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Please be advised that Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings take place in the Council Chambers, located in the Municipal Office, 25-Fifth Avenue.

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KENORA, Ontario, February 21, 2023 --- After several meetings with the Ministry of the Solicitor General on a possible solution to the OPP police cost crisis facing their communities, Minister Michael Kerzner has responded to the leaders of NNW Fair Cost Policing Coalition with further discounts to the annual policing costs. While the additional discounts are much lower than the municipalities had requested, the coalition leaders are hopeful that a pending review of the Community Safety and...

A Special Council Meeting (Closed Session) will be held Monday, February 13, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Office.

Purpose: Subject matter relating to personal matters about an individual, including municipal or local board employees (per Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, Section 239(2)(b)). (1 Item: local board matters)

For further information, please contact:

Jackie Trenholm, Deputy Clerk 737-2700, ext. 2223 or [email protected]

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Sioux Lookout, ON – Residents of Sioux Lookout’s Patricia Plaza are still in shock, after fire broke out around 8:00 a.m. Saturday. Eleven apartments were lost to the fire, with the 26 remaining apartments receiving smoke damage.

Mayor Doug Lawrance noted, “Our thoughts are with those that have been displaced by the fire,” adding, “11 apartments were affected by the fire but thankfully the other 26 apartments in the complex were saved through the efforts of our dedicated fire fighters – and no...

The following is a summary of the proceedings of the Regular Council Meeting held January 18, 2023:

• Indigenous Services Canada representatives made a presentation to Council providing an update on the 69 Seventh Avenue Temporary Use By-law and their plans to continue to operate a warehouse from this location for an interim period until a more suitable location can be identified. The warehouse is used to store supplies for Northern Nursing Stations.
• Council directed staff to continue to market the...

COMMUNITY APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING:

• Environment Committee
• Sioux Lookout Public Library Board
• Municipal Committee on Truth and Reconciliation

Residents interested in becoming a member on any of these committees are requested to submit an Application Form, indicating the reason for your interest, any related experience and contact information (mailing address, e-mail and telephone) to:

Jackie Trenholm, Deputy ClerkMunicipality of Sioux Lookout, P.O. Box 158, Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T...

Please be advised that Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings take place in the
Council Chambers, located in the Municipal Office, 25-Fifth Avenue.

The public is welcome to attend.

For...

All meetings will be held in the Council Chambers...

KENORA, Ontario, January 17, 2023 --- Ten months after forming a coalition to address the very high cost of policing in the municipalities of Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Pickle Lake, the mayors will be meeting with Solicitor General Michael Kerzner on January 23^rd, 2023.  The meeting will be held during the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) conference in Ontario where they hope to hear a solution to the police cost crisis in their communities.

Since the coalition was formed,...