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Machin seeks Ambulance base

By Ally Dunham The District of Kenora Areas Unincorporated Ratepayers Association (DOKURA) has submitted a resolution to Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) and the Machin municipal council, to request an ambulance base be built in the [...]

Ghosts of Harris government haunt debate

Ghosts of Harris government haunt debate

  On a night where you might expect Dalton McGuinty’s sins against the north to hang like a cinder block from the neck of Liberal candidate Anthony Leek, local debate goers instead conjured the ghosts of [...]

UPDATE: Hydro concerns top election local priorities

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DRHC begins ultrasound campaign

The Dryden Regional Health Services Foundation has kicked off their campaign to purchase a new ultrasound machine. Opening the campaign with a special celebration, many service clubs were on hand to start off the donation process. [...]

Searching for surgeons

DRHC adjusts to loss of both general surgeons The Dryden Regional Health Centre (DRHC) is searching for new general surgeons after Dr. Peter Dawes recently announced his intention to leave the community. Dr. Peter Dawes will [...]

Area recreational facilities receive defibrillators, CPR training

Dryden Recreation Complex received an automated external defibrillator (AED) on Wednesday, June 16.  The AED was donated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. With the support of Northwest EMS and community volunteers, a free [...]

Regional surgical program marks 1,000th knee replacement

A health care milestone for the Kenora-Rainy River District was reached on Tuesday, March 9th at Dryden Regional Health Centre. Dr. John Porter gave Gary Rumpel of Kenora a “new knee”. Gary is the 1000th patient [...]

Doctor recruitment in spotlight

Local health care issues earn national exposure, new solutions presented The Olympic Torch shed light on more than just a community’s spirit last week. Thanks to a visit from Globe and Mail reporter Susan Krashinsky, the [...]