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Pinecone Drive Condition Advisory

Please be advised that the condition of Pinecone Drive has deteriorated, causing the shoulder of the road to fail. 

Motorists should be aware of this hazard and be cautious and slow down when driving on Pinecone Drive.

City crews are setting up barriers along the shoulder of the road and continue to monitor the conditions.

City Offers Modern Property Tax Billing Solution

The City is improving service delivery through investment in modernization by offering a new option for property owners to receive their interim and final tax bills. 

Property owners can now choose to receive their tax bills electronically. To sign up, complete the one-page form found on our Property Taxes page. You will need to enter your email address, City of Kenora tax roll number, and the property address. We will send your next tax bill to the email address you provide on the registration...

City Announces Community Improvement Plan Grant Recipients

Today, the City announced recipients of the 2022 Community Improvement Plan (CIP) grant programs in the Harbourtown Centre and Keewatin area. 

These programs provide funding for projects in specific areas of the municipality to support economic development, affordable housing, revitalization, accessibility, enhanced streetscapes and building facades. Council approved a program allocation of $200,000 for 2022 as a result of overwhelming demand from local businesses and property owners. 

The...

City Launches 2022 Municipal and School Board Elections Website

The City of Kenora is pleased to launch its new website designed specifically for the 2022 Municipal and School Board elections. The elections website kenoravotes.ca brings together all the important information for candidates and voters.

“We are happy to launch kenoravotes.ca to guide candidates and voters through the election process. Municipal decisions impact our everyday lives so it’s important that voters can find the facts they need to make informed choices and for those who want to serve...

City of Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Pickle Lake Form Coalition to Reduce Cost of Policing

Since the Government of Ontario brought in a new cost-formula in 2015, the three municipalities estimate that the cost of police services has taken $30 million more from their communities than they should have had to pay.

The municipalities of Kenora, Pickle Lake, and Sioux Lookout have agreed to form a coalition to address the significant costs of providing police services in their respective communities.

In 2015, the Ontario Government introduced a cost-formula for all municipalities using the...