Author of the article: Nick Lees • Edmonton Journal
Publishing date: May 24, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read • Friends seeking to place a bench overlooking the river valley to remember the late Frank McNamara: l to r: Bob Lafontaine, U of A Chasquis running club president; U of A professor emeritus Raleigh Whitinger; Roy Svenningsen, Antarctic Marathoner age-group champion; Stefan Fekner, national- and world-class ultrarunner and good friend Lou Hetke. Photo by Supplied
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Many thousands of Edmonton cross-country skiers and runners will have the perfect place to meditate when a bench named for Frank McNamara is set in place.
“City parks people have given us the nod to place a bench remembering Frank overlooking the North Saskatchewan River Valley at Jasper Avenue and 85