Friday, August 7, 2009

Flaherty Harbourfront Funding

The City of Kenora is getting more money from the federal governmentfor the downtown revitalization project.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced two million dollars for phase two of the project.

Flaherty says the funding will help fix up the harborfront area.

Kenora mayor Len Compton says the goal of the project is to make the downtown area a destination for tourists.

Flaherty also announced 375 thousand dollars for the Lake of the Woods Business Incentive Corporation to carry out its work as a community development corporation for the Kenora area.