Windsor Votes to Begin Expropriation Process for Derelict Properties Near Ambassador Bridge
Most of the targeted homes are tied to the Canadian Transit Company, and city officials say derelict properties have posed safety hazards for years.
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City moves to expropriate 45 west-end properties
The City of Windsor has initiated the process to expropriate 45 properties in Olde Sandwich Towne.The boarded-up homes and vacant land on Indian Road, Edison Street, Bloomfield Road and others are owned by a number of different companies associated with the owners of the Ambassador Bridge.The decision to expropriate the land was made during an in-camera council meeting on July 27, 2026.The application for expropriation states it’s "for the munic…
City of Windsor seeks to expropriate dozens of Ambassador Bridge-owned properties in west end
The municipality has begun the process of expropriating at least 45 derelict or vacant properties in the Sandwich Town area — which belong to the Canadian Transit Company (Ambassador Bridge).
Windsor moves to expropriate 45 derelict properties in Sandwich neighbourhood
After decades of boarded-up homes, demolition orders and frustrated attempts to revive parts of Windsor's west end neighbourhood, city hall is taking its most aggressive step yet by moving to expropriate 45 properties in Sandwich.
City Commences Expropriation Process For Derelict Residential Properties In Olde Sandwich Towne | windsoriteDOTca News - windsor ontario's neighbourhood newspaper
The City of Windsor has commenced the expropriation process for several boarded-up or vacant properties in the city’s west end. At an in-camera meeting on
Company that owns Ambassador Bridge responds to Windsor’s expropriation plan
The city announced Thursday it is beginning the process to expropriate 45 vacant and boarded homes, a number of them owned by companies associated with the owners of the Ambassador Bridge, which have been the focus of multiple legal battles with the city for several decades.
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