Archive for 'February,2010'

Ice Dogs split home games against the Wisconsin Mustangs

The Ice Dogs opened the scoring with just under eight minutes to go in the first period when Brenden Church dropped a pass in front of the net for Spencer Gyori to score. Two minutes later, [...]

Budget passes

After five draft budgets and little resolution to the problem of a $1.1 million taxation shortfall, Dryden city council passed a deficit budget last week, including a 3.9 per cent tax increase for the residential and [...]

Wabigoon Lake’s Norris relives Olympic experiences

          Wabigoon’s Lake Ojibway Nation’s Brittany Norris has been dancing in her culture’s traditional style since she was able to walk. Little did she know that talent would take her to the [...]

Snowbirds eager for Centennial Airshow

“The walleye can wait.” That’s Cpt. Dan Rossi’s advice for anyone thinking about going fishing this May Long Weekend instead of attending the largest airshow Dryden will likely ever see. Two pilots from the Canadian Forces [...]

Hwy 17 re-opened

Hwy 17 was re-opened approximately four hours after the initial closure due to a fatal motor vehicle accident near Willard Lake Esso. [...]

Hwy 17 closed between Vermilion Bay and Kenora

West bound traffic from Dryden heading to Kenora is being re-routed down Hwy 502 due to an accident  near Dixie Lake involving a transport and a passenger vehicle. Police will advise when the highway is expected [...]

Eagles blow past Muskies to finish off home games

Five goals in the third period sent the Eagles soaring past the Muskies in their final home game on Feb. 16. The girls were down 1-0 in the first period but with just seconds left on [...]

New Small Business Centre opens on Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nations

The Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nations proudly opened their new small business centre to house offices for many businesses in the community. The building was built last fall and the offices are now open for the Two [...]

All wins for the Eagles on home court

It was four wins on the court for the Eagles boys and girls basketball and volleyball today against the Beaver Brae Broncos. The Senior girls’ volleyball team started the winning streak with a straight set win [...]

Huge upset for Eagles

You can’t get any close than that. With 0.1 seconds left on the clock, the Beaver Brae Broncos managed to squeeze the game winning goal past Eagle goaltender Kim Wildehaber and avoid an overtime scramble. The [...]