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City Announces Community Improvement Plan Grant Recipients

Today, the City announced recipients of the 2022 Community Improvement Plan (CIP) grant programs in the Harbourtown Centre and Keewatin area. 

These programs provide funding for projects in specific areas of the municipality to support economic development, affordable housing, revitalization, accessibility, enhanced streetscapes and building facades. Council approved a program allocation of $200,000 for 2022 as a result of overwhelming demand from local businesses and property owners. 

The...

Kenora Fire Urge Residents To Be Ready for Anything

Emergency Preparedness Week May 1 to 7, 2022

Natural disasters may be beyond our control, but there are ways to reduce the risk and the impact of whatever emergency we might face. Kenora Fire and Emergency Services urge you to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect yourself and your family during emergencies. 

Emergency Preparedness Week, May 1 to 7, 2022, is a national effort lead by Public Safety Canada, provincial and territorial emergency management organizations, Indigenous...

City Launches 2022 Municipal and School Board Elections Website

The City of Kenora is pleased to launch its new website designed specifically for the 2022 Municipal and School Board elections. The elections website kenoravotes.ca brings together all the important information for candidates and voters.

“We are happy to launch kenoravotes.ca to guide candidates and voters through the election process. Municipal decisions impact our everyday lives so it’s important that voters can find the facts they need to make informed choices and for those who want to serve...

City of Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Pickle Lake Form Coalition to Reduce Cost of Policing

Since the Government of Ontario brought in a new cost-formula in 2015, the three municipalities estimate that the cost of police services has taken $30 million more from their communities than they should have had to pay.

The municipalities of Kenora, Pickle Lake, and Sioux Lookout have agreed to form a coalition to address the significant costs of providing police services in their respective communities.

In 2015, the Ontario Government introduced a cost-formula for all municipalities using the...

City Receives Substantial Provincial Funding for Multiple Infrastructure Projects

The City is excited to announce the approval of six funding applications from the Provincial Government, which will add enhancements to the City’s infrastructure, improving the overall experience for both residents and visitors.  

Recently, Honourable Greg Rickford, MPP, officially announced the City would receive $3,225,000 in financial support from applications the City submitted to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). 

The successful NOHFC applications are for...