By Ally Dunham Hosted by the Northwest Business Centre (NBC) in Kenora and Dryden, the ABC’s of Entrepreneurship-Aboriginal Business Day took place in the Eagle Lake Community Hall on Feb. 14, 2012. “The ABC’s [...]

By Ally Dunham Tourism outfitters and associations across the region are celebrating a federal decision that will give personnel at the Canadian/U.S. border more options in admitting visitors to Canada. Kenora MP, Greg Rickford [...]

By Ally Dunham With the retirement of the three volunteers on the Mayor’s Committee for Children and Youth (MCCY), including Barb Buffet, Lynn Carlson and Susan Schultz, the Dryden Neighbourhood Legacy Project (NLP) partnered [...]

By Ally Dunham The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board (KPDSB) and the Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) signed an agreement on Feb. 7, to share the delivery of adult education services in Northwestern Ontario. The [...]

By Ally Dunham Joe van Koeverden, City Manager for the city of Dryden, approached mayor and council at the Feb. 13 Committee of the Whole meeting, looking for approval on a draft strategic planning [...]

By Ally Dunham New Prospect School started a new positive behaviour program at the school in November, called “Fill Your Bucket”. “Every teacher has little tickets, and what we do is, if we catch [...]

Dryden’s PeeWee Hawks had a bit of a surprise for assistant coach Tom Bilous, who despite serious health issues, was determined to be on the bench for Friday’s match-up versus the Ignace Phantoms. Bilous [...]

By Ally Dunham Tourism outfitters and associations across the region are celebrating a federal decision that will give personnel at the Canadian/U.S. border more options in admitting visitors to Canada. Kenora MP Greg Rickford [...]

By Chris Marchand Woven throughout last week’s Kenora District Municipal Association annual general meeting was the theme of creating social and economic dividends through closer ties between the region’s native and non-native residents. City [...]

By Ally Dunham With Mike Wood announcing his resignation as councillor from the City of Dryden, his seat was officially declared vacant at the Feb. 1 special meeting called by council. Acting Clerk, Deb [...]