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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.
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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.
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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.
Portage Bay Bridge could re-open to pedestrians ahead of repair …
1 day 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
6 days ago · 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 ...
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung exhibit telling stories of Treaty #3 war dead
2 days ago · Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre is hosting a special exhibit called “Ogichidaa: Warrior, Veteran” from now until November 14, 2024. The exhibit is a special look at the identities and lives of ten Indigenous soldiers from throughout Treaty #3 territory who gave their lives in the line of duty or while serving their country in wartime.
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.
'We're hoping to put a stop to this': KDSB's Wall on unhoused …
Nov 18, 2023 · The chief administrative officer of the Kenora District Services Board recently told the Miner and News about what he understands as a major challenge not just for his own organization, but for the local social service sector and the community at large.
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 ...
KDSB to conduct new study on homelessness | Kenora Miner
Oct 8, 2024 · Running for 10 days from Oct. 7-17th, the new study will build on the previous 2018 and 2021 studies by collecting more information about the state of homelessness and the challenges those who are homeless, living in the rough, or at-risk of becoming homeless in the region face. According to the KDSB, the study will be done in partnership with ...