By Chris Marchand You know you live in strange times when a discussion on property assessment was among the most interesting and impactful agenda items last week’s Kenora District Municipal… Read more »
By Michael Christianson The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has hired Dryden’s former Mayor Craig Nuttall; his official title is strategic liaison for Northern Ontario – municipal and stakeholders relations…. Read more »
By Michael Christianson Dryden City Council appointed Greg Wilson, runner up of the 2014 mayoral race, to fill the mayoral position that was left vacant by the resignation of… Read more »
By Michael Christianson Dryden will not hold a by-election to choose Craig Nuttall’s successor as mayor. Council held a special meeting on September 2 to discuss and consider what options… Read more »
Community turnaround a long-term project, says outgoing Mayor By Michael Christianson Craig Nuttall spent his last day as Mayor of Dryden at city hall with members of council, administration as… Read more »
By Dryden Observer Staff With the resignation of Mayor Craig Nuttall set to take effect on August 28 council is working hard to fill his shoes. Effective August 29, 2015… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Dryden Mayor Craig Nuttall is going out with a bang — heading to the 2015 Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO) Conference with a quiver full of local… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Elected colleagues of Dryden Mayor Craig Nuttall, who announced his forthcoming resignation from his elected office last week, say the road forward will have to be charted… Read more »
By Michael Christianson At the June 22 regular meeting of council Community and Development Services Manager Bob Cunningham presented a recommendation for a three-year agreement with the Dryden GM Ice… Read more »
By Michael Christianson Community and Development Services Manager Bob Cunningham put forward a staff report that council accept tender quotes to replace the roof of the police services building and… Read more »
To the editor: It has been 20 years since the Township of Barclay amalgamated with the city of Dryden. Over that period of time nothing new has been invested in… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Dryden City Council has passed its 2015 budget. A proposal for a ‘cost-of-living’ tax increase to account for inflation did not survive a council vote and the… Read more »
By Chris Marchand It needs to be said, I think, after a bit of a rocky start, that Dryden City Council seems to have regained a functional tone. That’s worth… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Challenges in accessing a qualified workforce is a prominent theme in a newly released survey that gauges the state of the regional business climate. Dryden District Chamber… Read more »
By Chris Marchand After a challenging six years of construction, the City of Dryden celebrated the long-awaited public opening of its new wastewater treatment facility, April 16. Parts of the… Read more »
By Chris Marchand While it may have been an ambitious line item in the City of Dryden’s 2015 draft capital budget, the city’s mayor isn’t sure that the province is… Read more »
By Chris Marchand After several years of battling the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) for its failure to protect northern forestry communities from massive losses in industrial assessment, Dryden Mayor… Read more »
By Chris Marchand A request to Dryden City Council to approve the appointment of a dozen new volunteer fire fighters to the City of Dryden Fire Service sparked a discussion… Read more »
Valley and Nuttall will split duties as KDSB rep By Chris Marchand Councillor Norm Bush brokered an uneasy truce between Mayor Craig Nuttall and Councillor Roger Valley in a heated… Read more »
By Chris Marchand They were practically melted into their chairs by the time the dutiful vote counters returned an unofficial count at 1 a.m. When they did, re-elected City of… Read more »