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Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice for McLeod Park

Schedule A+ notification Kenora Harbourfront: McLeod Park upgrades

The City of Kenora will be making improvements to McLeod Park, located on the north end of the Harbourfront Greenbelt opposite Husky the Muskie and adjacent to Lakeview Drive, in Kenora, Ontario. The project includes the renewal of approximately 580 m2 of the current Park’s footprint. Construction includes soft landscaping, hard landscaping, structural and electrical elements. The City of Kenora plans to improve the park in two...

Dispose of Used Sandbags

The water levels on Lake of the Woods have receded significantly over the past two weeks and remedial work on City infrastructure, as well as private properties, have been initiated.

The public is encouraged to properly dispose of any sandbags that they may have added to their property by dropping them off at the Transfer Station, 401 Mellick Avenue, at the recycle entrance area. As you enter the recycle entrance, to the left there is an area identified that you can leave your intact sandbags.

Further,...

City of Kenora Notice of Application and Public Meeting for a Zoning By-law Amendment D14-22-06

Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting for a Zoning By-law Amendment, File Number D14-22-06 Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, c.P13, s. 34

Take Notice that Council of the Corporation of the City of Kenora will hold a Statutory Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider a Zoning By-law Amendment as it pertains to Zoning By-law No. 101-2015, at the following time and location:

Statutory public meeting           

When: Tuesday, September 13,...

City of Kenora Council Summary for August 9, 2022

This summary is a snapshot of the decisions made by City of Kenora Council at the August 9, 2022 meeting. Please review the minutes for an official record of the meeting proceedings.

Council approves Coney Island foot bridge replacement

Council approved a $225,000 budget amendment to replace the Coney Island foot bridge. The foot bridge was damaged in the spring from high water and extreme wind conditions. It is important to replace the foot bridge before freeze-up so Coney Island residents can continue...

Statement of Position on Central Park Bylaw Amendment Appeal

The City of Kenora passed By-law 33-2021, to adopt Amendment 21-01 to the Official Plan and By-law 34-2021, to amend the Zoning By-law, on March 16, 2021. The purpose of the amendments is to re-designate and rezone City-owned lands that are currently parkland, to permit residential development in the Central park area. That rezoning was appealed by a member of the public in April 2021.

The public appeal focused on three main issues of concern:

1. The removal of parkland;
2. The requirement for a noise...