We are not asking for your money!

Only your support via your signature.

Help Windsor’s Youth Football Players get a municipality owned turf football field. 
Sign this petition to show your support for a safe game and strong community.

Windsor Minor Football Association’s dedicated youth players, coaches, parents and our community deserve a safe and reliable sports field. We are asking that with this matter be brought into consideration for budget preparation and review. 
WMFA needs Windsor’s Infrastructure Services, Parks and Recreation, Public Input and ultimately City Council to hear our plea and take action to support our local youth football community.

During the winter and spring of 2025, the City “invested significant funding in the restoration of Mic Mac Park Football Fields” This “comprehensive rehabilitation” included grading, top dressing, sloping, and reseeding. City representatives claim “The project was highly successful, and the field was in excellent condition for team practices by mid-August, well ahead of the fall season.”

While grading, sloping, and reseeding may improve appearance and surface drainage, it doesn't make the field more durable. At the end of the day, it's still heavily under kept, lacklustre, half hard as rock dirt, half- grass that is subject to flooding ,saturation issues and wear and tear it simply cannot withstand. Without proper subsurface drainage or a synthetic layer, calling that "enhanced durability" is misleading at best.

Sports and Recreation Budgets 
 In the last 10 years, the City of Windsor has  developed sports facilities by adding new courts, upgrading existing ones, and building its first city-owned artificial soccer field. Many sports have benefited from municipally-owned amenities.  
However, there is a significant lack of support for football.

⚽️Soccer- McHugh Park Soccer Complex: Windsor's first municipally-owned artificial turf soccer field was created to meet the demand for year-round play and to host tournaments. 

🏒Hockey, 🥌 Curling, 🏀 Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton and Pickleball- Capri pizzeria, Recreation Complex: The former South Windsor arena was renamed and upgraded with two ice pads, a gymnasium, and other recreational rooms. 


⚾️ Baseball and ⚽️ Soccer - Micmac Park: The complex has been expanded over the years to include more sports facilities, primarily for baseball and soccer. 

🏀 Basketball, 🎾 Tennis and Pickleball-  Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex:
The Reimagined Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex project aims to revitalize and expand the facilities at Wilson Park.Key components of the project include the following:
 • New outdoor basketball court (complete)
 • New outdoor tennis court (complete)
 • New outdoor pickleball courts (complete)
 • New splash pad (complete)
 • New large accessible playground (complete)
 • New outdoor baseball and cricket batting cages (complete)
 • Outdoor walking trail (ongoing)
 • New parking area with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (ongoing).
 • Building works, including a new gymnasium, change rooms, program rooms, etc. (ongoing)
‘This project is part of the City’s 2024 capital budget, which invests $23.5 million in parks, facilities, and recreation across the city; and the 2024 operating budget, which allocates $46.2 million towards parks, facilities, and recreation operations. Looking forward, the 10-year capital plan will invest more than $184.5 million in City parks, arenas, and recreation.’

 When speaking on the enhancements at Wilson Park, it can be quoted 
“These projects reflect our commitment to Building Windsor’s Future by enhancing recreational opportunities and improving the quality of life for all residents.” 
- Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens

Windsors football community rejoice for every sport granted additions and necessary updates to continue to make our city an enriching environment.
We too are eager for our next chapter! 🏈

Stronger Fields. Stronger Futures.

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A turf field isn't just a surface; it's an investment in youth, security, and community connection.



**Youth development:** Football teaches discipline, accountability, teamwork, and leadership—qualities that carry into school, work, and life. Reliable facilities ensure those lessons continue, rain or shine.


**Consistent access:** Reliable scheduling means no more lost weekends, last-minute cancellations, or disappointed players. Families can plan their time confidently. 



**Equity and inclusion:** Every other major sport in Windsor—soccer, baseball, hockey—already has dependable facilities. A turf field finally gives football families the same access and respect.



**Community engagement:** A multi-use turf field can host youth leagues, school events, flag tournaments, and charity games, drawing people together across neighborhoods and age groups.



**Economic ripple:** Local tournaments and events bring visitors, hotel stays, and restaurant traffic, generating new revenue for Windsor businesses.



**Long-term value:** Turf fields pay for themselves through higher usage, reduced maintenance, and the ability to host more programming with fewer cancellations.



**Positive visibility:** A new facility showcases Windsor's commitment to youth sports and community health—it tells families the city is invested in their kids' growth, not just the grass they play on.


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Sunday our games canceled. 🚫🏈

The rain may have been uncomfortable for some, but we were prepared and excited to play. It was the City of Windsor - Municipal Government who made the call. Why??



It wasn’t thunder. It wasn’t lightning. It wasn’t unsafe.

The field was solid, dry enough to play, and steady enough to stand. But the game was still canceled to "protect the grass."

That’s what our kids lost their game to. Not weather. Not risk. "Protecting the Grass."

These are kids who practice in every element—heat, cold, rain, wind, snow. They show up even when their fingers are frozen, their knees are scraped, and their bodies ache from the week before. Because football teaches more than plays. It teaches discipline, heart, accountability, and teamwork.

And yet, this sport, the one that builds the toughest, most resilient kids, continues to be treated like it’s disposable. While other sports have turf fields, indoor spaces, and backup plans, football families in Windsor keep losing games to wet grass.

We aren’t asking for special treatment. We’re asking for a fair field to play on. We’re asking for our city to value its kids more than its lawns.

Football isn’t just a game. It’s a classroom without walls—a place where kids learn discipline, how to lead, how to recover, and how to keep going when life hits hard. They deserve a city that shows up for them the way they show up every single week.

Let's make sure our kids have the opportunity to play and learn without the fear of losing out to a wet field.

Show our support for a multi-use synthetic turf field in Windsor. Sign this petition now and help us bring about change that secures our children's right to play, learn, and grow.