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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. Local News. Government is disrespecting forest firefighters, MPP says. News.
Mayor and Council fear 'tax revolt' after next year's proposed …
1 day ago · It’s an interesting time at Kenora’s City Hall, to say the least. With the end of the year getting closer by the day, City Council has once again found itself tasked with adopting next year’s municipal budgets, which are paid for in part by local property taxes. As it stands, the City’s net ...
From shack to score: new Central Community Club opening wows …
1 day ago · The grand opening of the new Central Community Club was a huge hit with the public on Friday, Nov. 8, as scores of people turned out to Central Park to check out what is in store when the ice is ready on the huge outdoor rink. The official ribbon cutting by a group of proud and excited Mayor, councillors, and community club volunteers, such as ...
Portage Bay Bridge could re-open to pedestrians ahead of repair …
2 days ago · Repairs are anticipated to cost somewhere in the realm of $300,000 and extend the life of the bridge by 25 years; a replacement, meanwhile, would cost in excess of $10 million and result in a passageway that will be good for 75 years. Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Could Kenora be Canada's next Walkerton? Don't rule it out
Nov 7, 2024 · Notably, a new water delivery truck will cost somewhere in the range of $335,000, and at present, two different 19-year-old trucks service between 30-60 customers on average, costing the City approximately $70,000 per year. While Council also considered axing both water delivery services to Coney Island and divesting from grinder pumps, these ...
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Aug 27, 2024 · Nature Conservancy of Canada purchases Town Island for $2.25 million. While the City of Kenora pushes ahead on a number of development projects, some areas are now guaranteed to remain green. On Aug. 17, the city finalized the sale of Town Island to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) for $2.25 million.
Shutdown of Dryden’s mill 'would be devastating' for Kenora, …
Oct 15, 2024 · The region’s forests supply inputs to Dryden’s pulp mill, a hardwood facility in Kenora and a sawmill in Ear Falls, he said. “Those are so integrated that if you pulled out one of those, none of those could operate,” Harrison continued. “So Ear Falls would go down and Kenora would go down. You’d lose all the logging jobs across this ...
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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.
Ice time lawsuit could cost the City hundreds of thousands
Oct 10, 2024 · “Obviously, we disagree, as do all of the women who have had to make routine deputations to council for the past 20 years to repeatedly demand fair access to rink time for women’s hockey,” Judson told the Miner and News. “To add insult to injury, the City’s letter failed to take any responsibility for the fact that their inaction is …