Archive for 'May 11th, 2010'

Heritage Fair winners

With kids from all around the district, 75 projects were displayed and judged at the Regional Heritage Fair on May 6th.  New Prospect School in Dryden hosted 98 kids from all across Keewatin-Patricia District School Board, [...]

Where the walleye are…

With this year’s changes in the environment, the water levels, and the temperatures, you may wonder what the fishing is going to be like on opening weekend. This was a remarkable year for the ice to [...]

Council balks at overpass timeline

Dryden City Council have some problems with a public works department plan to close down the Duke St. overpass for repairs over the summer. Manager of Capital Planning and Technology, Blake Poole, put in a recommendation [...]

Gallery celebrates first year

Last May, 12 members of the Dryden Regional Arts Council (DRAC) made a dream become reality when they opened an art gallery in the Dryden District Chamber of Commerce building on Government Street. Today, the gallery [...]

Great season for U18 girls

The U18 girls’ Whiskey Jacks volleyball club finished off their successful season with a second place finish at the Tier 2 Manitoba Provincial Championships in Killarney, MB over the weekend of May 1. Coach Todd Desautels [...]

Senior bowlers claim top prize in Timmins

The Sunset Country 55+ Senior Bowlers Triple Teams brought home some hardware at the provincial championships in Timmins April 7. The ladies representing Timber Lanes placed second in the tournament, earning silver medals for the club. [...]

Eagles girls tie in Fort Frances season opener

The girls side of the ‘AA’ NorWOSSA division is looking pretty even all around as the Eagles’ girls soccer team finished the season opener with two ties. The girls faced off against the Fort Frances Muskies [...]

Eagles open soccer season in Fort Frances

The Eagles’ boys soccer team opened the 2010 season with two losses in Fort Frances on May 5. The team took on the Fort Frances Muskies in their first match of the year, falling 2-1. Coach [...]

Envirothon achievements

A group of five from Dryden High School definitely had a unique learning experience recently while competing in the Provincial Envirothon Competition near Hamilton, ON. Kara Gaudette, Michelle Arseneault, Alison Gamble, Vaneesha Mashru, and Jasmine Traini [...]

Changes coming to tenure procedures

With the forestry industry going through some potential changes right now, there is some confusion as to the future of wood rights for existing operations.  The changes include the tenure and pricing of wood supplies, which [...]