Editing Dryden, Ontario (section)

==Government==
Dryden is currently part of the provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Kenora—Rainy River (provincial electoral district)|Kenora—Rainy River]]. Kenora—Rainy River's Member of Provincial Parliament has been [[Greg Rickford]], a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]], since 2018. He was preceded by [[Sarah Campbell]] and [[Howard Hampton]], both of the [[New Democratic Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Data Explorer|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&isCandidateWinner=true&edIds=2_44&edIds=1_35&edIds=-20_34&levelOfDetail=candidate|url-status=live|website=[[Elections Ontario]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911190349/https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&isCandidateWinner=true&edIds=2_44&edIds=1_35&edIds=-20_34&levelOfDetail=candidate |archive-date=2021-09-11 }}</ref> Federally, the city is part of the [[Kenora (federal electoral district)|Kenora]] riding, which has been represented by [[Eric Melillo]], a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]], since 2019.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=Elections Canada|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/images/parlimap_43_e.pdf|title=The 43rd Parliament|author=Elections Canada|access-date=2021-05-04|year=2020}}</ref> He was preceded by the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Bob Nault]] and the aforementioned Greg Rickford.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=Elections Canada|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/images/parlimap_42_e.pdf|title=The 42nd Parliament|author=Elections Canada|access-date=2021-05-04|year=2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|publisher=Elections Canada|url=https://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/34/map.pdf|title=The 41st General Election|author=Elections Canada|access-date=2021-05-04|year=2011}}</ref>

The city [[council]] is composed of six councillors and a [[mayor]]. As with the rest of Ontario, municipal elections occur every 4 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Elections {{!}} AMO|url=https://www.amo.on.ca/about-us/municipal-101/municipal-elections|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.amo.on.ca}}</ref> Currently, Dryden's mayor is Greg Wilson, elected 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dryden.ca/en/city-services/mayor-and-council.aspx |title=Mayor and Council|publisher=City of Dryden |access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> Previous mayors of Dryden have included Craig Nuttall (elected in 2010 and 2014), Anne Krassilowsky (elected in 2002 and 2006), and [[Roger Valley]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-10-29|title=Official Results: 2014 City of Dryden Municipal Elections|url=https://www.dryden.ca/en/city-services/resources/Documents/dryden-official-result-2014-Election.Final.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-26|website=City of Dryden|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705144413/https://www.dryden.ca/en/city-services/resources/Documents/dryden-official-result-2014-Election.Final.pdf |archive-date=2018-07-05 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Garett|date=2010|title=Nuttall elected to lead Dryden city council|url=http://www.lotwenterprise.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2823328|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713233213/http://www.lotwenterprise.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2823328&archive=true|archive-date=2011-07-13|website=Lake of the Woods Enterprise}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Roger Valley In The Running To Become Mayor Of Dryden|url=https://www.ckdr.net/2018/07/06/roger-valley-in-the-running-to-become-mayor-of-dryden/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=CKDR|language=en}}</ref>