Dryden Ontario was incorporated as a town in 1910 and as a city in 1998.
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13 Facts About Dryden Ontario
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The main industries in Dryden Ontario include manufacturing, renewable energy, and service.
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The Dryden Ontario Community Band is a group of musicians who perform under conductor Ryan Graham.
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Dryden Ontario is currently part of the provincial electoral district of Kenora—Rainy River.
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Dryden Ontario was preceded by Sarah Campbell and Howard Hampton, both of the New Democratic Party.
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Dryden Ontario was preceded by the Liberal Bob Nault and the aforementioned Greg Rickford.
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Previous mayors of Dryden Ontario have included Craig Nuttall, Anne Krassilowsky, and Roger Valley in the 1990s.
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Dryden pulp mill in Dryden, Ontario has been producing one pulp product called Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft since 2007 when it was purchased by Domtar from Weyerhaeuser for about US$520 million.
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Pulp-and-paper mill, referred to as the "Reed Mill" or the Dryden Ontario mill, has been extensively covered in academic journal articles, books, and in the media for "one of Canada's worst environmental disasters" under the management of owners prior to Domtar.
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Dryden Ontario Regional Health Centre is a small hospital in Dryden Ontario, founded in 1952.
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Dryden Ontario is within the jurisdiction of the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board.
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Dryden Ontario previously had a community newspaper, The Dryden Ontario Observer, originally known as the Wabigoon Star, but it stopped publishing in 2019.
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