Dryden
Dryden is a town in Ontario mentioned in Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight stories.[1]
As of March 2024, it was a location where the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry employed forest firefighters.[2]
The name appears in the Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight profiles of Michaela Parenteau and Stephanie Drost.[1][2]
In Anishinabek News
- September 2014: The community was selected as a site for a youth-led water awareness campaign in 2014. A local Friendship Centre in the community will participate in the Roots and Shoots initiative.[3]
- June 2016: A pulp and paper mill located in this community was the source of mercury pollution in the Wabigoon River during the 1960s.[4]
- August 2016: Walkers on the Sacred Walk were honoured with a song and a meal in this community. A negative incident involving passersby occurred near this location during the 2016 trek.[5]
- November 2017: Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux mentioned the community as an example of where Indigenous people are represented in jails.[6]
- August 2020: The city was identified in August 2020 as being in the process of discussing a local declaration with the Dryden Native Friendship Centre.[7]
- May 2022: Sara Kae included the community as a stop for musical performances during her early career.[8]
- September 2023: The Walking Through the Fire musical tour includes a performance date in this city.[9]
- May 2024: The Waasigan Transmission Line is designed to connect Shuniah to this city.[10]
- July 2024: The Waasigan Transmission Line project involves a single-circuit line connecting to a transformer station in this community.[11]
- October 2024: Beverly Sabourin noted that many of her relatives living in the city possess tikinagans made by her grandmother.[12]
- November 2024: The Waasigan Transmission Line project includes a new single-circuit line that terminates at a station in this community.[13]
- March 2026: The city is situated near the intended destination for Canada's high-level nuclear fuel waste at the Revell site.[14]
- August 2026: Ron Kanutski first became involved in music while living in this area and performing with a neighbour.[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "From the Far North to War-Torn Ukraine", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 4 March 2024 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Firefighting Trailblazer Stephanie Drost", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 3 September 2018 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "Partnership will bring Aboriginal youth, Indigenous knowledge and science together", Anishinabek News, 15 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Grassy Narrows First Nation seeking justice for their right to a basic need: clean water", Anishinabek News, 10 June 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Forging the path for healing hearts and minds during Sacred Walk", Anishinabek News, 22 August 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘We are an industry’: Wesley-Esquimaux says at Indigenous Knowledge Conference", Anishinabek News, 22 November 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous communities and Ontario municipalities sign agreement to advance reconciliation", Anishinabek News, 29 August 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Red Rock Indian Band musician to release new single this summer", Anishinabek News, 13 May 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinaabe singer-songwriter set to tour with Sultans of String", Anishinabek News, 19 September 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "New Chi Mino Ozhitoowin and Confederation College training partnership announced", Anishinabek News, 17 May 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Chi Mino Ozhitoowin celebrates grand opening", Anishinabek News, 18 July 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Exhibition aims to revive the creation of tikinagans", Anishinabek News, 21 October 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Fort William First Nation partners with Hydro One Inc. to bring clean electricity to northwestern Ontario", Anishinabek News, 29 November 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Political quarterly update: Winter", Anishinabek News, 5 March 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ron Kanutski brings traditional flute, drum, and original songs to Chippewa Park", Anishinabek News, 13 August 2026 (archived copy; original article).