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Kenora, Ontario
Kenora (2001 population 15,838) is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
In 1836 a fur trading post was established by the Hudson's Bay Company at present-day Kenora, and the contstruction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1880s allowed the town to prosper. In 2000 Kenora became a city.
Forestry, tourism and mining are the three largest sectors of the Kenora economy.
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