Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Oxdrift''
GALLERY: Easter at Egli’s
Egli’s volunteer Gord Dingman hoists a loveable lamb up to see two-year old Piper Bell while father Scott looks on. Egli’s annual Open Barn was the place to be this past Saturday as stroller-wheeling hordes descended [...]
GALLERY: Rugby Creek Dog Sled Races and Winter Festival
All Photos by Chris Marchand Dog sled race results 16 mile, 6 dog, Feb. 18, 2012 Pl. Musher Time 1 Clayton Schneider 0:57:51 2 Brian Bergen 1:03:09 3 Wes Alkins 1:03:49 4 Jackson Hall 1:04:51 5 [...]
Giving a voice to rural issues
By Ally Dunham The Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) has launched a research project to develop a “Rural Voices Network” (RVN) that will involve a broad consultation with rural community members, organizations, and municipalities of [...]
GALLERY: A Spring tradition at Egli’s Sheep Farm
The weather was just right for a weekend trip out to Egli’s Sheep Farm and Animal Park for their annual Spring ‘Open Barn’, April 23 — a tradition going back to the early 1970s. With sheep [...]
GALLERY: 2011 Eton Rugby Winterfest Dog Sled Races
Dog sled competitor Jarad Moore helps out his six-dog team as they traverse a snowy hillside during the Eton Rugby Winterfest Dog Sled Race, Feb.19. For spectators and the many photographers attending the event, the 26 [...]
Eat Local Day: Send in those recipes
Saturday, July 25 was Eat Local Day and the City, with the help of the Northwestern Health Unit and the Cloverbelt Farmers’ Market, encouraged Drydenites to treat themselves to a meal filled with local ingredients. With [...]
Elite athlete visits judo club
Two time Olympian Sandra Greaves attended the Oxdrift Judo Club for a special clinic and awards night last week. Greaves was the first and only Canadian female athlete for judo to qualify for the Olympics as [...]
Garage fire on Leach Road
Oxdrift Fire was dispatched by 911 to a large garage / shop fire Wednesday evening just after 8 pm, on arrival Oxdrift fire crews attacked the fire with several water handlines. The Oxdrift Fire Command called [...]
Legion hosts fundraiser for Children’s Wish
The Legion Branch #63 in Dryden hosted their first annual Children’s Wish Foundation Mixed Doubles dart tournament March 14 to help raise money for the charity. Players from Fort Frances, Ignace, Oxdrift, Dryden and Wabigoon competed [...]












