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City of Kenora Council Summary for February 15, 2023

This summary is a snapshot of the decisions made by City of Kenora Council at the February 15, 2023 meeting. Please review the Minutes for an official record of the meeting proceedings.

Council approves the terms of reference for Kenora Crime and Community Well-Being Advisory Committee

Council approved the proposed amendments to the Terms of Reference for the Kenora Crime and Community Well-Being Advisory Committee. With the approval, recruitment of additional committee members can begin to fill...

Council Supports Moving Ahead with Crime Prevention and Community Well-Being Advisory Committee

On February 15, Council approved the Terms of Reference for the Crime Prevention and Community Well-Being Advisory Committee, signaling moving ahead with the important work of this Committee of Council.

The existing Terms of Reference was amended to include voting members from the judicial system, youth probation, a member of Council, and a member from the business community. The City will start recruiting for committee members to fulfill seats from various sectors specified in the new Terms of...

Council Approves 2023 Municipal Five Year Capital Budget

Today, Council approved the 2023 capital budget.  The budget includes a number of critical projects initiated by staff, Council and community input. 

The new term of Council met on January 30, February 1, and February 2, 2023 to review and amend the draft 2023 capital budget. Council held detailed discussion on priority capital projects and identified their priorities for the next five years through this process. 

The 2023 five year capital budget includes:

• $16.6M investment in hard infrastructure...

Naming Rights Secured for Keewatin Memorial Arena

The City of Kenora is pleased to announce that a long-term Naming Rights agreement has been secured for the Keewatin Memorial Arena with a locally owned company.

In 2022, the City of Kenora launched anew program to sell the Naming Rightsof key municipal-owned recreation and tourism facilities to companies or organizations for a defined period as a form of advertising and to support the City. The partnership is naming rights only for a defined period of time.

Bowman Electric Limitedhas committed...

Naming Rights Secured for Kenora Recreation Centre

The City of Kenora is proud to announce that a long-term Naming Rights agreement has been secured for the Kenora Recreation Centre with a locally owned company.

In 2022, the City of Kenora launched anew program to sell the Naming Rightsof municipal-owned facilities to companies or organizations for a defined period as a form of advertising. The partnership pertains to the name only and not ownership of the physical facility nor the operations of such facility.

When searching for a Naming Rights...