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City’s debt level at $24 million

Councillors hear auditor’s report on 2010 financial statements, May 4 By Lindsey Enns Financial statements from the year 2010 were revealed to the public in a special City Council meeting, May 4, and the numbers indicated [...]

15th Annual Business Excellence Awards

15th Annual Business Excellence Awards

By Chris Marchand A night of celebration and recognition for Dryden’s business community, May 5 at the Dryden Fairgrounds Agricultural Building, for the Dryden District Chamber of Commerce’s 15th Annual Business Excellence Awards. Over 90 individuals [...]

MPP Campbell: fight for Ontario Budget plan isn’t over

By Lindsey Enns Sarah Campbell, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River wants you to know that the fight for the Ontario budget plan isn’t over yet. I am not giving up on the fight for our tourist information [...]

NEW BUSINESS: A good First Impression

NEW BUSINESS: A good First Impression

By Chris Marchand The latest in the wave of women entrepreneurs in Dryden’s downtown, Pat Pearson’s First Impression brings a larger city shopping experience to a much smaller city. An artist and jewellery maker, Pearson says [...]

Study seeks ways to boost downtown

Study seeks ways to boost downtown

By Lindsey Enns A new study of Dryden’s downtown core is paving the way for stronger relationships between local business owners and city officials. “We need to make room for stronger communication between the city and [...]

Re-branding a part of city strategic plan

By Lindsey Enns The theme of the initial stage of a new strategic planning strategy for the city of Dryden is all about moving forward. “We want to know what’s important to the community and what [...]

New facility a gamechanger for Dryden Native Friendship Centre

New facility a gamechanger for Dryden Native Friendship Centre

By Chris Marchand After nearly eight months of renovations, a completely re-imagined Dryden Native Friendship Centre (DNFC) opened its doors to the public this week, a far cry from its former incarnation as the Queen St. [...]

Dryden Byelection 2012 : meet the candidates

Presented in alphabetical order: Gary Case The submission of my name for the council seat in the present byelection is neither frivolous nor foolish. With 17 years of city council experience in my background, I am [...]

Optimism sparking residential sales in Ignace

Optimism sparking residential sales in Ignace

Submitted by Doug Pronger Property sales in Ignace more than doubled from 13 residential sales in 2010 to 27 in 2011, according to the Thunder Bay Real Estate Board. Figures released by the Board’s President, Diane [...]

City posts DMTS financial statements

The city of Dryden posted the 2011 financial statements for the Dryden Municipal Telephone System and Dryden Mobility, Tuesday morning. Click the links above to navigate to the financial statements. The statements were posted alongside the [...]