Archives | 2023

Book printing is always a reason to celebrate at Friesens Corporation because it’s our business and it’s what we love! But February is a special month with a special meaning – it’s I Love to Read month! This campaign, promoted locally and nationally, means a lot to us for several reasons: Friesens has always been […]

Stan Hildebrand one of our long-time employee-owners and night-shift production manager at Printers Way, was invited to read the children’s book he wrote called Lil’ Dragon at the Maple Leaf School in Morden on February 9th. The school had him set up in the library for the afternoon where he read to 5 groups of […]

Friesens has been a proud supporter of the local art community for several years now. Since the 70’s and 80’s, Friesens has purchased original artwork from local talent in the form of paintings, sculptures, textiles, or creative natural elements; recognizing it not just for its aesthetically pleasing qualities within the offices, but the fact that […]

FRIESENS 2022 EMPLOYEE DIRECTED GIVING CAMPAIGN Don Feaver presenting the cheque to Ang Stoesz Every year, employee-owners at Friesens Corporation have a chance to vote for their favorite charity, and the voting process determines what percentage of funds are donated to each organization. An employee-owner then presents the donation to the recipient charity. This year, […]

February is always a special month in the world of books as “I Love to Read” month is celebrated on a local and national level to encourage reading, writing and literacy awareness. At Friesens in Altona, this means February has special meaning since the community’s largest employer is in the business of books, and proud […]

The Employee-Owners of Friesens Corporation have stepped up in a big way to support the YFC Altona expansion and mission. In early 2021 Friesens agreed to provide YFC with over 7,000 square feet of space for a major expansion. It was a long-term commitment to create a new venue to enhance the support that YFC […]

The Town of Altona has officially signed a lease agreement with Altona Mall Development Ltd to create a new home for the Altona Branch of the South Central Regional Library. The South Central Regional Library: Altona Branch was opened in 1988, and provides access to resources to meet the educational, cultural, informational, and leisure-time needs […]

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Friesens Corporation has worked in cooperation with government regulations and restrictions, and this includes encouraging our staff members to receive the vaccination when eligible. Managers and team leaders have taken the lead in this important step. Recently Friesens reached out to their employee-owners and invited them to take part […]

                On behalf of the Employee-Owners of Friesens Corporation, we are pleased to inform you that we recently donated $4,048.80 to the Altona Fire Department. Attached is a picture of the cheque presentation – pictured is Ike Thiessen (left), Russ Toews (right) and Greg Zimmerman accepting the cheque […]

Friesens is proud to show their support in the community in many ways and on different levels. Throughout the pandemic those who have worked tirelessly to serve and protect are sometimes overlooked when it comes to the public showing appreciation for their role in the community. Recently, in an effort to show recognition and appreciation […]