A busy and dangerous travel area has caught the attention of the City of Dryden.
Chief Administrative Officer Roger Nesbitt says they will be spending $50,000 to launch a Trail Expansion Feasibility Study.
“Continuation of our trail system along Riverview Drive, in that area, where pedestrians are now walking on the roadway to join the trail ending at Skene Landing and joining up with the trail system down closer to the Edgewater Drive/Goodall Street area.”
Mayor Greg Wilson believes it’s something that needs to be done.
“The traffic on Riverview Drive, especially in Spring to Fall, it’s fairly busy. It’s almost like an accident waiting to happen. There’s a lot of traffic there plus that road is in very, very bad shape.”
Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Apr 4, 2021 4:36 PM
The Northwestern Health Unit has been notified of cases of further spread of the COVID-19 UK variant in both the Dryden and Kenora regions.
Officials say one of the cases is related to the recent school case in Kenora.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young Hoon says variants of concern spread more easily, faster, and can result in more hospitalizations and deaths than the non-variant form.
She notes there is no current indication that the cases from the two regions are related.
The health unit believes that variants are spreading within each area across a wide range of age groups.
Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Apr 4, 2021 6:33 AM
The MPP for Kenora-Rainy River says his government will have the conversation on moving forward after Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan lost their Supreme Court challenge against Ottawa’s climate-change levy.
Greg Rickford says he’s not surprised with the ruling but respectively disagrees.
“I’ve aligned myself with the Court of Appeal judgements in Alberta and the descending opinion in Ontario that is quite concerned about a tax that is broadly applied and has no specific agenda to reduce climate change.”
Rickford notes “What they have shown to do is cost people a lot more money and we’re seeing that. Especially where businesses are impacted by transportation.”
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After joining the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority in June 2020 to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. John Guilfoyle is retiring.
Those with the SLFNHA say Dr. Guilfoyle will be missed, as he has become a trusted source of leadership in the Sioux Lookout region.
“Dr. John Guilfoyle brought a very calming presence when the communities that we serve needed it the most,” said James Morris, Executive Director of SLFNHA. “His hard work and dedication will be always remembered. We wish John a well-deserved and happy retirement.”
As Dr. Guilfoyle makes his departure, SLFNHA welcomes Dr. Lloyd Douglas as the new public health physician.
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has submitted its 2020 annual report to the federal government.
It focuses on progress and resilience despite the pandemic.
The document outlines how the organization pulled together to keep Canada’s plan on track and support the communities they work with during the pandemic.
President and CEO Laurie Swami says throughout last year, they remained focused on moving towards partnerships with municipal and Indigenous communities in the Ignace and South Bruce areas.
Swami says 2020 had a focus on relations with First Nations with a commitment that all staff receive cultural awareness and Reconciliation training.
The NWMO also continued to implement its Reconciliation Policy.