Dryden

Just a day away from Election Day 2022, here are your candidates for the Kenora-Rainy River District.

Greg Rickford: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario 

The community of Fort Frances is still recovering after being pelted with a severe thunderstorm, rainfall and a tornado warning on Monday night.

While the tornadoes may have instead made their way towards the Dryden area, a number of streets and areas in the Fort Frances community are now experiencing severe flooding and washouts from the rainfall.

June is National Pride Month and Kenora Pride has a lineup of events planned to celebrate the month.  

To kick off Pride Month, Kenora Pride will be at Kenora City Hall today, June 1, 2022, to raise the Pride flag. The LGBTQ2s+ community and allies are welcome to come down to City Hall to watch as the Treaty 3 Pride flag is raised.  

The Dryden area’s Flood Warning has been extended until June 10.

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry says residents in the Wabigoon, Eagle and Forest Lake watersheds should exercise extreme caution around less-travelled roads, bridges water-crossings, lakes, rivers and areas of high runoff or erosion potential.

The ministry says more precipitation will continue to have an impact on water levels, and they’re continuing to monitor watershed conditions.

Another busy night in Kenora slo-pitch last night. On the women's side, CUPE won 20-14 against K Town Café,  Kenora DJ Services beat the Heights of Fashion Clippers 29-7 and the Dunit Diamonds edged Bob's Burgers 17-13. The Royals take on Bat Intentions and Dunit will bat against the Strykers in A-Side action tonight. B-Side will see DJ Services up against Neniska Crushers, and the Wreckers take on K Town Cafe. The men's division had the night off last night, but action returns tonight with the Brewers taking on the Wolfpack in the early game. 

Early indications show that lake levels have continued to rise this week with the recent rainfall the region continues to receive, and levels are expected to remain high for several more weeks.

The Lake of the Woods Control Board says Lake of the Woods has now reached 323.85 metres or about 1062.5 ft, and it’s expected to rise by another 6” to 8” over the coming days.

Meteorologists are investigating the possibility of multiple tornadoes touching down in the Dryden area during Monday night’s severe storm, which had recorded wind gusts as high as 105 km/h.

Van Horne Landing is back open! 

The City of Dryden announced on May 27, that the Van Horne Landing is open once again, however, the Van Horne Dock (Government Dock) will remain closed as it is not safe for use. 

Skene Landing and Dock (Victoria St) will remain closed as they are also unsafe due to the high water levels.  

As of 6:00am Tuesday, May 31:

Hwy 502 - Dryden, South of Century Rd. one lane blocked due to a down tree. Traffic control in place. Please use caution in the area.

Hwy 600 is closed between Fern's Rd and Berg Rd due to a washout. Detour is available from Berg's Rd to Split Rock Rd.

Blue Lake Loop Road – Vermilion Bay, between Hwy 647 Jct and Quibell Rd is closed. Traffic control in place. Use extreme caution in the area.

Seasonal or higher than normal temperatures across much of the country will offer Canadians a chance to enjoy the summer, but predictions from a prominent national forecaster warn the humidity could welcome a rather stormy few months.

Chris Scott, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network, says the heat coupled with an active jet stream will lead to above normal precipitation that runs across the Prairies through to Ontario and Quebec. 

While that "doesn't mean every day is going to be a wash-out," Scott says he expects "some rather intense storms from time to time."