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City Advises Public on Delays with Line Painting

Drivers will notice the line painting of the City’s highways, streets, intersections, and parking areas are being completed in stages this summer. As of the end of July, only the highway painting has been completed, with detail work such as slip lanes, and intersection arrows not yet marked.

The City is working with the line painting contractor to see the project to completion as soon as possible, however, work is being impacted by staffing shortages. The remaining work is primarily completed by...

City of Kenora Council Summary for June 21, 2023

This summary is a snapshot of the decisions made by City of Kenora Council at the June 21, 2023 meeting. Please review the Minutes for an official record of the meeting proceedings.

Council appoints Kenora Crime Prevention and Community Well-Being Advisory Committee members

Council appointed the following members to the Kenora Crime Prevention and Community Well-Being Advisory Committee:

• Taras Manzie
• Shannon Bailey
• Denise Forsyth
• Darcia Curtis
• Regan Dearborn
• Laurel Pirrie 
• Jill Hager
• Jared Olson
• Jodelle...

City Invests in Online Service Request Tool

The City of Kenora has invested in a new self-reporting online tool putting customer service at the forefront of service delivery.

The new self-reporting tool allows citizens to submit a Request for Service through Kenora.ca. The Citizen Request Portal is an online form where residents can log their requests for a specific service need or notify a City department that a scheduled service was not provided on time. Request types include:

• animal control,
• missed garbage and recycling pick-up,
• snow plowing, 

Fire Ban Lifted

Please be advised the City-wide fire ban is lifted as of Tuesday, July 11, at 3:00 p.m. This follows the announcement from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) ending the Restricted Fire Zone for the northwest region. 

Although the fire ban has been lifted, conditions remain dry, and residents are strongly encouraged to burn responsibly and safely with extreme caution. 

City of Kenora burning permits are reinstated. An Open Air Burning Permit is required in the City of Kenora and may...

Notice of Surplus and Disposition of Municipal Lands

Notice is hereby given that Council of the Corporation of the City of Kenora proposes, at a special meeting to be held on July 26, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., to consider a By-Law to Surplus and Sell certain lands within the municipality. 

A by-law will be placed on the Agenda of the Committee of the Whole on July 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., Council of the Corporation will then have the opportunity for consideration during a special meeting on July 26, 2023. 

The lands affected by the proposed by-law are...