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Almost Home: Global pedestrian Jean Béliveau on final leg of 11-year pilgrimage

Montreal may be a 2,000 kilometre walk from Dryden, but for Jean Béliveau home is so close he can barely stand it. “I’m so happy I could shout,” he says in Quebecois-inflected accent. “I don’t know [...]

Observer Poll: Does Dryden need a highway bypass?

This week’s two-part question asks Dryden area residents to weigh in on the contentious and unresolved issue of a highway bypass in Dryden. Long supported by frustrated local motorists and opposed by the highway corridor business [...]

Hwy 17 closed between Vermilion Bay and Kenora

West bound traffic from Dryden heading to Kenora is being re-routed down Hwy 502 due to an accident  near Dixie Lake involving a transport and a passenger vehicle. Police will advise when the highway is expected [...]