Keewatin Channel Bridge Weight Restriction

The Keewatin Channel Bridge currently has a vehicle weight limit due to scaffolding adjustments.

Load restrictions remain in place at 8,500 pounds (3,855 kilograms) per vehicle. Commercial vehicles over this limit must use the Highway 17A Bypass.

Emergency vehicles and buses are permitted to cross the bridge with the flow of regular passenger traffic, although no more than one emergency or bus may be on the bridge at the same time. When multiple are crossing, these vehicles are to cross only after the preceding vehicle has passed the high mid-point of the bridge.

Manufacturing Sector

Abundant resources, a prime location, and a skilled workforce power production

In Kenora, manufacturing is shaped by the steady flow of resources and ideas. The city’s strategic location, skilled workforce, and collaborative networks create a surge of opportunity, fueling everything from the natural resource sector and consumer packaged goods to advanced technologies. Here, growth is on the move in every corner of the community.

Kenora’s highly skilled workforce of 7,745 people includes 280 residents working in the manufacturing sector. Exporting manufacturers include Weyerhauser, Atlantic Industries, SWEET Lake of the Woods and Lake of the Woods Brewing Company.

Check out the 2025 Manufacturing Sector Profile for more information.

To learn more about the City of Kenora, life at the lake and opportunities in manufacturing, please contact our Economic Development Department.

Contact us

Contact the Economic Development Team

Megan Dokuchie, Economic Development Officer
Phone: 807-467-2127

Allyson Pele, Economic Development Officer
Phone: 807-467-2204

Operations Building
60 Fourteenth Street North
Kenora, Ontario P9N 4M9

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