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Load Restrictions Lifting

Please be advised that the spring load restrictions put in place on Sunday, March 23, on local roads will be terminated in coordination with the Ministry of Transportation, effective 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

For more information about Ontario’s 2025 spring load restrictions, please visit Ontario.ca/511. 

Thank you for your patience and cooperation in protecting our highways, streets, and roads from damage during wet spring conditions. 

Household Hazardous Waste Depot Moving to Saturdays

Please be advised that the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) depot at the Transfer Station is conveniently moving to Saturdays, starting June 7 and continuing every Saturday until the end of September. The HHW depot hours will remain the same - open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The HHW depot is a free once-a-week service for residential customers and allows customers to dispose of household items that are reactive, flammable, corrosive, poisonous, and otherwise potentially dangerous every week at the...

Highway 17 West and Lakeview Drive Roadside Maintenance

Please be advised that traffic will be reduced to one lane, or intermittently closed, on Wednesday, May 14, as per the following: 

• Beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Highway 17 West between St. Clair Street and May Avenue; and

• Beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Lakeview Drive, from 100 meters east of Parsons Street to 250 meters east of Parsons Street. 

Motorists are advised to proceed cautiously and follow traffic control. 

Thank you for your cooperation and patience during this roadside maintenance work.

What's Open, Closed This Victoria Day Holiday

On Monday, May 19, the Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All other City buildings and facilities are closed, including the Transfer Station, Kenora Public Library, The Muse, Operations Centre, City Hall, Bowman Electric Keewatin Memorial Arena, and Moncrief Construction Sports Centre.

The Wave, microtransit service, does not operate on the holiday.

Coney Island recycle and waste collection starts Tuesday, May 20.

Emergency services on duty as usual. 

For after-hours...

City of Kenora Launches Economic Development Survey

The City’s Economic Development and Tourism Department is excited to announce the launch of a marketing project aimed at shaping the future of economic growth and opportunities Kenora.

The first step of this project is to deliver a short survey, designed to gather input from the community about the kind of businesses, services and opportunities that residents want to see in Kenora.

“The Economic Development team is eager to complete this project,” says Stace Gander, Director of Economic...