By Ally Dunham The Dingwall Medical Clinic has seen a new addition this past week of another full time doctor. Dr. Kory Jollymore joined the ranks on Wed., Nov. 16. Originally from a small, [...]

Northwestern Health Unit seeks to increase  awareness of the wider benefits of flu vaccination By Chris Marchand In a quiet year for influenza in the region, the Northwestern Health Unit is hoping to increase [...]

By Ally Dunham The Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) has launched a research project to develop a “Rural Voices Network” (RVN) that will involve a broad consultation with rural community members, organizations, and [...]

Footage from Open Roads’ east facing CCTV camera which captured a meteor entering the atmosphere, at 3:35 a.m. Nov. 9. The footage was posted to YouTube by Open Roads Maintenance staffer Mike Goodman. By [...]

Dryden Development Corporation  looking at new opportunities By Ally Dunham New potential air travel opportunities and continued downtown revitalization are among the latest focus of the Dryden Development Corporation (DDC). DDC chair Ernie Remillard, [...]

By Ally Dunham Dryden residents are invited to comment on a first draft of the city’s 2012 budget, due to be presented to Mayor and council at the Nov. 21 regular meeting. This meeting [...]

New school designed for next generation of learners By Chris Marchand Once in roughly 50 years, a school is built to prepare its students for the next 50 years, remarked former school board director [...]

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The chiefs of nine First Nations communities in the vicinity of the proposed Ring of Fire mining development have withdrawn their support for the project over concerns about the environmental [...]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