Windsor has lost the following big name stores, Bombay, Home Outfitters, Bowrings, and many smaller retail outlets. Sears went last year Many are on the verge of closing due to the impact of on line shopping.. Why are we endangering our wildlife, plants and reptiles when there is a downtrend on retail outlets?. Windsor cannot support the malls and stores we already have. I am all for progress in Business but we must stop the deadly impact it is doing on our environment. Please take this into consideration, we are depending on you and so are our Species at risk .
Sincerely,