Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Ontario Provincial Police''
Reliving a nightmare — researcher strives for definitive account of 1958 Ear Falls murders
Perhaps the most shocking headline to appear on the front page of the Dryden Observer in over 100 years of publication. Tom Young’s murderous rampage in Ear Falls coincided with the accidental death of Alex Notte [...]
Observer Poll #11: OPP police costing analysis — is it necessary?
For the past year a local debate has raged over the question of whether the City of Dryden should request the Ontario Provincial Police conduct a free analysis to determine the costs to the city if [...]
OPP costing voted down
Roughly 60 people turned up at the Open Council meeting on Mon., Jan. 17 to witness the debate regarding Councillor Brian Collins’ motion to endorse the Dryden Police Service as the city’s official policing. In a [...]
Stuff the Cruiser a major success
Young Zachery Robinson hands a few toys over to Dryden Ontario Provincial Police Cst. Erin Huckell while Dryden Police Service’s Cst. Paul Howarth looks on. As always, local officers braved frigid temperatures of -28 degrees in their bid [...]
Boater survives frigid mishap
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) credit the use of a personal flotation device with saving the life of an area man who was thrown from his boat on Wabigoon Lake, April 20. Michael Graham, age 28, [...]












