Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and Community Improvement Plan Reviews and Open House

The City is undertaking Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and Community Improvement Plan Reviews. The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Review will result in a new Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the City.

An Official Plan is a policy document adopted by Council under the provisions of Ontario’s Planning Act. As such, it must reflect and be consistent with matters of provincial interest. The City’s current Official Plan and Zoning By-law were approved in 2015. The City is undertaking a review and update of its Official Plan to ensure that the objectives and policies remain current and relevant, and meet the requirements of the Planning Act, the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and other provincial policies and regulations. The Zoning By-law will be updated to conform with the new Official Plan.

Concurrently with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Review, the City has also initiated a review of the three existing Community Improvement Plans (CIPs) for Harbourtown Centre, Keewatin, and the Former Mill Site. With assistance from its consultant, WSP, the City intends to replace the existing CIPs with a single, integrated CIP for the entire City of Kenora.

You’re invited to participate in a Public Open House

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre, 931 Lakeview Drive, Kenora
Come-and-go format, including presentation boards by the project consultant, WSP, which will provide an overview of the project process, work plan, and community engagement program; and
Visioning activities on the City’s future development and planning issues that will be considered as part of the Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and Community Improvement Plan Reviews.

The Public Open House will be an opportunity for residents and other interested individuals and groups to learn more about and get involved in the Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and Community Improvement Plan Reviews by providing preliminary input.

Draft Background Reports will be available for review on the website in February 2025. An online community survey on key policy and zoning issues will be launched on the website following the Public Open House.

For more information related to the City of Kenora Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and Community Improvement Plan Reviews process, please visit our project webpage at OPZBLCIPreview.

Media contacts

Janis Pochailo, Director of Planning and Building Services, 807-467-2192

Stace Gander, Director of Economic Development and Tourism, 807- 467-4655