An evening on the ice
January 24, 2012 - (0) commentsAn evening scene from the Wabigoon Lake Ice Road looking north towards the Dryden Yacht Club, Jan. 23. Photo by Chris Marchand
Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay
January 18, 2012 - (0) commentsPhotos by Ally Dunham and Chris Marchand By Dryden Observer Staff Twenty-five years after Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour, his message was renewed over two days last week in the Dryden area and local ‘difference makers’ took awareness […]
Dryden tournament a hub for area wrestling development
January 18, 2012 - (0) commentsBy Chris Marchand Luck, or bad luck had little to do with the outcomes on the mat for 180 wrestlers from Dryden and beyond this past Friday the 13th. Dryden High School Eagles Wrestling Team hosted its third annual regional […]
Dryden’s New Year’s Baby has arrived!
January 05, 2012 - (0) commentsThe Dryden Observer would like to welcome Dryden’s 2012 New Year’s Baby. Eight pound, three ounce Cameron Charles Dustin was born at Dryden Regional Health Centre at 8:39 a.m. on Jan. 3 to proud parents Joanne Petit and Jeff Dustin […]
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By Ally Dunham Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) council authorized a peaceful demonstration in order to reflect their disappointment with the manner that they believe Treasury Metals has dealt with their First Nation. According [...]
By Ally Dunham A delay in submitting the City’s audited financial statements from previous years has resulted in the witholding of provincial funds by the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF). The city of Dryden [...]
By Chris Marchand Residents and businesses could begin getting a preview of the city’s new metered water billing process as soon as April. City of Dryden Director of Engineering Michael Louttit says that consulting [...]
By Ally Dunham The Dryden and Kenora regions of the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) road maintenance contracts will be taken over by Transfield Services as of June 2012. Transfield came to Dryden on Jan. [...]
By Ally Dunham Dryden Police Service Constable, Terry Menard, has a new position with the detachment. Menard will now take over the job of the Youth Liaison Officer. “This position is not given away [...]
By Sarah Campbell, MPP Kenora-Rainy River In the last couple of months, my northern caucus colleagues and I have been raising concerns about the standards being used to maintain our highways in the winter. [...]
By Chris Marchand Health care providers across the region and beyond are keeping an eye on a local effort to expand tele-health services into a nursing home. There are plans to outfit 92 rooms [...]
By Chris Marchand A suggestion from a local resident to tranquilize, trap and relocate the city’s nuisance deer population became a focal point for perhaps the most productive exchange of ideas to date on [...]
By Chris Marchand In his 11 years on Dryden City Council, Brian Collins says he has never experienced a level of tension anywhere close to what he feels in council chambers these days. While [...]
By Chris Marchand There are many reasons to stick close to town for the upcoming Family Day long weekend as Dryden gears up to host its annual winter festival Feb. 18-20. City of Dryden [...]













