The City of Kenora is developing a Parks and Recreation Master Plan to ensure you have access to recreation opportunities now and into the future. The Master Plan will be a guiding document for the City to manage the direction of parks and recreation through 2032 and ensure the community has appropriate access to parks and recreation opportunities through sound planning and balanced decision-making for the future. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan will promote active living, healthy environments and increased physical activity among all age groups and segments of our community. The new Master Plan is scheduled to be completed early in 2022.
Get involved
Stay tuned for your opportunity to share your thoughts on parks and recreation in the City of Kenora. You will have many opportunities to provide input over the next few months.
Surveys
Coded household survey
Please keep an eye out for a Parks and Recreation Master Plan branded postcard with a code in your mailbox that will have instructions on how to complete the coded household survey. The survey is open until November 12, 2021.
Use your code to complete the survey
If you require a paper version of the household survey, please contact us using the information on the postcard, and we will gladly mail you one.
Online household survey
If you did not receive a postcard, you can still participate! Complete the uncoded household survey. It is the same as the coded version, but we will report coded and non-coded results separately. This survey option will be available November 1st.
Complete the online household survey
Youth survey
Are you a youth who lives in Kenora? Parents and guardians, please help your child or children complete the short youth survey with their own feedback.
Sounding boards
Big panels with space to write on will be set up in parks and other spaces throughout the City.
Mapping tool
You have a chance to provide your feedback on specific spaces using the mapping tool. Drop a virtual pin on a park or recreation facility using our virtual Mark Your Space map. Tell us about the space and why it is important to you and your community. The mapping tool is open for input until November 12, 2021.
Project timeline
- Public consultation, October to November 2021
- Analysis and strategy development, December 2021 to January 2022
- Final Parks and Recreation Master Plan, February 2022
Purpose of the Master Plan |
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The Master Plan will provide staff and Council with a strategic plan that will guide future actions and how to best meet community needs for parks, recreation and related activities (arts, culture and leisure) now and in the future. In addition to this overarching objective, the project will:
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How will my input shape the Master Plan |
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Your input is really important! Feedback from residents, community groups, and other parks and recreation stakeholders, will give the project team important insights into strengths, needs, gaps and opportunities. These insights and other research and analysis being conducted, including a review of current assets, population and demographics, trends research, will help the project team identify future priorities and focus areas. |
Will I have a chance to view the draft Master Plan |
| Yes, before the Master Plan is finalized, you will have a chance to review and provide feedback on the draft Master Plan (likely in late 2021 or early 2022). Given the evolving situation with COVID-19, we aren’t sure if this review opportunity will occur in-person or virtually. Stay tuned for updates posted here. |
Who is developing the Master Plan |
| The City has retained a consulting team led by RC Strategies, a parks and recreation specialist planning firm. City staff will work closely with the consulting team on all aspects of the project. |
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