Patricia Barrett

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Reporter / Photographer

Steel Creek Developers’ new Arborg Blue Crescent Hotel underway

Steel Creek Developers held a sod-turning celebration last Friday in Arborg where it will be building a Blue Crescent Hotel that will serve the...

Paying tribute to Icelandic settlers who landed on Willow Island 148 years ago

Descendants of the first Icelanders to the Gimli area and guests took part in an annual Walk to the Rock last Saturday to pay...

Owners of historic Loni Beach cottage apply for municipal heritage

Seventy-eight years of memories made at Hollenberg Cottage The owners of a Loni Beach cottage, which is about 111 years old, have applied to the...

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba’s past president earns tourism award

One of the volunteers with the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (IFM) was honoured last week with a Manitoba Tourism award for her dedication to...

Shear fun: Luckystone Acres Icelandic sheep farmers expanding agritourism opportunities

The owners of Luckystone Acres sheep farm just north of Gimli are not only supplying the market with speciality wool and pasture-raised lamb, but...

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Highland Gathering highlighting Scottish culture

This year, the sheep were sheared, swords were swashed,...

Rain doesn’t dampen Fraserwood parade and picnic

Despite the rain, the annual Fraserwood Hall Parade and...

A class to remember

The Carman Collegiate Class of 2026 celebrates a milestone...

Altona’s grads hit the streets

W.C. Miller Collegiate’s graduating class of 2026 toured the...
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