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  Kenora District, Ontario - Definition, explanation
Kenora District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Most of the population of the district is concentrated in the extreme south where some agriculture is possible: the main crop is barley.
In the north, mining is extremely extensive: northern Kenora district contains the largest and highest-grade reserves of uranium in the world, as well as being the world's major producer of nickel.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/ke/kenora_district__ontario.php   (282 words)

  
  Kenora (electoral district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenora is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the early twentieth century.
It encompasses most of Kenora District except for the eastern third, and a small section of the northwest corner of Thunder Bay District.
It is due to be recreated as Kenora for the 2007 election due to redistribution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenora_(electoral_district)   (485 words)

  
 Kenora District, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most of the population of the district is concentrated in the extreme south where some agriculture is possible: the main crop is barley.
In the north, mining is extremely extensive: northern Kenora district contains the largest and highest-grade reserves of uranium in the world, as well as being the world's major producer of nickel.
Roads can only reach about halfway to the northernmost point of Kenora district, so that air and (in summer) river transport is the only means of reaching the most remote part of the district.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenora_District,_Ontario   (286 words)

  
 CPT in Kenora - CPT
For many of Kenora's Anishinaabe residents, the Kakegamic case is a stark illustration of the consequences of racism.
Kenora was founded in the late nineteenth century as a staging ground for the extraction of resources from the undeveloped wilderness of northwestern Ontario.
Fifteen percent of Kenora's population is aboriginal and it serves as the regional center for thirteen Anishinaabe communities.
www.cpt.org /canada/kenora.php   (938 words)

  
 Kenora District, Ontario Information
Kenora District (2003 Postcensal population estimate: 66,130) is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.
In the north, mining is extremely extensive: northern Kenora district contains among the largest and highest-grade reserves of uranium in the world, and is also one of the world's major producers of nickel.
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www.bookrags.com /Kenora_District%2C_Ontario   (438 words)

  
 Kenora District
The Kenora district boarders Manitoba and is the largest district for Northestern Ontario.
Kenora is the largest municipality of the district and is known for it's service industries, Red Lake and Ear Falls are both mining communities, Ignace's main industry is transportation and Dryden is well known for it's pulp and paper.
Many tourist are fascinated by the rich cultures of the native peoples of Northwestern Ontario and we are reminded of the strong native roots in the district by the pictographs that were left thousands of years ago and by their thriving communities of today
www.nstb.on.ca /aging/kenora_district.htm   (149 words)

  
 Kenora Daily Miner and News, Kenora, ON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
His message was particularly appropriate for a B.C. group in the audience, who stopped overnight in Kenora during their cross-country trek to raise awareness of youth suicide in aboriginal communities.
Audience members at the Kenora Curling Club were also privileged to see a 45-minute dramatic presentation by the Youth Drop-In theatre group, which started in November.
But perhaps the biggest ovation was reserved for members of Kenora’s Street Brigade, who offer their services for the betterment of the community.
www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com /story.php?id=163012   (547 words)

  
 Ministry of Education / Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities > New Athletic Facilities at Kenora ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
KENORA – Official opening ceremonies were held today to mark the completion of new sports facilities at two Kenora schools.
Robert Nault, MP for Kenora-Rainy River, Marion Helash, Chairperson of the Kenora Board of Education, and Paul Landry, Chairperson of the Kenora District Roman Catholic Separate School Board, were on hand to celebrate with students and the public the opening of these facilities.
The financial participation was as follows: $99,182 from the federal government, $80,200 from the provincial government, with the Kenora Board of Education providing the balance.
www.edu.gov.on.ca /eng/document/nr/96.08/kenorae.html   (614 words)

  
 Lake of the Woods Enterprise, Kenora, ON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On July 14, Kenora Police Sgt. Lloyd White will either plead guilty or set a date to be tried on six misconduct charges under the Police Services Act.
Favreau was head of the Kenora Police criminal investigation branch and White the lead investigator.
Upon reading the ruling, Kenora Police Chief George Curtis asked the OPP to investigate the conduct of the officers.
www.lotwenterprise.com /story.php?id=167374   (289 words)

  
 Harbourfest Kenora Ontario
Harbourfest began in 1992, when representatives from the Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce and Kenora's CJBN-TV attended a meeting at the Kenora Recreation Centre, where the guest speaker was Gordon Blake, Community Advisor for Canada 125.
In April, 1992, the new Harbourfest Committee sent a letter to the Kenora District Chamber of Commerce noting that 1992 also marked the 25th birthday of Kenora's famous symbol, Husky the Muskie.
This occasion offered a strong local focus for a community event, so the Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce and CJBN-TV agreed to co-sponsor a large-scale community festival celebrating both the 125th birthday of Canada and the 25th birthday of Husky the Muskie.
www.harbourfest.ca /archive.htm   (251 words)

