Dryden Skill Hill Closed Until 22nd
An unexpected breakdown has resulted in the temporary closure of the Dryden Ski Hill.
Staff are working on tow maintenance issues.
The hill will be closed until Saturday,February 22nd as a result.
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Reminder Of School Closures On Tuesday
Elementary Schools in the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board will be closed tomorrow due to strike action.
The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium also says bus services for elementary students will be cancelled as well.
School will still be open at area high schools and buses will be running normally for high school students as well.
For the full update from the Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium, click the link HERE
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Local Schools Closed Again
Elementary schools operated by the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board are closed Thursday for a second straight day.
Wednesday, members represented by the Elementary Teachers Federation Of Ontario were out as part of the rotating strikes the union is carrying out.
Thursday, EFTO has called for a province-wide walkout.
Meanwhile, there will be two more days of strikes locally for elementary teachers next week.
ETFO announced it will be walking out at the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board next Tuesday and Thursday, February 11th and 13th, if a new deal isn’t reached before then.
Thursday’s job action impacts public school students in kindergarten through grade eight, but not those in grades nine through 12.
KPDSB Schools To Be Closed On Wednesday
The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is giving notice that all schools within their board will be closed on Wednesday, January 15th.
The closures are due to a one-day, full withdrawal of services as a part of their job action.
All KPDSB schools will be closed as well as adult education sites in Dryden, Kenora and Sioux Lookout and Cooperative Education placements for high school students will also be cancelled for the day.
Childcare spaces and EarlyOn Centres will remain open, but before and after school programming will not be operating.
These closures are specifically for KPDSB and not for the Northwest Catholic District School Board or the Kenora Catholic District School Board.
The KPDSB says schools will reopen on Thursday January 16th and for more details, click the link HERE
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This means the following schools will be closed on Wednesday:
Beaver Brae Secondary School
Crolancia Public School
Dryden High School
Ear Falls Public School
Evergreen Public School
Golden Learning Centre Public School
Ignace Public School
Keewatin Public School
King George VI Public School
Lillian Berg Public School
New Prospect Public School
Open Roads Public School
Red Lake-Madsen Public School
Red Lake District High School
Savant Lake Public School
Sioux Mountain Public School
Sioux North High School
Sioux Narrows Public School
Upsala Public School
Valleyvew Public School
Fatal Crash Closes Highway 17 East Of Ignace
Provincial Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that has closed Highway 17.
The crash occurred last night (Sunday, December 1st) around 7:00am in the area of Raith, east of Ignace.
OPP say two transports were involved in a head on collision and became engulfed in fire.
The Trans-Canada Highway is expected to be closed for a significant remainder of today. (Monday, December 2nd)
A traffic detour is in place from Highway 11 to Highway 622 exiting in the Dryden area and Highway 11 to Highway 71 exiting in the Kenora area.
No other information has been released.
Revised Road Closure In Dryden
The City of Dryden have revised the time that a local road closure will be over.
Whyte Avenue from Duke Street to Princess Street will be closed to vehicular traffic until Wednesday at 4pm.
The road was originally supposed to reopen today until they issued the revision.
Public Works is conducting stormwater system repairs.
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CP Rail Crossing Closed at Stevenson Road October 9th
The CP Rail Crossing at Stevenson Road will be closed for repairs on Wednesday, October 9th, from 9am until 2pm.
Tuesday Road Closures In Dryden
More travel disruptions in Dryden today. (Tuesday, October 8th)
The southbound lane of Colonization Avenue from Wilde Street to Parkdale Road will be closed to motorists from 8:45am to 5:00pm.
Local traffic will have limited access.
The closure is due to sewer system repairs.
As a result of the work, the Spruce Street sidewalk from Colonization Avenue to Evergreen Place will be closed to pedestrians.
Myrtle Avenue will also be off-limits to motorists from Government Street to Florence Street from 7:30am until 4:00pm.
The closure is required to complete repairs to the water distribution system.
Sections Of Whyte Avenue To Be Closed Monday
Dryden Public Works is warning the public of another road closure to look out for.
The city says Whyte Avenue will be closed in multiple segments.
The first segment is from Albert Street to Arthur Street and that will be closed starting at 4am.
The second segment is Duke Street to Princess Street and that closure will be starting at 8am.
The closures are due to complete repairs to the storm water system.
Upcoming Partial Orvis Street Closure
A minor road closure will be happening in the City of Dryden on Tuesday.
The eastbound lane on Orvis Street will be closed to motorized traffic from Pitt Avenue to Casimir Avenue from 7:30am to 4pm.
The closure is needed to complete water repairs.
If you have any questions or concerns you are asked to contact Public Works at 223-2367.