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Fourteenth Avenue North Improvement Project

Please be advised that road and sidewalk improvements will begin on Fourteenth Avenue North on Monday, July 15, closing the road to all traffic and pedestrians.

The improvement work will be completed in two phases. The first phase takes place between Eighth Street North and Sixth Street North. The second phase will extend up to Ninth Street North. Detour routes will be in place.

Only local traffic will be permitted through the work site.

Sidewalks will be closed to pedestrians.

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Municipal Bridge Assessment Work

Please be advised that assessment work will take place from July 8 to 12 on municipal bridges. Engineers will use rope access to inspect the bridge structures and may be seen climbing underneath to complete this work. 

There will be no impacts to traffic or lane closures required. 

This is Phase 1 of the City’s Bi-annual Bridge Assessment Project which reports on the status of municipal bridges for maintenance planning. 

Thank you for your attention to those working on the bridges.

Kenora Collaborates with CPTED Expert to Launch Local Neighbourhood Empowerment Team

The City of Kenora is pleased to announce that Steve Woolrich has been actively engaging with the community, walking the streets, and meeting with local businesses to analyze community safety issues in the Harbourtown Centre. Woolrich is currently undertaking a three-month residency, which concludes July 31.

Woolrich has been utilizing Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) methodologies since 1999, having been trained by world-leading expert Timothy Crow. “CPTED is a great tool...

Keewatin Library Closure

Effective immediately, the Keewatin Library and Keewatin Senior Centre are closed. 

The Keewatin Library building located on Ottawa Street has been deemed unsafe for occupancy due to a structural issue with the roof. 

This building holds programming for library services as well as our Keewatin Senior Centre which will be impacted by this closure. 

The City will be temporarily relocating the senior centre programming to the Keewatin Arena while there are no ice rentals in the facility and a plan for a...

Residents Encouraged to Attend Local Fireworks Display

To minimize the risk of fire and burn injuries on Canada Day, Kenora Fire and Emergency Services encourages residents to attend the fireworks display at the Jarnel Contracting Pavilion instead of informal family or neighbourhood displays. 

“Tourism Kenora will be hosting a fireworks display on Monday night, with experts who are trained to handle and discharge fireworks safely,” says Fire Chief Dave Pratt. “For everyone else, fireworks can be extremely dangerous and costly should something go wrong...