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City Announces New Fire Chief

Posted on Monday, May 03, 2021 10:19 AM

The City of Kenora is pleased to announce the appointment of Kent Readman as the City’s next Fire Chief.

Chief Readman brings a wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the fire service industry to the role, and the Mayor, Council and City Administration is excited to welcome Kent and his family to Kenora.

Fire service runs in his blood, his father, a 20+ year veteran. Chief Readman recalls fondly growing up at the fire hall and all of his best friends being kids of fire fighters. Originally...

Kenora Fire and Emergency Services Urge Residents to Be Ready For Anything

Posted on Friday, April 30, 2021 08:08 AM

Emergency Preparedness Week May 2 to 8, 2021

Emergency Preparedness Week is a national campaign to increase awareness of individual and family preparedness. Kenora Fire and Emergency Services urge you to think about the risks we could face, prepare a personal emergency plan, and build a 72 hours emergency kit for your home to Be Ready For Anything.

As we have experienced in the last year with COVID-19, the evacuation of residents of Red Lake, and other local flooding threats, we all have a role...

Kenora Recipient of Kal’s RePlay Fund Grant

Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2021 04:16 PM

The City is grateful to receive financial assistance for a downtown landscaping project this summer.

Receiving $5,000 from Kal’s RePlay Fund to implement improvements to over 120 tree wells throughout the Harbourtown Centre will make impressive enhancements to the downtown.

The landscaping project fills the base of the tree with recycled rubber product to level out the surface and bring it up to grade. The finished product promises to be aesthetically and visually pleasing yet allow the trees to...

City Supports Recycling Structure

Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 04:30 PM

The City now has a unique place to dispose of recycling items on the Harboufront, thanks to the collaborative efforts of environmentally-minded partners Northern Waste and Hauling, Lake of the Woods Brewing Company, and Bell’s Septic.

To celebrate Earth Day and promote recycling, a new recycling fish structure was unveiled on the greenbelt last week. The metal fish structure holds recycle items in the belly of the fish, and below holds two blue boxes for recycle disposal at the base. The structure...

Coney Island Footbridge Removal 2021

Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 08:14 AM

Please be advised the Coney Island footbridge will be removed for the season on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 beginning at 8:00 a.m.

This work depends on weather conditions and weather fluctuations. Should there be unfavourable weather on Tuesday, we will work to remove the footbridge by the end of the week.

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