List of mayors of Kenora explained

This is a list of mayors of Kenora, Ontario.^{[1] [2]}

Town of Rat Portage

• William LeBaron Baker (1883)
• Walter Oliver (1884 - 1885)
• Thaddeus Anthony Gadbois (1886)
• James Nelson McCracken (1887 - 1888)
• William Young (1889 - 1891)
• Archibald Campbell (1892)
• James Malcolm Savage (1893 - 1894)
• George Barnes (1895 - 1896)
• William Young (1897)
• William McCarthy (1899 - 1900)
• Sir Douglas Colin Cameron (1901 - 1903)
• Algernon Sydney Horswill (1904 - 1905)

Town of Kenora

• Angus Carmichael (1906)
• Charles W. Belyea (1907)
• Harding Rideout (1908 - 1910)
• D. H. Currie (1911)
• John Thomas Brett (1912 - 1914)
• Joseph Earngey (1915 - 1918)
• George A. Toole (1919 - 1923)
• John Brenchley (1924 - 1925)
• Ashton Thomas Fife (1926 - 1928)
• Earl Hutchinson (1928 - 1929)
• W. S. Carruthers (1930 - 1933)
• Thomas McClellan (1934 - 1938)
• J. P. Williams (1939 - 1942)
• A. G. Holland (1943 - 1946)
• W. G. Jay (1947 - June 1948)
• George Raymond Carmichael (1948 - 1951)
• A. R. Pitt (1952 - 1953)
• J. V. Fregeau (1954 - Feb 1957)
• P. Ratuski (Mar 1957 - 1959)
• C. A. Bergman (1960 - 1963)
• W. E. Norton (1964 - 1965)
• E. L. Carter (1966 - 1971)
• James Davidson (1971 - 1974)
• William Tomashowski (1975 - 1976)
• Udo Romstedt (1977 - 1980)
• Kelvin Winkler (1980 - 1994)
• Joyce Chevrier (1994 - 1997)
• Kelvin Winkler (1997 - 2000)

City of Kenora

• Dave Canfield (2000 – 2006)
• Len Compton (December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010)
• Dave Canfield (December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2018)^[3]
• Dan Reynard (December 1, 2018 – 2022)^[4]
• Andrew Poirier (2022 – present)^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.cityofkenora.net/kenora%20history/early%20kenora%2040-50%27s.htm "Kenora's History: Yesterday and Today"
2. Early Rat Portage Settlers http://retson.ca/earlykenorasettlers.html#young1848
3. "Former mayor to lead council of veterans, newcomers". Kenora Daily Miner, October 26, 2010.
4. News: Forbes . Ryan . August 12, 2022 . Reynard won’t seek re-election, Kenora to elect 9th Mayor . deviated . Dryden Now . Dryden, Ontario . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002023640/https://drydennow.com/articles/reynard-wont-seek-re-election-kenora-to-elect-9th-mayor . October 2, 2023 .
5. News: Forbes . Ryan . October 24, 2022 . Poirier named as Kenora’s 9th Mayor . live . Kenora Online . Kenora, Ontario . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119033235/https://kenoraonline.com/2022/10/24/poirier-named-as-kenoras-9th-mayor/ . January 19, 2024 . January 18, 2024.