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Council Approves 2024 Utility Budgets

Today, Council approved the 2024 Operating Water and Wastewater as well as Solid Waste Utility budgets and the respective utility 10-year Capital plans. Both utilities are user pay services, which are self-funded by the users; no tax revenue is used to support these two utilities.

The Water and Wastewater utility treats and distributes safe drinking, services fire protection water, collects and treats wastewater for both the City of Kenora and Wauzhushk Onigum Nation. The Water and Wastewater...

City of Kenora Council Summary for September 20, 2023

This summary is a snapshot of the decisions made by City of Kenora Council at the September 20, 2023 meeting. Please review the Minutes for an official record of the meeting proceedings.

Council declared September 30 civic holiday

Council declared September 30, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a civic holiday for the City of Kenora. All municipal employees and the community are encouraged to observe the occasion as intended.

Council received rural roads study

Council received the rural...

Flags at Half-Mast to Honour Former Fire Chief Warren Brinkman

The flags at all City facilities have been lowered in memory of former City of Kenora Fire Chief Warren Brinkman who passed away this morning. We are keeping his family, friends, and colleagues in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Gould Road Closure for Culvert Replacements

Please be advised that Moncrief Construction Limited (MCL) will be completing culvert replacements on Gould Road commencing Thursday, October 5, and continuing until the end of October 2023. 

During the construction, a section of Gould Road will be closed approximately 300m north of the intersection with Transmitter Road. 

Local traffic will be able to access Gould Road from both Railway Street and the Transmitter Road. 

We thank the public for their patience and cooperation during this...

Recycling Depots Collector Bin Changes

In alignment with the Province of Ontario’s Blue Box Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, recyclable materials brought to the Transfer Station Recycling Depot or dropped at the Rural Recycle Depots no longer need to be sorted by material type. All of the recycling bins at the Depot can accept mixed recyclables, excluding glass. Glass continues to be collected in a dedicated bin. 

Customers will experience shorter wait times at the Depot as there is no longer a...