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Archive for 'January,2010'

Doctor recruitment in spotlight

Local health care issues earn national exposure, new solutions presented The Olympic Torch shed light on more than just a community’s spirit last week. Thanks to a visit from Globe and Mail reporter Susan Krashinsky, the [...]

Former Paper Company tugboat lovingly restored

Boats have served an important role in the history of the Dryden area as tools for both industry and recreation. But like many tools, those that have endured beyond their ‘useful lifespan’ risk becoming an inoperable [...]

Relay revisited

Roll with the punches. That was the order of the day for many of the organizers and volunteers involved in last week’s Olympic Torch Relay Celebration. And it all seemed to work out just fine, despite [...]

Insta-Loans robbed at knifepoint

The Dryden Polce Service is investigating an armed robbery at a local ‘pay-day loan’ agency located on Hwy. 17. Shortly after 8 p.m., Jan. 5, a male walked into Insta-Loans, brandished a knife and demanded the [...]

Hudak offers ideas for Northern job creation

Ontario Northern Development, Mines and Forestry critic and Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak says the Ontario Liberals’ Northern Growth Plan will further isolate the north in a time when the region needs to open up to [...]

Dryden catches Olympic fever

While bitterly cold temperatures may have scuttled plans to host Dryden’s 2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay celebration at its intended lakefront site at Van Horne Landing, warm glowing hearts reveled in the Olympic spirit nonetheless. Instead, [...]