KENORA—The City of Kenora held their council meeting on June 21, 2022 at which time they approved budget amendments for seven capital projects.
These amendments were made possible after attaining provincial funding.
Council approved and added the following projects to the capital budget:
- $500,000 to be funded through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) for the City of Kenora Parks repairs and improvement project;
- $450,000 to be funded through the NOHFC for the Norman Park Playground interpretive area upgrade and improvement project;
- $500,000 to be funded through the NOHFC for the City of Kenora Baseball diamond enhancement project;
- $500,000 to be funded through the NOHFC for the City of Kenora – Keewatin Memorial Arena repair and upgrade project;
- $480,000 to be funded through the NOHFC for the City of Kenora dock upgrade project;
- $400,000 to be funded through the NOHFC for the Museum retrofit project;
- $3,666,499.56 to be funded through Invest in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) through its Community, Culture and Recreation Stream program for the Kenora Recreation Centre rehabilitation project.
In the City of Kenora’s notice to residents they indicated that, “These projects were not originally part of the 2022 capital plan; however, are now approved to be included through the budget amendment. These are significant funding additions to our budget that the city is extremely thankful for the additional funding to invest in our community.”
