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First Nations relations important theme at KDMA meeting

First Nations relations important theme at KDMA meeting

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 of Kenora [...]

By-election will replace Wood

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 Kincaid, presented [...]

KDMA warned of political pitfalls of closed meetings

By Chris Marchand Dryden city council delegates heard a presentation on the dangers of in-camera meetings — a subject they already know a thing or two about, Feb. 2 at the Kenora District Municipal Association’s  (KDMA) [...]

Ryder a season highlight

Ryder a season highlight

By Chris Marchand The simplicity of a woman and her guitar were more than enough to satisfy a room packed to the rafters for the highest profile show of the 2011-12 Dryden Entertainment Series. Abstaining from [...]

Treasury responds to WLON protest

Treasury responds to WLON protest

By Ally Dunham Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) council authorized a peaceful demonstration in order to reflect their disappointment with the manner that they believe Treasury Metals has dealt with their First Nation. According to council [...]

City playing catch-up with OMPF

By Ally Dunham A delay in submitting the City’s audited financial statements from previous years has resulted in the witholding of provincial funds by the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF). The city of Dryden has not [...]

Water meter billing model in development, expected in Spring

By Chris Marchand Residents and businesses could begin getting a preview of the city’s new metered water billing process as soon as April. City of Dryden Director of Engineering Michael Louttit says that consulting firm BMA [...]

Menard takes role as youth liaison officer at DPS

Menard takes role as youth liaison officer at DPS

By Ally Dunham Dryden Police Service Constable, Terry Menard, has a new position with the detachment.  Menard will now take over the job of the Youth Liaison Officer. “This position is not given away to anybody, [...]

Eagles girls’ hockey team take silver

The Dryden Eagles girls’ hockey team captured silver in the Pembina Ladies Tigers hockey tournament in Pilot Mound on January 27-28. The Eagles finished first in their pool with wins of 6 – 0 over St. [...]

MPP seeking input on highway conditions

By Sarah Campbell, MPP Kenora-Rainy River In the last couple of months, my northern caucus colleagues and I have been raising concerns about the standards being used to maintain our highways in the winter. As you [...]