Sustainability Action Plan

The City of Kenora is developing its very first Sustainability Action Plan to guide local efforts to enhance sustainability and increase community resiliency. City staff will provide key input into the Plan, with multi-sectoral insight from the Sustainability Advisory Committee.

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Get involved

There are ways you can be involved in the process:

online surveys
virtual community workshops

Watch here for engagement opportunities throughout the three phases of the process and project updates as the Sustainability Action Plan develops.

For further updates, you may register with our Strategic Initiatives Officer.

Project updates

View what happened in Phase 1 and read the summary report. Learn about what is happening now in Phase 2.

Phase 1

In Phase 1, you shared your thoughts about priorities for the community related to sustainability and climate change. You can view the feedback in the Phase 1 What We Heard Report, which summarizes:

The Phase 1 Community Survey, “Kenora Sustainability Action Plan: Your Thoughts Matter!” (186 respondents)
Information shared through discussions during the Phase 1 Sustainability Advisory Committee meeting (12 participants)
Information shared at the Phase 1 community workshop (42 community members)
Follow-up emails submitted by several members of the community, including school-aged youth.

Watch the video recording of the Phase 1 presentation from February 23, 2021. Use the required passcode @NcBgWU5 to access the zoom recording.

Video recording

Words and phrases related to the sustainability workshop discussion

Phase 1 was completed in March 2021.

Phase 2

In Phase 2, you will have opportunities to share feedback on potential projects that can be implemented over the next decade in Kenora to help enhance local sustainability and build resilience to climate change in a meaningful way.

Report and survey

Review the Phase 2 Background Report to better understand how each of the projects came to be included. Then take the Phase 2 survey. Open for your responses until June 25.

Phase 2 survey

Workshop

Watch the video recording of the Phase 2 presentation from June 9, 2021. Use the required passcode CKJ!=FX4 to access the zoom recording.

Art Contest

We received many submissions to the Sustainability Art Contest in both the adult and youth categories.

The entries were judged on three criteria:

representation of some aspect of sustainability
reflection of Kenora’s local context
creativity and/or originality

The winners

Congratulations to the winners!

Adult: Shelley McCool for The Tree
Youth: Logan Elke for City Environment

View all the art contest entries:

Adult category

Photo Gallery: Sustainability Art Contest Adult Entries will appear here on the public site.

Youth category

Photo Gallery: Sustainability Art Contest Youth Entries will appear here on the public site.

Project overview

The Plan will be action-oriented and include at least ten projects the City and our partners can undertake to effect meaningful change. These projects may build on existing initiatives or be brand new. We must complete the projects over the next ten years with resources that are already available or obtained easily. We aim to complete the development of the Plan by the end of 2021.

The Plan will be a guide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, move toward more sustainable sources of energy, reduce waste, and manage the impacts of a changing climate.

Defining sustainability

We know that the term sustainability means different things to different people; for the purposes of this Plan, we are defining sustainability in the context of community actions that are:

economically viable
socially equitable
environmentally friendly