The driving contains the municipalities of Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Wet River and Ignace.
A number of First Nations are situated inside the driving boundaries, together with Couchiching, Wet River First Nation, Naotkamegwanning, and Shoal Lake 40.
Kenora—Wet River covers an space of about 45,000 sq. kilometres, and as of the 2016 Census, had a inhabitants of simply over 53,000.
The candidates in alphabetical order by surname are as follows:
Anthony Leek, Liberal
Anthony Leek ran for the Liberals on this driving twice earlier than. He was the Liberal candidate within the Kenora—Wet River driving in each the 2014 and 2022 Ontario election campaigns.
Leek was additionally beforehand a municipal councillor in Emo, the place he led efforts to construct a race observe in Kenora. He has expertise working in schooling.
John Redins, Inexperienced
John Redins ran in three Federal elections within the driving of Ottawa South. In 2011 and 2014, he ran for the Celebration for Folks with Particular Wants. In 2015, he ran for the Inexperienced Celebration of Canada. He’s initially from Schreiber.
In earlier elections, he is known as for higher entry to incapacity companies and helps, significantly for folks residing in northern Ontario who face bigger limitations to accessing care than these in city centres. Redins has served as a member of the Ottawa Transit Riders advocacy group.
Greg Rickford, PC
Greg Rickford is a two-term incumbent within the Kenora—Wet River driving, successful the 2022 and 2018 election. He additionally served because the federal MP for the Kenora driving from 2008 to 2015. Rickford was appointed to federal Minister of Pure sources in 2014.
Inside the PC provincial authorities, Rickford has held quite a few cupboard duties, together with northern growth, mines, pure sources and forestry, Indigenous affairs, and vitality.
Rudy Turtle, NDP
Rudy Turtle beforehand ran for the Kenora NDP within the 2019 federal election. He additionally ran for Ontario regional chief on the provincial chiefs meeting in 2024.
Turtle served two phrases as chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation, throughout which he was outspoken concerning the ongoing results of mercury poisoning within the English-Wabigoon River, which has affected most individuals residing in Grassy Narrows.
