Windsor Pipeline Replacement Project

Project updates

Construction on this project began in May 2020 and was completed in November 2021. Final clean-up activities will occur in early 2022.

Indigenous and community engagement

For new construction projects, the collective input from government agencies, municipalities, stakeholders, Indigenous communities and Métis, the public and landowners play an integral role in the route and site selection process.

Prior to construction, public input was obtained to ensure that the community was advised of the proposed project, and to involve the public in the decision making process. Public consultation was a key component of the environmental report.

The consultation program helps identify and address stakeholder concerns and issues, and provides the public with an opportunity to receive information about the project, and have meaningful participation into the project review and development process.

Public input from Open Houses held in March and April 2019 was used to help finalize the preferred pipeline route and mitigation plans implemented during construction.

Once the Leave-to-Construct (LTC) application was made to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), any party with an interest in the Project, including members of the public, was able to participate in the process. Stakeholder consultation was a key component of this study. Members of the general public, agencies, Indigenous communities and interest group representatives were invited to participate in the study.

Public notification

November 15, 2021

Please see our latest project update letter.

March 1, 2019

Thank you to all who attended our recent project information sessions on Feb. 20 (Oldcastle) and Feb. 21 (Comber). For those unable to attend, please view the storyboards from the sessions.

Commitment to environment

We are committed to minimizing the effects of our projects and operations on the environment. An Environmental Report has been completed by an independent third party, and in consultation with affected Indigenous communities, landowners, government agencies and others.

Regulatory information

The Windsor Pipeline Replacement Project is regulated by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), an independent government agency that regulates the electricity and natural gas sectors. After a public review and hearing, the OEB is in a position to approve our application. In this section, you can review all regulatory files about the project.

Environmental report

The project's environmental report is available for viewing at the following links. This report will be filed with the OEB, as part of our project application:

• Main Report
• Appendix A - Figures
• Appendix B - Consultation
• Appendix C - Existing Conditions Maps
• Appendix D - Aquatic Habitat
• Appendix E - Terrestrial Habitat
• Appendix F - Contamination Overview Study
• Appendix G - Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment Report
• Appendix H - Mitigation Photomosaic

Leave to construct

On June 12, 2020, Enbridge Gas Inc. filed an application pursuant to Condition 4 from the OEB's Decision and Order, and Section 101 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 for authority to construct a work upon, under or over a highway, utility line or ditch in the County of Essex for the purposes of a natural gas pipeline in respect of which the Ontario Energy Board granted leave to construct in EB- 2019-0172 to Enbridge Gas Inc.

We want to hear from you!

We encourage you to contact us, should you have any questions about the proposed project. To be in touch, please choose from one of the options below.