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Water Delivery Schedule Change
Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2023 10:24 AM
Please be advised that water delivery will be available five days a week, Monday to Friday, effective immediately. The delivery area remains south of Kenora By-pass Highway 17A, between the Highway 17 East and West boundaries.
Customers must place the water delivery order by calling the day before the water is required, same day requests are subject to the higher fill fee.
Effective January 3, 2023, customers must call 807-467-2000, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), from...
Council Commits to Addressing Safety Concerns
Posted on Friday, December 30, 2022 09:09 AM
Council has commenced their new term with a firm commitment to the community to address safety concerns for citizens in the downtown core.
A special meeting of Council held yesterday provided an initial opportunity to hear the concerns of citizens along with a dedicated opportunity for Council to discuss ideas to address the systemic challenges facing the community. These discussions included immediate actions along with long-term strategies.
Through these discussions, the Ontario...
City Announces New Fire Chief
Posted on Friday, December 09, 2022 12:50 PM
The City of Kenora is pleased to announce the appointment of David Pratt as the City’s next Director of Emergency Services and Fire Chief.
Chief Pratt takes over the reins from the current Chief, Kent Readman, effective December 5, 2022. Chief Pratt has been serving as the Deputy Fire Chief since March 2022.
Chief Pratt has an extensive background in firefighting. He began his tenure in emergency services with the Town of Halton Hills as a volunteer firefighter in 1998. Over his career...
Northwestern Ontario Municipalities Focused on Finding a Solution for 2023 Police Costs, and Beyond
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2022 02:06 PM
Kenora, Sioux Lookout and Pickle Lake remain the three highest cost jurisdictions in all of Ontario for OPP policing services
The Councils of Kenora, Sioux Lookout and Pickle Lake remain committed to working cooperatively with the Government of Ontario to find a funding solution for the extraordinarily high police costs in their three municipalities.
In April, the municipalities formed a coalition. Since that time, they have had meetings with OPP officials, Ministry staff, and the Minister on the...
Snow Clearing and Parking
Posted on Monday, November 21, 2022 12:12 PM
The City of Kenora is reminding citizens about parking for snow clearing this winter.
Please keep the snow and ice on your property when cleaning your yard and driveway after a snow fall. Do not push or pile snow onto municipally-owned streets and sidewalks. When snow is piled on the street or blocks the sidewalk, it is difficult and unsafe for the snow plow operators to clear the snow.
At all times, especially in winter, you may not park your vehicle over or partly onto a sidewalk....