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Disaster Relief Program Approved for City of Kenora Homeowners

The Province of Ontario has approved the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) program for Kenora. 

Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians is a program that can help affected residents recover costs after a natural disaster. Homeowners and residential tenants, small owner-operated businesses and farms, and not-for-profit organizations in your municipality that were affected by the disaster can apply for assistance under the program. 

Eligible applicants can receive assistance...

Statement of Position on Keewatin Medical Clinic

There is information circulating that suggests that the City is disposing of the Keewatin Medical Clinic without provisions for the new owner to retain medical services in the building. This information is not accurate, and does not reflect the public Expression of Interest (EOI) document that was publicized and available for anyone to submit an interest in the building, including the doctors of the Keewatin Medical Clinic.

Early in the 2018-2022 term of Council, Administration was directed to explore...

City Announces Extensive Restoration Project of Husky the Muskie

Kenora’s iconic mascot will receive an extensive facelift in the coming weeks. 

The City of Kenora has engaged Dinosaur Valley Studios from East Coulee, Alberta to carry out a major renovation of the Husky the Muskie structure. The project site will begin to take shape with scaffolding placed around the structure beginning today. The rehabilitation work will start on Friday, June 10, and last up to ten days. It is anticipated that construction will be completed by June 20, 2022. 

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The Real Cost of High Policing Costs on Our Municipalities

Infrastructure investments are lagging far behind need with no ability to catch up

The municipalities of Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Pickle Lake estimate that since 2015, they have collectively paid out over $30 million dollars more than they should have for the day-to-day services of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). That is about $4 million dollars annually that these municipalities could have invested in critical infrastructure needs, such as roads, drainage, water and sewer infrastructure treatment,...

Lake of the Woods the focus for joint regional marketing efforts

In partnership with Destination Northern Ontario, the City of Kenora and the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, are encouraging visitors to the region once again with the launch of new regional marketing initiatives for the summer and fall of 2022. This joint campaign will focus on the Lake of the Woods.

The impact that visitors to Kenora and Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls has on the local economy is significant. Our communities boast a variety of businesses because of this impact. When people think...