Posted on 27 July 2010
At approx. 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, Wabigoon Fire received a 911 dispatch to attend to a tractor trailer unit MVC. Dryden Fire Service Unit 25 was also dispatched as automatic mutual aid.
On arrival, Wabigoon command reported a single vehicle trator trailer unit flipped over.
OPP were on scene directing traffic while the driver and passengers were already out of the vehicle. No hazardous good were reported on board the unit.
Wabigoon Fire requested Dryden units stand down. For the next two hours, Wabigoon Fire assisted with removal efforts and highway clean up.
Hwy. 17 was completely closed for approx. 90 minutes while crews secured the vehicle and the towing company moved the unit to one side of the highway. Hwy. 17 was opened to one lane of traffic after that.
The tractor trailer unit was removed from the scene on Sunday, July 25.
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Posted on 20 July 2010
White River Logistics Inc. from Winnipeg is short one truck this week. Following a blown tire on Thursday, July 15 just east of Wabigoon, the tractor went up in flames at approximately 10:30 pm. The tractor and trailer had been separated by a few feet before the blaze got going, saving the trailer with minor damage. The tractor was burnt beyond repair, and the driver was outside the tractor at the time of fire. Wabigoon Fire responded to the blaze with 3 units as well as 10 firefighters and over 6,000 gallons of water, with the OPP on hand for assistance. The highway was closed for roughly an hour. Photo by Ally Dunham
Posted on 17 March 2010
The Legion Branch #63 in Dryden hosted their first annual Children’s Wish Foundation Mixed Doubles dart tournament March 14 to help raise money for the charity.
Players from Fort Frances, Ignace, Oxdrift, Dryden and Wabigoon competed in the tournament.
Danny Bird and Anne Watson of Fort Frances earned first place and Gary and Heather Connor of Dryden took second place.
Third place ended in a tie between Katie and Tony Ryan of Dryden and Kevin and Cindy Richards of Ignace.
The tournament raised approximately $900 to be given to the Children’s Wish Foundation to help grant a wish to children with severe diseases.
Casey Gould and Michael Arnold, two 16-year-old boys of Dryden were both granted a wish through the Foundation and were present at the tournament to share their stories.
Gould was diagnosed with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy and was granted his wish in 2002.
He traveled with his family to Dover Delaware to watch Nascar and meet Jeff Gordon.
Arnold was born with a transposition of the great vessels in the heart, meaning the two main arteries in his heart were backwards.
He suffered his first heart attack in 2006.
He was granted a wish and traveled with his family to Ireland in March of last year.
His wish was to stay in the most haunted castle in Ireland. Instead, they stayed in three haunted castles and toured others during their week long visit.
