Road Closures

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.

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.

Please be advised that downtown roads will be temporarily closed on Saturday, November 29, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., for the Kenora Kinsmen Club Santa Claus Parade.

Traffic lights at the intersection of Lakeview Drive and Parsons Street will be disabled on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, starting at 8:00 a.m. for geotechnical drilling on Parsons Street and Minnesota Street. 

Please be advised that starting Friday evening, November 21, 2025, and continuing until further notice, the Keewatin Channel Bridge will have a vehicle weight limit due to scaffolding adjustments. Vehicles weighing up to 8,500 pounds, including passengers and cargo, may continue to use the bridge via the signalled alternating traffic in the Eastbound lane. All commercial vehicles weighing over 8,500 pounds must use the Highway 17A Bypass.

Please be advised that starting Friday, November 21, 2025, the Westbound lane of the Keewatin Channel Bridge will close for the next phase of the Bridge Repair and Recoating Project.

Please be advised that City crews will be working at the Main Street Christmas Tree location in preparation for the holiday season from November 18 to 21, 2025.

Please be advised that Norman Drive from Parsons Street to Third Avenue West will be closed to all traffic due to a watermain break until further notice.