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Treasury responds to WLON protest
By Ally Dunham Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) council authorized a peaceful demonstration in order to reflect their disappointment with the manner that they believe Treasury Metals has dealt with their First Nation. According to council [...]
City playing catch-up with OMPF
By Ally Dunham A delay in submitting the City’s audited financial statements from previous years has resulted in the witholding of provincial funds by the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF). The city of Dryden has not [...]
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 [...]
Transfield unsure of plan for Dryden
By Ally Dunham The Dryden and Kenora regions of the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) road maintenance contracts will be taken over by Transfield Services as of June 2012. Transfield came to Dryden on Jan. 25 to [...]
Menard takes role as youth liaison officer at DPS
By Ally Dunham Dryden Police Service Constable, Terry Menard, has a new position with the detachment. Menard will now take over the job of the Youth Liaison Officer. “This position is not given away to anybody, [...]
MPP seeking input on highway conditions
By Sarah Campbell, MPP Kenora-Rainy River In the last couple of months, my northern caucus colleagues and I have been raising concerns about the standards being used to maintain our highways in the winter. As you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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