By Ally Dunham Two NDP Members of Parliament, Bruce Hyer and John Rafferty, have been punished by their party’s interim leader, Nycole Turmel, for voting in favour of Bill C-19, “Ending The Long-Gun Registry [...]

By Dryden Observer Staff The chiefs of nine First Nations communities in the vicinity of the proposed Ring of Fire mining development have withdrawn their support for the project over concerns about the environmental [...]

By Chris Marchand It takes one steely-nerved six year-old to dance his heart out in front of all of Canada on national TV. Dryden area resident Teegan Szachury did just that last week — [...]

The family and friends of six-year-old Teegan Szachury will have their eyes glued to the TV set, Friday hoping for a glimpse of the young Dryden area traditional native dancer. After a friend from [...]

By Ally Dunham On Tues., Oct. 25, 2011, Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews, put forward Bill C-19 to the House of Commons, to abolish the long-gun registry. With a majority Conservative government, [...]

By Ally Dunham Newly appointed Kenora-Rainy River District MPP, Sarah Campbell has been appointed as the critic for the Natural Resources and Aboriginal Affairs. MPP Michael Gravelle of Thunder Bay was appointed to the [...]

By Ally Dunham MPP for Nipissing, Vic Fedeli renewed the Ontario PCs call for Dalton McGuinty to undo his legislation and repeal Bill 191, which received Royal Assent on October 25, 2010. “We want [...]

By Chris Marchand City Council has lent its support for the Dryden Gay Pride Committee’s plans for a two-day event June 27-28, 2012. The item passed before council without discussion at the Oct. 17 [...]

By Chris Marchand The Dryden branch of the Canadian Red Cross is hoping to increase awareness of a local service to help seniors attend medical appointments near and afar. Staffed by a network of [...]

As Monday is Halloween, Canadian Blood Services is concerned about a full turnout to its donor clinics early this week and hopes it can count on the community to scare up a few more [...]