Author Archives: Ryan Forbes

Hundreds of Indigenous students and athletes are coming together this week in Grassy Narrows First Nation for the return of the Anishinaabe Winter Games. 15 First Nation schools from across northweste...

Emergency responders in Red Lake spent Friday night battling a large fire at the Thirsty Moose Bar and Grill, however despite their efforts the building is a total loss. Owner Tyson Pitura says fortun...

After a successful return after a two year Covid hiatus organizers say Thunder Bay's FANtastic geek convention will be thundering itself back to the CLE this September. "The organization is in a great...

The Dryden OPP says all of its vehicles are now equipped with Automated Licence Plate readers. The system instantly notifies police of things like expired registration, arrest warrants, or if a vehicl...

Sioux Lookout area residents are warned of an ongoing scam The Sioux Lookout Chamber of Commerce says they received a call from Bell Canada stating they are upgrading phone lines in the area and asked...

Community leaders in Dryden will be working with the OPP and the province to help curb drug and crime activity in the region - as the city hopes to lower its annual policing costs. Dryden Mayor Jack H...

Officers with the Dryden OPP have taken over a quarter-million dollars worth of illegal drugs off the streets of northwestern Ontario. Police say on February 15, officers conducted a traffic stop on a...

Emergency responders were on the scene of a two-vehicle collision today on Highway 17 in the Dryden area. Two residents were treated for minor injuries after two vehicles collided on the highway, near...

125 workers in Dryden and Sioux lookout have new contracts with nearly 8 per cent wage increases, major signing bonuses, improved benefits and more. Unifor, the union representing workers at Community...

The Dryden Lions' annual Ice Fishing Derby won't be taking place in 2023. Head Lion Todd Kropelin says this year's event on Wabigoon Lake had to be cancelled due to unsafe ice conditions in the area. ...