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Black bear attack in Sioux Lookout

Black bear attack in Sioux Lookout

Story by Lindsey Enns  Over the Long Weekend during the early morning hours of Saturday May 22, two Winnipeg men were camping on Dunbar Lake north of Sioux Lookout when one of them was dragged out [...]

Nickel-Belt MPP proposes ban on indoor tanning for youth

‘No tan worth dying for’ By Lindsey Enns The negative health effects surrounding indoor tanning is the focus of a new bill that was introduced last week by France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt. “This is [...]

Province discloses local public salaries

By Dryden Observer Staff The Ontario Ministry of Finance recently released its annual Public Salary Disclosure for 2011, known in popular parlance as The Sunshine List. The Public Sector Salaries Disclosure Act requires organizations that receive [...]

Ice Dogs make change on the bench

Ice Dogs make change on the bench

Club looking to for new direction in 2012/13 By Dryden Observer Staff The Dryden Ice Dogs aren’t wasting any time in an effort to put forth a league-leading hockey club next season. The Board of Governors [...]

Info Centre closures a blow to regional tourism, says industry advocate

By Chris Marchand Welcome to Ontario — we’re closed. The Executive Director of the Sunset Country Travel Association says the province has hung a ‘closed’ sign on the tourism industry in Northwestern Ontario in its move [...]

Local Citizens Advisory Committee could be so much more

By Chris Marchand As spring sweeps across our landscape a bit early, some residents are already returning to find some of their favourite backcountry haunts not exactly as they left them. Last week I met with [...]

Treasury Metals Inc. aims for operating mine within four years

Gold project could yield up to 1,000 jobs, says Norm Bush By Chris Marchand Dryden could be sitting on a gold mine if Treasury Metals Inc.’s development plans proceed to their eventual goal of an operating [...]

Ignace council looks at options after mayor reconsiders resignation

By Dryden Observer Staff The Township of Ignace has a municipal mess of its own to resolve after Mayor Lee Kennard filed his resignation, Jan. 28, and then asked to withdraw his resignation five days later. [...]

Kenora hosts Ontario Scotties this week

The Kenora Curling Club is playing host to some high-level curling this week as it hosts the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Jan 23-29. The event will feature ten of the best women’s curling teams from [...]

Schools adjusting to new food and beverage policy

Schools adjusting to new food and beverage policy

One month into a new school year, students, staff and cafeteria vendors in Ontario schools are still adjusting to strict nutrition standards set in place by the province. The new rules eliminate items with high sugar, [...]