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Yes, but…

As I stated a few weeks back, I was expecting a lot from Monday night’s public meeting over the proposed Pinewood high school transition project for remote First Nations students. But, I don’t think anyone bargained [...]

The Contrarian: A page out of Willy Brant’s diary

By Mel Fisher I got this big old poplar tree, I mean a really big one. Kind of leans toward the house, well, I guess you would call it a cabin more, only two rooms, and [...]

May 1, 1987

By Jerry Wilson It was a clear morning on May 1st, 1987.  The sky was a cold light blue, not summer blue. It was close to  freezing. I went into town at 8:30 and got a [...]

Swing vote ramps up stakes in byelection

Chris Marchand If there’s one thing I disagree with letter writer Vic Leutschaft  about, it is that council could have gotten away with appointing a new councillor to the vacancy they are seeking to fill. Anyone [...]

Classic Dryden: Hockey clichés endure all

By Martin Wightman Sports coverage has always been a media sector rife with clichés. With National Hockey League playoff season in high gear, the air is full of advice: Keep your stick on the ice, get [...]

A brief history of misbehaving teenagers

A brief history of misbehaving teenagers

By Spuro Sourtzis Many people comment today about the nature of teenagers, and how bad they are. But if we look at stories of teenagers, once told by Mrs. Sybil Willard, Tom Leach and Jock Ferguson, [...]

Bird Droppings: Wolf Woofs

By Jerry Wilson A few weeks ago I phoned Cecily from work to tell her to bring Sam in at dark and put a chair in front of the doggie door because the wolves had been [...]

NIMBY problems loom for school board’s Pinewood project

The only people facing more obstacles than the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board’s effort to retask the Pinewood School site, may be the First Nations high school students from remote communities who come to Dryden and other [...]

From Queen’s Park: Supporting our tourism industry is priority number one

By Sarah Campbell, MPP Kenora-Rainy River Last week our region’s tourism industry was blindsided by the news that the three provincially funded Tourist Information Centres in our region would close permanently this spring. This decision is [...]

Join the bicycling revolution

“Everybody, I know you can believe in yourself. If you believe in yourself, you will know how to ride a bike!” By Martin Wightman With this phrase, a now famous Youtube video gave us all a [...]