Archive for 'June,2010'
Swientek to represent NWO at Canada Cup
Another local athlete has moved on to a bigger and better athletic career. Adam Swientek has been named to the Manitoba provincial football team and will compete in the Canada Cup in Nova Scotia July 9-16. [...]
Thunder Lake Motocross
The Thunder Lake Motocross track became a hot spot for dirt bike riders and fourwheelers alike in the past two years. Opened last year to the public, the Braun family keep the track well maintained at [...]
Routine maintenance causes water main breaks around town
Routine maintenance at the water treatment plant on Wednesday, June 23 caused some excitement around Dryden. When the emergency pump was turned on, a pressure spike pushed holes through three pipes in town. Colonization Ave was [...]
Mitani/Lundmark score Walleye Masters win
With day one starting out cold and windy, the 21st Annual Dryden Walleye Masters held on June 19 and 20, brought out 80 teams and 160 anglers. Although the winners were one pound off the big [...]
Moosefest Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 26th Community Garage Sales 7am-noon see ckdr.net for listings MooseFest Booksale 8am to 11am Dryden Library Cloverbelt Farmer’s Market 9am to noon Oxdrift Hall Sandy Ferguson Exhibit 9am– 5pm Dryden Museum The Amazing Race [...]
Your Moosefest Primer: Nine days of jam-packed fun
With preparations surrounding Dryden’s Centennial celebrations ramping up, organizers of MooseFest thought it might be a quieter year than normal. But the schedule for the annual summer festival seems no less jam-packed this June 26 to [...]
Altimeter setting suspected in fatal Cat Lake air crash
A report on the crash of a Lockhart Air Cessna 3-10 near Cat Lake First Nation last November indicates that an incorrectly set altimeter may have played a primary role, says the Transportation Safety Board of [...]
Cooper Park plan revives sculpture debate
Park to be acknowledged as traditional First Nations meeting area Cooper Park in Dryden will have a new, official designation. The section of the river from Cooper Park to the Riverview Lodge will be officially acknowledged [...]
Temporary tennis anyone?
City seeking court solution as construction puts a damper on North Dryden recreational facilities North Dryden will see soon see the demise of two long standing structures in the area. The tennis court as well as [...]
Area recreational facilities receive defibrillators, CPR training
Dryden Recreation Complex received an automated external defibrillator (AED) on Wednesday, June 16. The AED was donated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. With the support of Northwest EMS and community volunteers, a free [...]













