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Everyone has a role to play in making community safety happen, expert says. The man most recently hired by the City of Kenora to tackle crime prevention says he sees a real potential for change in town, but only if the community can figure out how to truly work together.
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Kenora Army and Air Cadets support the local community with a shoreline clean-up. The cadets from the 774 Kenora-Keewatin Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps and the 645 Kenora Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron scour the shoreline for any garbage, from Husky the Musky to the Whitecap Pavilion, along the shoreline.
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Aug 27, 2024 · City Council approves five-year lease agreement for Keewatin Medical Clinic. Patients and care providers at the Keewatin Medical Clinic can rest assured that the longtime clinic will remain under business as usual; during Sept. 20’s city council meeting, councillors voted in favour of a new five-year lease agreement between the clinic and the City, with the potential to carry on into the future.
Council floats idea of not paying the OPP and other external …
1 day ago · However, by the end of the meeting, Poirier changed his tune a little bit, saying it might be possible for the municipality to push back not just against the OPP’s bill, but all of the other external organizations Kenora is mandated by the province to pay into – namely the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) and the District of Kenora Home for the Aged ...
'Nickle and dimed to death': Bad blood brewing between Mayor, …
1 day ago · The Mayor then went on to say that during this time, costs have increased across the board, including 2025’s record-breaking bill from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) that stands to be the major driver of the impending increase to Kenora’s property taxes.
Gears in motion at City Hall to double water and sewer rates over …
Oct 16, 2024 · The average rate increase is somewhere around 4 per cent annually, but some have also implemented increases as high as 10 per cent, he said. Based on decisions made in Sept. 2020, up until now the City of Kenora has been leaning on a year-over-year increase of 3.1 per cent for its water and wastewater utility rates, which were originally planned to be locked in through to the end of 2026.
Shutdown of Dryden’s mill 'would be devastating' for Kenora, …
Oct 15, 2024 · Some have called for the Dryden Fibre Canada mill to be shut down, but the city’s mayor says that would have severe economic repercussions for the local and regional economy. “If it was closed down now, that would be a significant blow to our community,” Mayor Jack Harrison said in an ...
Local flooding situation goes from bad to worse quicker than …
May 19, 2022 · On May 10, the City of Kenora declared an official state of emergency following a recommendation from its Municipal Emergency Control Group, owing to high lake and river water levels putting significant pressure on the potential for local floods.
Extreme flooding challenging Ministry, City, and Control Board
May 12, 2022 · On Tues. May 3, the MNDMNRF issued a watershed conditions outlook advising residents of LOTW that a flood outlook is currently in effect. “Residents in Kenora, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls and surrounding areas throughout the district should exercise extreme caution around less travelled roads, bridges, water-crossings, lakes, rivers, and areas of high runoff potential, as water levels in ...
City of Kenora recommending evacuation for flooding zone areas
May 12, 2022 · The current danger zone. The recommendation follow’s the City’s May 9 announcement of a state of emergency, as a result of significant flooding across the Kenora area.