Saturday, July 25 was Eat Local Day and the City, with the help of the Northwestern Health Unit and the Cloverbelt Farmers’ Market, encouraged Drydenites to treat themselves to a meal filled with local [...]

When Kailey Divers came across the World Fishing Network’s Ultimate Fishing Town Contest, she saw perfect match for Dryden. In the past week, communities across the North of Ontario are brimming with pride over [...]

DRHC adjusts to loss of both general surgeons The Dryden Regional Health Centre (DRHC) is searching for new general surgeons after Dr. Peter Dawes recently announced his intention to leave the community. Dr. Peter [...]

Guelph resident Dave Nash, right, is making an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Crossing of Canada on Foot by a male.  Nash is attempting to break this record to [...]

Anyone downtown last week probably noticed a group of people walking around in green t-shirts and asking themselves who those people were. The group is made up of Southern Baptist missionaries from south central [...]

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. [...]

Eacom President Rick Doman says costs will have to come down before his company can restart the idled Ear Falls Sawmill. The company became the official owners of the former Domtar operation on July [...]

Dryden City Council saw the addition of two new councillors at the July 19 regular council meeting.  Sid Wintle and Keith Sveinson were chosen to represent the city until election time. Following the resignation [...]

With two seats vacant in Dryden’s city council, the remaining members have the task of selecting two additional councillors to fill the vacancies by appointment. The candidates are to be former mayors or councillors [...]

With the King St. underpass closed completely for one day, and down to one lane for another four days, Dryden residents will get a taste of the inconvenience that the Duke St. overpass closure [...]