By Ally Dunham Councillor Mike Wood announced his official resignation from the city board at the Regular Meeting of Council on Dec. 19. January 21, 2012 will mark the end of his five years [...]

Dryden Observer Staff Well known former Domtar Dryden manager Norm Bush is making a move from forestry into the mining sector and staging a return to Northwestern Ontario. Named to the role of vice [...]

A Dryden area family is hoping the pubic can help two missing canine family members return home in time for Christmas. Cocoa, a 12 year-old Chocolate Lab and Hogan, a 10 year-old German Shepherd [...]

By Ally Dunham Following the release of the Auditor General’s 2011 report, Kenora-Rainy River District MPP, Sarah Campbell has expressed some concern regarding multiple recommendations by the Auditor General (AG). “I wanted to really [...]

By Ally Dunham Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer for the City of Dryden, Linda McNaughton, reported to mayor and council at the Dec. 12 Committee of the Whole meeting that the 2012 draft budget has [...]

Submitted by Carolle Eady Over 100 years ago, Frank Chapman, scientist and writer, encouraged 27 conservationists in North America to undertake an alternative to the traditional “Side Hunt”. On Christmas Day, 1900, instead of [...]

By Ally Dunham Born and raised in Dryden, Dr. Patricia Louttit decided to make her career in the field of medicine in her hometown, but is now moving on to the military to further [...]

By Ally Dunham Bill Hovi, chair of the Police Services Board has decided to end his term early, and has officially resigned his position as chair, as well as a board member, as of [...]

By Ally Dunham The Dryden Development Corporation (DDC) is looking at a complete restructure of the downtown core for the purpose of revitalization. The hired consultant for the DDC, Harry Finnigan of McKay Finnigan [...]

By Chris Marchand St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Dryden has a new minister. Replacing the retiring Patricia Cleghorn, Dick Kennedy will spend his time ministering between St. Luke’s in Dryden and Sioux Lookout’s St. [...]