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Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'economic development''

Fractured: City council struggling to find common ground on issues

By Chris Marchand In his 11 years on Dryden City Council, Brian Collins says he has never experienced a level of tension anywhere close to what he feels in council chambers these days. While they may [...]

A message from Dryden’s city manager, Joe van Koeverden

By Joe van Koeverden, Dryden City Manager We have just completed a difficult budget process and now will need to focus on the work at hand to ensure a successful implementation of the operating guidelines required to [...]

Kurz’s resignation accepted with regret

By Chris Marchand The City Of Dryden announced last week that the community’s economic development manager, Vicki Kurz, has resigned her post. Stefanie Armstrong, small business consultant for the Dryden office of the Northwest Business Centre, [...]

Former Domtar manager takes role in local gold project

Dryden Observer Staff Well known former Domtar Dryden manager Norm Bush is making a move from forestry into the mining sector and staging a return to Northwestern Ontario. Named to the role of vice president – [...]

Wabigoon Lake asserts rights to traditional lands over mining exploration

A gold exploration project, poised to enter the advanced exploration stage, just east of Dryden is facing some new obstacles. Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) Chief Ruben Cantin Sr. has served notice of non-compliance and a [...]

Is it none of your business?

So this week’s hot-button poll issue was a bit of a stunt on our part. Continually touted as a local taxpayer asset, I’ve always had a great deal of trouble with the fact that any information [...]

Thunder Bay economic developer says region poised on the edge of economic upswing

Thunder Bay economic developer says region poised on the edge of economic upswing

While the effects of 2008’s economic downturn linger in North American stock markets, Thunder Bay’s economic development officer says the northwest should be preparing itself to take advantage of large-scale economic opportunities in the next few [...]

Begin, flow, and grow

Begin, flow, and grow

Yoga and Wellness Studio opens in Dryden’s downtown A new local business is hoping to promote healthy lifestyles and a new stress management option for the people of Dryden. My Yoga and Wellness Studio, operated by [...]

Ignace sawmill to reopen

Ignace sawmill to reopen

The idled sawmill in Ignace, owned by AbitibiBowater, will see a restart and upgrade over the next two years. With an investment plan of $32 million, upgrades and construction will include the addition of an energy [...]

UPDATE: Hydro concerns top election local priorities

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