Thunder Bay

Cleaner and clearer air is on the agenda for Weyerhaeuser's Dryden operations. The company recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of $220-million upgrades at the Dryden pulp and paper mill.

Logging roads in the Rainy River district were reopened in early July following a three-day storm in June that brought bush operations to a standstill.

A $220-million upgrade to the 40-year-old Weyerhaeuser Dryden recovery boiler and to the pulp and paper mill was officially announced July 17. Construction on the project began in April, and is expected to last until the summer of 2004.

An aircraft company, Hicks and Lawrence, is moving from St. Thomas Airport, which is just outside London, Ont., to Dryden Airport.

By Gwen Merchant Dryden is developing a land-use implementation, servicing and development strategy plan and it is no small matter, says Brad Johns, director of engineering and public works department.

Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada Local 2693 members are in favour of striking at two area sawmills in Sapawe, Ont.

The mayor of Fort Frances says he would use his position on the provincial government's nuisance bear committee to lobby for the reinstatement of the spring bear hunt.

On Jan. 1, 2003 smokers in Dryden will be greeted with the implementation of the city's anti-smoking bylaw.

Fearing legal repercussions, Thunder Bay city council is back-peddling on its plans to retender a large water treatment plant contract.

North American Palladium announced an unscheduled temporary shutdown at its Lac des Iles palladium mine, 80 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay. The company says it has encountered operating disruptions with its primary ore crusher.