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City to Develop Sustainability Action Plan

The City is pleased to announce a process to develop its first Sustainability Action Plan is underway, which is due to be completed by the end of 2021.

City Staff and the new Sustainability Advisory Committee will work together to develop an action-orientated plan.  The early stage of the process will involve public engagement opportunities to gather information about how to build a more sustainable community.

Residents and other community partners are encouraged to get involved. There will...

Community Feedback Influences Changes in Kenora OPP

The Kenora Police Services Board is pleased to release the results of the community policing survey that was conducted late last summer. The survey objective was to determine what the community’s policing service priorities were for the City of Kenora. Questions about personal safety, the community, the characteristics of the police force, and how to improve policing were asked to draw a clear picture about policing expectations and perceptions in the community. Over 700 people responded, with 96%...

City Reveals New Parking Kiosks

The City has revealed a modernized method for motorists to pay for parking. New “pay-by-plate” parking kiosks have been installed in different locations in downtown and have now been activated.

To use the “pay–by-plate” method, the vehicle plate number is required. The customer parks at metered space and then finds the closest kiosk to enter plate information and purchase parking time. There are signs at the end of each parking section with directional arrows pointing towards the kiosk location....

Seniors housing to be developed in Kenora

The Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) and the City of Kenora are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached for the City lands known as the “Howard Property” to be utilized to develop new housing. The KDSB has proposed to use the lands to build a 54-unit seniors housing complex. The housing project directly responds to the community’s housing crisis and the lack of affordable housing options for seniors.

The building will be a mixed market model, ensuring that units are available...

Water and Sewer Connection to Wauzhushk Onigum Nation Celebrated

September 30, 2020
Wauzhushk Onigum Nation (Kenora), Ontario

Chief Chris Skead and the members of the Council of the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation gathered today with Elders, community members, and other valued friends and partners to celebrate the completion of the interconnection of the community to the City of Kenora’s water and sewage system.

Services to the First Nation will be provided under the terms of a Municipal-Type Services Agreement that was signed earlier this summer between the First Nation...