Dryden

Dryden High School held their athletics banquet last night for the Eagles.

Reider Paquette and Jordyn Robichaud took home the Rookies of the Year award. Barett Edenburn won the Sportsman award while Meagan Peters took home the Sportswoman award.

Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has announced another change in senior leadership. 

In a recent press release, the Lakehead District School Board (LDSB) and the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board (KPDSB) announced that Sheri-Lynne Pharand, current Director of Education for the KPDSB, has accepted the position of incoming Director of Education with the LDSB.  

A local Dryden resident is being recognized for her dedication to public health. 

It was announced on June 15, that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) has awarded Dryden resident, Trudy Sachowski, the Board of Health Section Distinguished Service Award for her dedication to public health in Ontario.   

A 30-year-old man from Fort Frances is facing attempted murder charges after an assault on Tuesday.

The OPP say on June 14 shortly after 7 a.m., officers responded to an incident outside of a location on Fifth Street East, where an individual was found with life-threatening injuries and was transported for medical treatment.

As a result of the OPP’s investigation, 30-year-old Joshua Pardy of Fort Frances is facing charges of:

- Attempt Murder,

The price at the pumps is up again.

Gas prices in Kenora jumped eight cents Thursday afternoon to an average price of 223.9/per litre of regular gasoline.

Since October 2021 gas prices have spiked 45 per cent and experts suggest gas prices will continue to rise due to inflation, supply chain issues and Russia's war on Ukraine.

The Ontario average for a litre of regular is 206.6/per litre.

The OPP say the two killers of Henry Stone-Arnold and an accomplice are all in custody, but they cannot be named as they were under the age of 18 when they allegedly murdered the man.

Two individuals are facing charges of:

- First Degree Murder,
- Committing Indignity to a Body,

A third individual is facing charges of:

- Obstructing Justice,
- Uttering Threats,
- Accessory After the Fact (murder),

Wauzhushk Onigum Nation celebrated the grand re-opening of their treatment facility yesterday.  

The Migisi Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centre (Migisi) celebrated the grand re-opening of its newly renovated and expanded facilities on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.  

The event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, speeches from staff and former clients, a drum circle, and a BBQ luncheon.  

The Municipality of Red Lake has hired Captain Dexter Hupe of the Dryden Fire Service to be the community’s new Fire Chief.

Hupe joined the Dryden Fire Service in March of 2018 as a firefighter in the city’s Work Experience Program and was hired full-time in January 2020 as a Training Officer before being promoted to Captain by 2021.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will embark on a round-the-world tour next week to meet with global leaders for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, G7 and NATO summits. 

The Prime Minister's Office says he will endeavour to strengthen key international partnerships with an eye to defending peace, security, and human rights, and focusing on climate change, the economy and affordability.

MPs have been forced to rush through over 150 amendments to the online streaming bill to meet a deadline imposed by the government, prompting accusations of secrecy and legislative bungling. 

But senators have signalled they will not be pressured to speed up consideration of the bill, claiming they have thwarted government ploys to push it through the upper house. 

The online streaming bill, which the government rushed through the Commons heritage committee on Tuesday, is now subject to a pre-study by the Senate committee on transport and communications.