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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 [...]
Open House to celebrate physican’s award, Jan. 27
DRHC Chief Of Staff named Family Physician of the Year By Dryden Observer Staff A local celebration is planned to commemorate a tremendous achievement by a local physician, Jan. 27. In late November of 2011, [...]
Budget passed: staff struggle to maintain service levels amidst inflation, spiking costs and falling revenues
By Chris Marchand After months of drafts and difficult decisions, Dryden City Council approved a final draft of the 2012 budget by a vote of 4-2. Councillors Ken Moss, Mel Fisher, Martin MacKinnon and Mary Trist [...]
No answers on cause of fatal plane crash at North Spirit Lake
This story comes to us courtesy of our sister paper, Red Lake’s Northern Sun News — Ed. By Jennifer Thurbide, Northern Sun News Transportation Safety Board officials say it will be months before a conclusive report is [...]
Kurz’s resignation accepted with regret
By Chris Marchand The City Of Dryden announced last week that the community’s economic development manager, Vicki Kurz, has resigned her post. Stefanie Armstrong, small business consultant for the Dryden office of the Northwest Business Centre, [...]
Multiple highway accidents leave two dead
Transport collision causes death Members of Kenora OPP were investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 in the area of Dogtooth Lake, Kenora. At 1 a.m., January 11, a westbound tractor trailer unit jackknifed on [...]
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