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Food for thought: applauding Ontario’s school nutrition standards

When I think back on all the crap I ate in high school. It’s a wonder I can think at all. I apologize to Paul Simon for co-opting some classic lyrics for a column about food, but [...]

Non-profit housing corp’s coffers running dry at current funding levels

Chair of the Dryden Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation (DMNPHC), Peter Keen made a presentation to mayor and council at the September 19 Regular Council meeting regarding the state of capital funds for the corporation. Keen says [...]

City examines highway links

The city of Dryden is taking a closer look at Duke and Government Street highway corridors with an eye to improving their condition. Reviewing the Connecting Link Strategy at the Sept. 12 Meeting of the Committee [...]

Thunder Bay economic developer says region poised on the edge of economic upswing

Thunder Bay economic developer says region poised on the edge of economic upswing

While the effects of 2008’s economic downturn linger in North American stock markets, Thunder Bay’s economic development officer says the northwest should be preparing itself to take advantage of large-scale economic opportunities in the next few [...]

Kenora’s Rod McKay named Conservative candidate

Kenora’s Rod McKay named Conservative candidate

Rod McKay will be the Conservative candidate in the October Provincial elections. Following a vote of close to 200 PC members, McKay won out over Kenora city councillor, Louis Roussin. McKay, the mill manager for Kenora [...]

Mayor angles to keep unused overpass funds in city

Dryden Mayor Craig Nuttall says leftover provincial funding from the recent restoration of the Duke St. overpass bridge could be used to great benefit on the rest of the street. In fact, Nuttall says he’s not [...]

Light ‘em up! Let’s play ball!

                                                                    By Sarah [...]

FEATURE: The Law of the Land: examining justice in Ontario’s remote northern communities

FEATURE: The Law of the Land: examining justice in Ontario’s remote northern communities

PHOTO GALLERY: a glimpse of life in Ontario’s far north, images from Big Trout Lake and Round Lake First Nations Conventional wisdom around the idea of ‘justice’ says the rule of law is the bedrock of [...]

First meter installed

Mayor-elect Craig Nuttall led the pack with the installation of the first elusive water meter in the community. “They were ordered, and we have to put them in, and my biggest complaint was that people couldn’t [...]

First Nations weigh in on HST

With an already large debate on the upcoming HST, the First Nations communities have weighed in their opinion.  They are requesting that the federal government continue the point-of-sale exemptions on the retail portion of the HST. [...]