PHOTO FEATURE – Ghost Falls
May 15, 2013 - (0) commentsArmed with a remote shutter release and a variable neutral density filter to slow down his daytime exposures, Observer editor Chris Marchand hiked to the semi-remote Ghost Falls, which runs between Ghost Lake and Mavis Lake, to experiment with some […]
Ladies raise big bucks at Shake Your Booty For Colon Cancer gala
May 15, 2013 - (0) commentsBy Jon Thompson The cash is still settling from Friday night’s Shake Your Booty For Colon Cancer gala at the arena but organizers believe they’ve met their $85,000-target. The fifth annual cancer fundraising event aimed to fund the purchase of […]
GALLERY: Shrine Circus hits Dryden
May 14, 2013 - (0) commentsDryden Khartum Shriners enjoyed a great turnout for their 80th annual Shrine Circus spectacular, Monday, May 13 at Dryden Memorial Arena. Led by local Potentate Andrew Skene, the long-standing tradition raises money for Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals. Above: Miss Mona […]
Art At The Centre: Withers and Franklin show paintings until May 20
May 14, 2013 - (0) commentsBy Dryden Observer Staff There’s still a few days to catch a joint exhibit featuring the work of talented local painters Pauline Withers and Shirley Franklin — on display at The Centre until May 20 as a part of the […]
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By Jon Thompson On Premier Kathleen Wynne’s 60th birthday, the New Democratic Party gifted her their support for Ontario’s $127.6-billion budget. Standing before an orange sign emblazoned with “Accountability & Balance” on May 21, [...]
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By Jon Thompson Although many questions remain in Dryden’s 2013 municipal budget saga, expenses continue to increase with certainty. If passed today, the city would be running $2.2-million over budget, after $1.5-million in remuneration [...]
By Chris Marchand Scott McEwen’s lifeline to the outside world has been restored. It’s been a monumentally boring winter for the Vermilion Bay resident since the loss of ‘Black Magic’ — a specially-equipped van [...]
By Jon Thompson The Ministry of Natural Resources expects an increase in human-caused fires leading into Victoria Day Long Weekend, even as the ice has yet to break over the region’s larger lakes. All [...]
By Chris Marchand Biologists with the Ministry of Natural Resources are hoping to provide alternative housing options to a resident barn swallow population, soon to be displaced by construction on Wabigoon’s Nugget Creek Bridge. [...]
Observer Staff The Dryden police is seeking the public’s assistance in determining the cause of death of a local woman. At 2:30 a.m. on May 9, officers were called a downtown apartment where they [...]
By Jon Thompson A Memorandum Of Understanding has been signed and federal funds will flow to the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) through 2013 but no transfer has yet been arranged. After seven months of [...]
The First Nation community of Wunnumin Lake, located 360 km northeast of Sioux Lookout, mourns the loss of three young lives taken by a tragic house fire, May 8. The cause of the fire [...]












