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Hittin’ the trails at the Dryden Ski Club

Hittin’ the trails at the Dryden Ski Club

  Jill Wilkinson and her daughter Ruby, tucked cosily into a ski-mounted sled, set off on the Dryden Ski Club’s Nordic trail system to enjoy the outdoors in temperatures that ranged above the freezing mark, Feb. [...]

First Nations relations important theme at KDMA meeting

First Nations relations important theme at KDMA meeting

By Chris Marchand Woven throughout last week’s Kenora District Municipal Association annual general meeting was the theme of creating social and economic dividends through closer ties between the region’s native and non-native residents. City of Kenora [...]

KDMA warned of political pitfalls of closed meetings

By Chris Marchand Dryden city council delegates heard a presentation on the dangers of in-camera meetings — a subject they already know a thing or two about, Feb. 2 at the Kenora District Municipal Association’s  (KDMA) [...]

Ryder a season highlight

Ryder a season highlight

By Chris Marchand The simplicity of a woman and her guitar were more than enough to satisfy a room packed to the rafters for the highest profile show of the 2011-12 Dryden Entertainment Series. Abstaining from [...]

Water meter billing model in development, expected in Spring

By Chris Marchand Residents and businesses could begin getting a preview of the city’s new metered water billing process as soon as April. City of Dryden Director of Engineering Michael Louttit says that consulting firm BMA [...]

Tele-Health services expanding into long-term care setting

By Chris Marchand Health care providers across the region and beyond are keeping an eye on a local effort to expand tele-health services into a nursing home. There are plans to outfit 92 rooms at Dryden’s [...]

An evening on the ice

An evening on the ice

An evening scene from the Wabigoon Lake Ice Road looking north towards the Dryden Yacht Club,  Jan. 23.          Photo by Chris Marchand [...]

Way forward sought at urban deer meeting

Way forward sought at urban deer meeting

By Chris Marchand A suggestion from a local resident to tranquilize, trap and relocate the city’s nuisance deer population became a focal point for perhaps the most productive exchange of ideas to date on the topic [...]

Fractured: City council struggling to find common ground on issues

By Chris Marchand In his 11 years on Dryden City Council, Brian Collins says he has never experienced a level of tension anywhere close to what he feels in council chambers these days. While they may [...]

Plenty of fun planned for Dryden’s Winterfest

By Chris Marchand There are many reasons to stick close to town for the upcoming Family Day long weekend as Dryden gears up to host its annual winter festival Feb. 18-20. City of Dryden recreation department’s [...]