Windsor names stretch of Marentette Avenue 'Chaldean Way' to honour community's contributions
CBC
Several dozen members of Windsor's Chaldean community and its supporters celebrated in the cold at the corner of Marentette Avenue and Wyandotte Street East Friday, as city officials gave a secondary name to the section of Marentette between Wyandotte and Tuscarora Street: Chaldean Way.
The intersection is home to the Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Church.
“This means … big things for us,” said Adel Salman, the public relations manager for the Chaldean Association of Windsor.
“All our people — they are happy on this occasion because the city [is offering] recognition [to] the Chaldean people here for what we do for the city.”
The Chaldeans are Indigenous people of Mesopotamia, who have lived since ancient times in present day Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran, according to a 2024 proclamation issued by the City of Windsor for the Chaldean Babylonia New Year.
They have faced systematic persecution in their ancestral homeland.
Around 22,000 Chaldeans currently call Windsor their home.
Coun. Angelo Marigani attended the street naming event and thanked the community in a Facebook post for its contributions to Windsor’s economy and culture.
“Great to see a packed crowd and a shared sense of pride for our city’s bright, multicultural future,” he wrote.
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