A second branch extends southward along Highway 71 from Kenora to Chapple, a routing of, and then eastward along Highway 11 for to Shabaqua, where it reunites with the main Highway 17 route.

The town of Kenora was amalgamated with the towns of Keewatin and Jaffray Melick in 2000 to form the present-day City of Kenora.

The Village of Keewatin was founded in 1877 while the Village of Norman was founded in 1892 ; both communities amalgamated with Rat Portage in 1905 to form the Township of Kenora.

Kenora has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ) with warm summers and cold, dry winters.

Some residents of Kenora, citing dissatisfaction with the level of government service provided to the region by the provincial government, have proposed that the region secede from Ontario to join the province of Manitoba.

The Catchment area of LWDH includes Kenora, Sioux Narrows and 10 First Nation Communities with 84 beds and an active Emergency Area.

He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Quebec Bulldogs and once with the Kenora Thistles.

He played in the Manitoba Hockey Association with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Winnipeg Rowing Club and the Kenora Thistles, and in the National Hockey Association as a member of the Quebec Bulldogs.

Hall won the Stanley Cup with the Kenora Thistles in 1907, for which he received a ' loving cup ' which is on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Further east, the highway merges with the Kenora Bypass.

Aside from the city of Thunder Bay, Kenora is the only other municipality in the entire region with a population of greater than 10, 000 people.

He was on Stanley Cup championship teams twice in a playing career that lasted thirteen seasons ; in January 1907 with the Kenora Thistles and 1908 with the Montreal Wanderers.

'" Lill concluded there were already 44 associations in Kenora, none of them effective in dealing with the socio-economic problems that resulted in alcoholism and violence.

The games were played on January 17 and 21, with Kenora winning 4 – 2 and 8 – 6, respectively.

The province's boundaries were radically altered in 1996, such that Miclash's Kenora riding was merged with the Rainy River of NDP leader Howard Hampton as Kenora — Rainy River.

It consisted initially of the parts of the territorial districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, and Thunder Bay not included in the electoral districts of Algoma West, Cochrane, Fort William, and Kenora-Rainy River herein defined, and including the city of Port Arthur, together with that part of the district of Patricia not included in the electoral districts of Kenora — Rainy River and Cochrane.

It was co-owned with Norcom Telecommunications, whose cable systems served Kenora and surrounding areas.

In 1988, the station told the CRTC that they could not afford to construct the rebroadcast transmitters, and would remain with just one transmitter in Kenora.

Kenora cable subscribers, both analog and digital, continue to have access to CTV programming through CKY, which is now carried on Shaw's basic cable service in Kenora and area on CJBN's previous cable channel positions ( including channel 4 in Kenora ), with CJBN relocated to cable 12, the channel position previously used by CKND.

Four more northern districts were created between 1907 and 1912: Cochrane, Kenora, Sudbury and Timiskaming.

The smallest municipality to produce a Stanley Cup champion team is Kenora, Ontario ; the town had a population of about 4, 000 when the Kenora Thistles captured the Cup in January 1907.

The Stanley Cup was won by the Kenora Thistles hockey team in 1907.

Montreal repeated as league champions in 1907, then faced the Kenora Thistles in a Cup challenge in January 1907.

* Kenora, created in 1907 from Rainy River District

Since the original team's demise in late 1907, the nickname Thistle has been used for many hockey clubs in Kenora and is currently the nickname of the town's amateur, junior, and senior-level men's teams.

* Ontario historical plaque-The Kenora Thistles 1907

The only challenge they lost was against the Kenora Thistles in January 1907 ; the Wanderers reclaimed the Cup in their own successful challenge two months later.

The Wanderers lost a second challenge for the Cup, this time by the Kenora Thistles in January 1907 but finished the ECAHA season with a perfect 10 – 0 record to earn the right to challenge Kenora to a return matchup in March.

In 1907, McGimsie helped Kenora become the smallest town to ever win the Stanley Cup by scoring a goal in the two game series against the Montreal Wanderers.

At the conclusion of the 1907 ECAHA season, Smith moved west to play with the Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles, playing in the MPHL finals.

He joined the Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles in 1907 after the Ottawa's 1907 season was complete.

In 1907 the Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles signed him to a $ 700 contract.

Kenora had a population of 15, 177 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 4. 2 % from the 2001 census count.

** Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation, Kenora, ON ( population 622 )

Recent population growth in Kenora is likely due to growth in the Aboriginal population and the region's growing popularity as a cottage country region.

The Lake of the Woods and numerous smaller lakes situated all around Kenora are the major draw for cottagers who summer here.

Highway 17 passes through Kenora, and the Highway 17A Kenora By-Pass goes around the city.

In Canada, most cases of blastomycosis occur in Northwestern Ontario, particularly around the Kenora area.

Kenora defeated Montreal 4 – 2 and 8 – 6, taking the Cup back to Northern Ontario.

He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Doug Miranda by just over 1, 000 votes in the Kenora constituency.

Despite retaining strong support in the Kenora area, Miclash was unable to match Hampton's name recognition ; Hampton won the election by just over 3, 000 votes.