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Black bear attack in Sioux Lookout

Black bear attack in Sioux Lookout

Story by Lindsey Enns  Over the Long Weekend during the early morning hours of Saturday May 22, two Winnipeg men were camping on Dunbar Lake north of Sioux Lookout when one of them was dragged out [...]

Long Weekend for OPP

Story by Lindsey Enns  In a media release issued yesterday afternoon, the OPP reported seven people were killed in seven separate collisions during the long weekend on our roads and highways. 8,000 charges were laid during [...]

Council to consider Pinewood School rezoning carefully

Council to consider Pinewood School rezoning carefully

By Chris Marchand A crowd of approximately 50 people spilled from council chambers into the corridors, May 15 as city officials hosted a public meeting on a controversial application to rezone Pinewood School to accommodate a [...]

Feds to close ELA

Researchers calling ELA closure a reckless blunder By Lindsey Enns Due to federal budget cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans programs, the Harper government announced Thursday morning that they will be shutting down world [...]

OPP reminding everyone to play safe this weekend

By Lindsey Enns The May Long Weekend is fast approaching and Dryden police are hoping that people will use their common sense to have a fun and safe long weekend. In a news release issued this [...]

Country duo Scarlett Jane stop in Wabigoon

Country duo Scarlett Jane stop in Wabigoon

Story by Lindsey Enns Friends for nearly a decade and self-proclaimed road warriors, Andrea Ramolo and Cindy Doire together make Scarlett Jane, a dark country pop-harmonizing duo. Both have had successful careers as solo artists, Ramolo [...]

Watoto African Choir stops in Dryden

Watoto African Choir stops in Dryden

Story and Photos by Lindsey Enns  Imagine loosing both of your parents to disease, being forced to go to war or being abandoned and left with nothing. These stories are all too familiar for the women [...]

Favourite May Long Weekend memory?

Tell us about your favourite May Long Weekend memory for a chance to win a $100 Canadian Tire gift card on the Observer’s Facebook Page By Observer Staff Do you have a May Long memory that [...]

CBC looking for ideas for new entrepreneurship show

Story by Hope Murdick We all experienced the excitement of ‘The Dragon’s Den’ back in March of 2011 when Dryden’s own Margot Woodworth, Lisa Schmidt, and Merrill Kluke showcased their blooming business Evergreen Memories. Wouldn’t it [...]

Books nearly up to date

Story by Chris Marchand Dryden City Manager Joe van Koeverden says auditors are six to eight weeks away from completing the city’s 2011 financial statements, effectively bringing the city’s books up to date. Council heard an [...]