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OPP continue to investigate a break-in that occurred in Red Lake. Police say a business on Birks Drive was entered last Sunday. They now hope the public can identify a person they believe is linked to the incident. Images released from a security camera show a person wearing a grey shirt and jeans. Anyone with informat...

A Thunder Bay and Napanee resident are both facing fines following a hunting trip north of Upsala. Last October a conservation officer was conducting moose hunting enforcement in the Pakashkan Lake area and determined that the Thunder Bay resident had shot at a moose just before the end of legal hunting hours but was u...

The City of Dryden is getting $240,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for renovations at the Memorial Arena. CAO of the city Roger Nesbitt, after having to seek a new tender late last year, work is finally coming to an end. "Things are going well with the expansion project at this point...back...

Over 60 animals were spayed or neutered during a community animal wellness event in Lac Seul First Nation. The clinic was hosted in Frenchman's Head from July 17-20 in partnership with the Ontario SPCA. A total of 37 cats and 25 dogs were spayed or neutered, preventing an estimated 3,000 unplanned puppies and kittens. ...

The City of Dryden is holding its own when it comes to finances. The first quarter report was release at the open council meeting on Monday. Treasurer Steven Lansdell-Roll says the one trouble spot is the Dryden Airport. "Our user fee revenue is slightly underbudgeted, approximately $127,000, this primarily relate...

Crews have finished emergency repairs on a busy highway connecting Kenora and Dryden. A related to necessary work on a culvert on the road near the Highway 17 and 71 turnoff caused major delayed on Wednesday afternoon. The road is now re-open and traffic is flowing without delay.

The new riding of Kenora-Kiiwetinoong will have a familiar face running for the Conservative Party. Kenora MP Eric Melillo has picked up the nomination. Melillo says the new riding has pretty much the same boundaries as the old Kenora Riding. "This riding will still cover nine municipalities and 38 first nations, ...

City council is planning to give the Dryden Food Bank a helping hand. The Food Bank is planning to renovate a building on Grand Trunk Avenue. The site plan security deposit for the site would be in excess of 30 thousand dollars. Councillor Martin McKinnon says he has no problem waiving the fee. "The Food Bank is e...

A road closure that was scheduled for today has been delayed a couple of days. Mary Avenue from Second Street to Wice Road will now be closed this Friday and Saturday. The city says the closure is need to complete road maintenance in the area. That section of the road will be closed from 7 am until 7 pm each day.

The City of Dryden has just received one tender for the rehabilitation of 1,500 meters of Highway 594. Brennan Paving had a bid of just over $1.23 million for the work. Project and Asset manager for the city Madhav Raithatha says the contractor will try to cause of little disruption as possible. "They are not goin...