Public Notices

Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kenora will hold a Public Meeting to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment under City of Kenora Official Plan, 2015, as described below and with subject lands at 1060 Lakeview Drive, 832 Lakeview Drive, File D09-26-01.

Please be advised that curbside collection for most residences on the Wednesday route, including south of Ninth Street North to Laurenson Creek, will not be completed today, Wednesday, April 8, due to weather conditions. 

Repairs to the Portage Bay Bridge will resume tomorrow, April 8, 2026. Crews will start onsite with snow removal, followed by scaffold modifications. For your safety, the Portage Bay Bridge remains closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

Please be advised that curbside pick-up areas for recycling and garbage on Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be refined starting on Tuesday, April 21.

Over the Easter Weekend, April 3 to 6, 2026, operating hours of City buildings and facilities change or modify to recognize the two statutory holidays, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Please be advised that Matheson Street South from the from the corner of Matheson Street South for approximately 50 meters east on First Avenue South will be closed to all traffic on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Please be advised that effective Sunday, March 29, at 11:59 p.m., weight restrictions will be in effect. This restriction is necessary to protect highways, streets, and roads from damage during mild, wet spring conditions.

Please be advised that the vehicle weight restrictions on Keewatin Channel Bridge are removed and the westbound lane of the Keewatin Channel Bridge is now open.

Please be advised that due to weather conditions, recycling and garbage curbside collection is delayed on Friday, March 13, for the following areas: Rideout, Valley Drive, Pinecrest, and Jaffray Melick north of the by-pass.

Due to weather, curbside collection to some areas part of the Friday route were not completed today, Friday, March 6, 2026. Collection to these missed areas will take place on the route’s next scheduled collection day, Friday, March 13, 2026.