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Site Work Development Former Mill Lands

Please be advised that beginning Wednesday, June 16, Kenon Builders will begin preliminary site development on the former mill property. The location will be off of Ninth Street North close to Mellick Avenue on the former mill lands.

This preliminary road work development will lead to the eventual use of the property which will be mixed use of residential and commercial developments.

Questions pertaining to the work may be directed to the contractor Kenon Builders at info@kenon.ca.

 

 

 

 

Central Community Club Progress

Over the coming weeks and months the public will see a great deal of activity in the Central Park area. An Expression of Interest (EOI) was issued in April for the design and development of the new Club and several submissions to the EOI were received. The submissions are now being evaluated, and an RFP will be issued to the short list proponents with an RFP due date of June 10th. The RFP will be evaluated and a contractor selected for the development of the project. Concept design will then be finalized...

Kenora Recipient of Kal’s RePlay Fund Grant

The City is grateful to receive financial assistance for a downtown landscaping project this summer. Receiving $5,000 from Kal’s RePlay Fund to implement improvements to over 120 tree wells throughout the Harbourtown Centre will make impressive enhancements to the downtown. The landscaping project fills the base of the tree with recycled rubber product to level out the surface and bring it up to grade. The finished product promises to be aesthetically and visually pleasing yet allow the trees to...

City and Central Community Club Releases Plans

After receiving funding approvals from both Federal and Provincial governments, Central Community Club Inc. and the City of Kenora are pleased to announce that the lights will be back on at the Central Community Club soon. 

Reconstruction of the clubhouse and rink will start this summer, with federal and provincial support under the joint funding program ‘Investing in Canada’ – a program supporting investment in community culture and recreation projects across the province. The funds will...

Nature Conservancy of Canada reaches deal with City of Kenora to purchase Town Island

National non-profit is given the greenlight for fundraising campaign The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the City of Kenora reached a deal today regarding the future sale of Town Island. The two partners have been negotiating the terms of the sale since late last year. NCC is pleased to be able to move forward on this project and begin fundraising the $2.85 million needed to conserve Town Island. The 82 hectares (202 acres) on the island currently held by the city represent an opportunity...