Public Notices

Please be advised that the City of Kenora is declaring a Significant Weather Event related to Snow Accumulation in line with Section 4.1 of ONTARIO REGULATION 239/02 Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways.

Please be advised that curbside collection for Tunnel Island, Norman, and Keewatin is temporarily suspended today, Thursday, December 19, due to weather conditions.

Please be advised that Erie Street, at St. Louis School in Keewatin, will be trialed as one-way street, aimed at improving pickup and drop-off traffic conditions. Signs will be installed on Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30. 

Please be advised that Matheson Street South from the corner of Matheson Street South for approximately 50 meters east on First Avenue South will be closed to all traffic on Friday, December 19, 2025.

Please be advised that Main Street South between Second Street South and Third Street South will be closed to traffic on Saturday, December 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for the Come Together Kenora for HGTV’s Home Town Takeover Canada video shoot.

Council will hold a Statutory Public Meeting under s. 34 and 39 of the Planning Act to consider a Temporary Use By-law as it pertains to Zoning By-law 101-2015. The proposed amendment would rezone the subject lands from RR – Rural Residential Zone to RR-T Rural Residential Temporary Use Zone.

Council will hold a Statutory Public Meeting under s. 34 and 39 of the Planning Act to consider a Temporary Use By-law as it pertains to Zoning By-law 101-2015. The proposed amendment would rezone the subject lands from RR – Rural Residential Zone to RR-T Rural Residential Temporary Use Zone.

Residential recycle blue box programs in Ontario are moving to a new collection system that is fully funded by producers of recycling materials. Starting in January, Kenora will transition to an enhanced recycling system managed by Circular Materials. Recycling will be even more convenient with your new recycling cart. 

The City is continuing essential repairs to the Portage Bay Bridge through the winter. For your safety, the Portage Bay Bridge remains closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

On Tuesday, December 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. a small section of Ninth Street North, between Artillery Way and Eleventh Avenue North, will be closed for hydro line maintenance by SYNERGY NORTH.