  
 DISTRICT COMBINED SEPARATE SCHOOL ZONES
In the Territorial District of Thunder Bay, being,
In the Territorial District of Algoma, being the townships of Michipicoten and White River and the geographic townships of Esquega and Fiddler.
In the Territorial District of Cochrane, being the City of Timmins.
www.canlii.org /on/laws/regu/1990r.290/20040503/whole.html   (1661 words)

  
 Guide to Canadian Vacations, Travel, Destinations, Resorts and Lodges in Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
District 2: Pickle Lake, Savant Lake, Highway 599.
District 4: Dryden, Vermilion Bay, Wabigoon, Eagle River.
District 9: Fort Frances, Rainy River, Morson, Emo, Sleeman.
www.wautoma.k12.wi.us /WHS/FACULTY/SCHOELZE/notoarea7.html   (234 words)

  
 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 - R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 530   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
All that land in the territorial districts of Kenora and Rainy River in the Province of Ontario described in WMUs 9A and 9B.
All that land in the territorial districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay in the Province of Ontario described in WMUs 12A and 12B.
All that land in the territorial districts of Kenora and Thunder Bay in the Province of Ontario described in WMUs 15A and 15B.
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca /DBLaws/Regs/English/900530_e.htm   (3137 words)

  
 Historical Plaques of Kenora District
In 1861 the post was moved to the mainland, where it formed the nucleus of the community of Rat Portage.
Kenora is the smallest town ever to win the Cup.
He helped restrain the Blackfoot Indians from joining the Northwest rebellion of 1885, and did much to ease the impact of white settlement on the Indians and Métis of the prairies.
www.waynecook.com /akenora.html   (1536 words)

  
 Lake of the Woods Enterprise, Kenora, ON
Lake of the Woods Enterprise, Kenora, ON August 4, 2007
Local ambulance staff is overwhelmed with the expectations of their primary responsibilities of emergency service without adding transfers to that load
KPS chief calls for a level playing field, where both the OPP and Kenora Police Service will be treated equally
www.lotwenterprise.com   (119 words)

  
 Kenora on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kenora contains an airport and serves as a base for fishing, hunting, and canoe trips.
Chiefs press for changes at Kenora district hospital.
UFCW Canada Local 175: Workers At Supermarkets In Fort Francis, Dryden And Kenora Ratify New Agreements With Canada Safeway.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kenora.asp   (227 words)

  
 Ontario Muskie Strategy 2000 - NW Region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lakes which don't have current or proposed lake specific minimum size limits show the minimum size limit for the fisheries division in which they are located.
The following tables summarize proposed changes to the minimum size limits for muskellunge in the Northwest Region by Fisheries Division and by individual lakes within the MNR Districts of Kenora, Fort Frances, Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake.
Kenora District - Fifty-seven waterbodies including Canyon, Cedar, Cliff, Dryberry, Lake of the Woods, Rowan and Winnipeg River System.
www.trentu.ca /muskie/NWOV.html   (457 words)

  
 Red Lake, Ontario
Ferguson, S. Geology of the south half of Bateman Township, District of Kenora.
Lavigne, M. J., Hugon, H., Andrews, A. J., and Durocher, M. Gold deposits of the Red Lake district: Relationships of gold mineralization to regional deformation and alteration in the Red Lake greenstone belt, Ontario.
Geology of the Berens Subprovince: Nungessor Lake area, District of Kenora.
www.geo.ucalgary.ca /~tmenard/ores/redlakebib.html   (2181 words)

  
 Vogue Realty Inc. Kenora Information Page.
Kenora is also the See City for the Anglican Church in the Diocese of Keewatin.
Kenora, is a full service City with a population of 17,000.
The Towns of Kenora, Keewatin and Jaffray Melick became the City of Kenora on January 1st, 2000.
www.voguerealty.ca /fkenora.htm   (759 words)

  
 Ontario SPCA - Who We Are   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kenora District West of Vermillion Bay and Rainy River
Regional Municipality of Muskoka, County of Haliburton, Hwy 60 corridor of Algonquin in District of Nipissing
District of Sudbury and Manitoulin Island, excluding Chapleau and the corridor surrounding Highway 101
www.ospca.on.ca /wwa_baa_bran.html   (221 words)

  
 Wind Speaker: Chiefs press for changes at Kenora district hospital.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wind Speaker: Chiefs press for changes at Kenora district hospital.@ HighBeam Research
Leaders with Treaty 3 Grand Council say they are "frustrated" that suggestions to remedy health care concerns at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora are not being implemented.
The council's Aboriginal constituents have been telling their leaders they lack confidence in the medical treatment they receive there.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:30300190&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (214 words)

