Dryden

It was a jam-packed night for slo-pitch in Kenora. On the ladies' side, it was the Devils Gap Chiefs that took down Dunit Contracting 21-16, despite an out-of-the-park home run by Dunit's Lexi Cameron. Northern Harbour took down the Royals 34-17 with Megan Derouard contributing two home runs. The Neniska Crushers took down the Strykers 18-12 and Bat Intentions defeated CUPE 9-6.

The federal government needs to do more to help thousands of Afghans who assisted Canadian Forces but remain trapped in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban seized Kabul, aid groups and opposition parties say.

As the grim anniversary passed Monday, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan warned at a news conference that Canada will have blood on its hands if it does not take immediate action to help Afghans whose lives are in danger because they helped Canadians.

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Trubyk has been located.

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The Sioux Lookout OPP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing 36-year-old Danielle Trubyk.

Police say Trubyk was last seen on August 14 around 2 p.m. as she was leaving her residence on Seventh Avenue in Sioux Lookout.

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A single lane of Highway 17 has been reopened.

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Highway 17 is closed in both directions at Highway 71 due to a collision. 

Traffic control is in place and there is no word on injuries or when the highway will reopen. 

It was side-by-side racing action yesterday at Lake of the Woods Speedway.

Feature race winners included Alex Mira for a second week in a row in the WISSOTA Pure Stocks. Jake Mazur from Dryden stole the chequered flag from Brodie McGowan in a final straight stretch pass in the 4-cylinders, and after years of trying, Edward Bell won his first-ever feature race in the Q104 WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds.

“Tried to get it as close to perfect as I could and it seemed to be running really good tonight. It was good to win,” said Bell, after his victory.

Thirteen programs in the region will be receiving over $200,000 after the Kenora District Services Board distributed funding to help nearly 1,000 children in the area.

Leadership with the KDSB says they believe that all children need and deserve equal access to organized sports, recreation, community activities and food security, especially in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic still affecting the region.

The City of Dryden is warning drivers that Davis Street from Birch Avenue to Earl Avenue will be closed to all traffic today between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The city says crews will be working to complete storm sewer maintenance work in the area.

Public Works apologizes for the inconvenience and would like to thank the public for their cooperation. Anyone with questions or concerns are asked to contact Public Works at 807-223-2367.

This week's REMR Roofing Person of the Week is Carl Fors!

Carl was nominated by Aimee Spencer, who wrote in part:

It was side-by-side racing action Sunday afternoon at Lake of the woods Speedway. Feature race winners included Alex Mira for a second week in a row in the WISSOTA Pure Stocks. 

Jake Mazur from Dryden stole the chequered flag from Brodie McGowan in a final straight stretch pass in the 4-cylinders, and after years of trying, Edward Bell won his first-ever feature race in the Q104 WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds. 

Racing returns to Lake of the Woods Speedway Sunday, August 28, 2022, for the track championships. Fans can see a two day racing program next weekend in Emo.

Canadian Blood Services is in talks with companies that pay donors for plasma as it faces a decrease in collections.

The blood-collection agency issued a statement on Friday saying it is in "ongoing discussion with governments and the commercial plasma industry" on how to more than double domestic plasma collection to 50 per cent of supply.

Canadian Blood Services has previously cautioned that letting companies trade cash for plasma — a practice banned in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec — could funnel donors away from voluntary giving.