by CJ GoaterThe Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a fatal collision. On October 9, 2023, just before 8:00 p.m., members of the Dryden OPP, along with Emergency Medical Services, responded to a serious collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Highway 17 near Baptist...
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by Caitlin SnowThe line-up for the Antigonish Jazzfest has been announced! Set to take place next month, headliners include Toronto based, Juno award winners, Avataar, and the Worst Pop Band Ever. The Saturday night Headliner is California-based The Headhunters. “The lineup for the 2023 Antigonish Jazzfest...
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The province’s Liberal leader says there’s no time to waste on increasing fines for buying illegally-caught lobster. Zach Churchill says he’s disappointed that it may take up to a year for the province to bump the fines for commercial buyers. He notes there is evidence of a full-scale illegal...
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by CJ GoaterThe Ontario government is providing $113,419 to the Dryden detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police to provide specialized support to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis. The funding is being delivered through the Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant program which is...
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by Adam RileyScouts Canada says it is sorry for the role it played in one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history. Scouting was used as the program of choice along side the Church to strip the cultural identity of First Nations, Metis and Inuit children as part of Canada’s Indian Residential School and...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s Housing Minister, John Lohr, expressed understanding and respect for his colleagues’ eagerness to share positive news with their communities but acknowledged that the Progressive Conservative caucus had jumped the gun by prematurely revealing the locations of long-awaited public...
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by Adam RileyMembers of city council in Dryden will be given an update on the status of the Ontario Provincial Police. Its been just over a year since the organization assumed policing duties for the community. Both the detachment commander Adam Illman and Board chair John Carlucci were slated to bring a...
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by CJ GoaterThe Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu was in Thunder Bay on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guillbeault to announce funding coming to the city. 6 projects in the area aimed at restoring water quality and ecosystem health are receiving $633,500 in...
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by Randy ThomsThe Namakan Chain of Lakes and Rainy Lake reached some of the highest water levels on record last year. Lake levels did not recede until July. The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board’s water levels committee toured the area last summer and has filed its final report to the...
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by Caitlin SnowMore seniors will now be able to have their rent supplemented, with more money going to those who receive the benefit, thanks to changes to the province’s rent supplement program. The Canadian Mortage and Housing Corportation (CMHC) has changed the criteria for eligibility and formula used for...
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