  
 Resident Geologist Program - Northwest Regional Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Production in the Kenora district in 2004 was restricted to granite for building and monument stone.
With the rise in gold prices to over $400US the greenstone belts within the Kenora District have once again become prime targets for junior mining companies.
A total of six diamond drill projects had been completed prior to the third quarter of the year with several fall exploration program being planned.
www.mndm.gov.on.ca /mndm/mines/resgeol/northwest/kenora/default_e.asp   (164 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
District of Nipissing and East Parry Sound; City of North Bay, West Nipissing, Mattawa and Powassan, Burk’s Falls, Sunridge, South River and Nipissing First Nation (Culture)
District of Nipissing and East Parry Sound; City of North Bay, West Nipissing, Mattawa and Powassan, Burk’s Falls, Sunridge, South River and Nipissing First Nation (Recreation)
District of Nipissing and East Parry Sound; City of North Bay, West Nipissing, Mattawa and Powassan, Burk’s Falls, Sunridge, South River and Nipissing First Nation (Citizenship)
www.tourism.gov.on.ca /english/sportdiv/rec/ciaf-northern-e.htm   (339 words)

  
 Kenora Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Although there is some variation in structure, methods and activities of these community organizations, they follow a pattern sufficiently uniform to justify as a significant factor in Canada's democratic system
The Kenora & District Chamber of Commerce has been established to promote civic, commercial, industrial and agricultural progress as well as to work for sound legislation and efficient administration for our communities and all levels of government.
The Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce is a volunteer group of the Tri-municipal business community which promotes the membership by:
www.noacc.com /kenora_chamber_of_commerce.asp   (290 words)

  
 News Release > Schools in Kenora receive $1,465,000 in jobsOntario Capital support > Ministry of Education / ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke announced today that $1,465,000 in jobsOntario Capital support will be provided to the Kenora Board of Education and the Kenora District Roman Catholic Separate School Board for renovations.
The Kenora Board of Education will receive $831,240 to renovate Evergreen Public School.
Funding of $633,850 will be provided to the Kenora District Roman Catholic Separate School board for renovations to Thomas Aquinas High School.
www.edu.gov.on.ca /eng/document/nr/95.04/cook1.html   (337 words)

  
 Northern Ontario Business: Gold dominates Kenora's exploration activity. (Kenora District, Ontario)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Northern Ontario Business: Gold dominates Kenora's exploration activity.
Mineral exploration is ongoing in the Kenora District even though the federal government cut the Canadian Exploration Incentive Program (CEIP), according to resident geologist Charles Blackburn.
Blackburn reported that the response has been good to two provincial programs, the Ontario Mineral Incentive Program (OMIP) and the Ontario Prospectors' Assistance Program (OPAP), which are aimed at encouraging mineral exploration.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:9372693&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (189 words)

  
 Stamps,Stamp collecting,Philatelic
Scan #742 - 4c QEII - Kenora district - Sam Lake - 18 IX 1968.
Scan #750 - 6c QEII - Kenora district - Weagamow - 2 VI 1970.
Scan #872 - 30c definitive - Kenora district - Longbow Lake - 16 X 1982.
www.execulink.com /~donslau/Kenora.html   (418 words)

  
 Kenora Daily Miner and News, Kenora, ON
Kenora Daily Miner and News, Kenora, ON August 8, 2007
The band features musicians from navy reserve units across Canada who are based in Winnipeg for the summer while on tour and performing at communities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
Proprietor and published by Bowes Publishers Limited at 33 Main St. South, Kenora, Ontario, Canada P9N 3X7
www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com   (84 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings
This northwestern Ontario riding has both the smallest riding population in the province and one of the largest land areas.
A large native population lives in the Sioux Lookout area and also on the many reserves in the riding.
In 2004, the riding was renamed Kenora after the southern boundary was adjusted to put Rainy River and Fort Frances in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/riding/142   (687 words)

  
 Sioux Lookout - Hub of the North
Growing up, he was involved in the Army Cadets and volunteered at the Out of the Cold shelter when it was just created.
He is a member of the Sioux Lookout Volunteer Fire Department and is the District Chief for Hudson (Platoon No. 2) and a member of the First Response Team.
In 1976, she came to work with the Kenora District Childrens Aid Society in Sioux Lookout.
www.siouxlookout.ca /bios.php   (1145 words)

  
 OGS Cemetery Transcriptions at the Archives of Ontario - Kenora District
OGS Cemetery Transcriptions at the Archives of Ontario - Kenora District
Earl Falls and District Cemetery, Manitou Rd., Ear Falls
Cecelia Jeffrey Indian School Cemetery, Homestead Road and HWY 604, Kenora
www.archives.gov.on.ca /English/interloan/cem_kenora.htm   (239 words)

  
 Kenora District Camp Owners Association
Next Meeting - Wednesday Oct. 3, 2007 at Evergreen Lodge, Eagle Lake
About Us Kenora District Camp Owners Association is Northwestern Ontario's local tourism lobby association.
Our group focuses on issues concerning tourism in our area, Ontario and Canada.
www.kdca.ca   (154 words)

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