With a shortage of funding, the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) is struggling to maintain its service for land ambulance calls. With non-emergent patient transfers taking up a large portion of time for Northwest [...]

The Dryden 2010 Centennial Committee is hoping that profits from the summer’s events can be used as seed money for future events, projects and paid forward to worthy local groups. Centennial Chair, Mary Helie, [...]

At the annual meeting of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) in Sudbury on Dec. 2, the very prestigious Faculty/Preceptor Award of Excellence was presented to local doctor, Yvon Gagnon. “Each year, the [...]

Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) is looking at some major changes as of January 1, 2011.  With the recent municipal elections, the services board is looking at 11 new members out of 13. Having [...]

The Dryden Neighbourhood Watch committee is seeing huge success among the community.  With almost 300 homes signed up for the program, and 14 block captains committed, Dryden is destined to be a safer place. [...]

With the provincial government investing over $4.5 million in the winter roads connections for the 2010/11 year, the far north First Nations communities will see the financial ease of importing goods such as food, [...]

Young Zachery Robinson hands a few toys over to Dryden Ontario Provincial Police Cst. Erin Huckell while Dryden Police Service’s Cst. Paul Howarth looks on. As always, local officers braved frigid temperatures of -28 degrees in [...]

The province put out a wood supply competition last winter to attract applications to apply for wood rights in their respective communities.  Applications came with a spring deadline, and were to be reviewed and [...]

With the province starting the framework, the City of Dryden is jumping on board to create a local Child and Youth Strategic Plan. With the help of Shayne MacKinnon, Chief of Police for the [...]

Shoppers at Dryden’s Extra Foods on Highway 17 may not have to battle with commercial transports for parking spots anymore. Owners of the Loblaw’s franchise have requested to enter into an agreement with council [...]