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November 2017 XLIX:ix

The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia

N E W S L E T T E R

Children’s Christmas Party Sunday, December 3rd, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

*** Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, V5B 4P9 ***

Please note location.

Please submit children’s name to

Jana 604-943-6027

Email: janahelgason@gmail.com

No later than Thursday a.m., November 30th

There is a charge of $10 to offset costs, and

Please bring something for the food table,

we have quite a crowd—children, parents, grandparents

Icelandic BAKE & CRAFT Sale, Sunday, December 3th, 2017 Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, V5B 4P9

Hard Fisk Café opens at 9 a.m. Have your breakfast coffee and treat and a visit with

friends before the sale starts:

Vínarterta, kleinur, pönnukökur, and rúllupylsa or hangikjöt on brown bread or flatkökur.

Craft Sale opens at 9 a.m. — Christmas crafts, wooden toys, flower planters,

Höfn table, Icelandic club table, and more.

Contact Anna Bjarnason at 604-526-6775 or anna.bjarnason74@gmail.com

Bake Sale: 10 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

We will have many more vinarterta, hangikjöt (triple-smoked) and rúllupylsa than

last year. For Sale: Vínarterta, kleinur, pönnukökur, lifrarpylsa, rúllupylsa,

hangikjöt, brown bread, harðfiskur

**Hangikjöt—prices have jumped considerably so hangikjöt is expensive.

Remember, it is special for Christmas.

Pre-Sales will include Hangikjöt and Rúllupylsa only and can be collected at the

Bake Sale. Contact Naomi Dyer at (604) 467-1103 or naomidyer@shaw.ca

See you then.

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PASSINGS

SPARKS, Gloria Ranveig Anne (nee Robson) January 8, 1939 - October 4, 2017 Gloria was born and lived in Vancouver and was the oldest of four children. She enjoyed many family trips back to Hanusa, Manitoba, to visit family and friends and basically grew up near the beach with cousins and extended family nearby. Her children, Samantha and Ryan were born in Tofino and Chilliwack. After moving back to Vancouver, she worked at UBC, first in Anthropology and then in the Faculty of Commerce. After retiring from UBC, she worked at Granville Travel and then Westland Insurance. She travelled extensively, was an avid reader and welcomed friends and family with a beautiful smile and open arms for delicious dinners or coffee and toast. She loved being a grandmother and was also a beloved aunt and great-aunt. Gloria passed away after a six-month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Her bravery in facing this most unexpected terminal illness exemplified her inner strength and love of others. Gloria is survived by her daughter Samantha (Brad), grandchildren Emily, Molly, Gavin, sister Linda (Henry), brother Launce (Lynne), loving nieces and nephews, family, many friends. A memorial plaque will be placed at Hnausa Cemetary during the August long-weekend at the annual Icelandic Festival, Islendingadagurinn. TRYGVASSON, Svavar (Trygg) Born January 28, 1944 in Iceland, passed away on October 9, 2017 in Vancouver. Predeceased by his mother Sveinbjorg, father Svavar, brother Gustav. Survived by his family: wife Sylvia, daughters Nina and Karin, granddaughter Taryn, siblings Haraldur, Nina Bjarni, Olof and Gunnar, and many nieces, nephews and their families. Memorial service to be announced at a later date. A more detailed obituary will be in a future newsletter.

The poem "Winnipeg Icelander" was written by Guttormur J. Guttormsson, from Riverton, Manitoba. He was a Canadian, born of Icelandic immigrant parents. He spoke impeccable Icelandic and left a legacy of many magnificent poems. He wrote this poem to poke a bit of fun at his 'city cousins' whose Icelandic was so sprinkled with English that you had to be fluent in both languages to be able to understand them. Elva Simundsson

This poem has been published many times but not for many years. It is still enjoyable.

Ég fór o'n í Main street með fimm dala cheque og forty-eight riffil mér kaupti Og ride út í country með farmara fékk svo fresh út í brushin ég hlaupti. En þá sá ég moose, útí' í marshi það lá, o my----eina sticku ég brjótti! Þá fór það á gallop, not good anyhow, var gone, þegar loksins ég skjótti.

Að repeata aftur ég reyndi' ekki at all, en ran like a dog heim til Watkins. En þar var þá Nickie með hot alcohol. Já, hart er að beata Nick Ottins. Hann startaði singing, sá söngur var queer Og soundaði funny, I tell you. Eg 'tegaði meira hans brandy og beer, --- you bet, Nick er liberal fellow.

Og sick á að tracka hann settist við booze, be sure, að hann Nickie sig staupti. Hann hafði' ekki lukku í mánuð við moose af Mathews hann rjúpu því kaupti. --- Í Winnipeg seg'r ' ann að talsverðan trick það taki að fira á rjúpu og sportsmann að gagni að gefa 'enni lick, En God----hún sé stuffið í súpu

Við tókum til Winnipeg trainið-----á fly, Nick treataði always so kindly, Hann lofði mér rjúpuna' að bera upp í bæ, Ég borgaði fyrir það, mind ye. Svo dressaði Nick hana' í dinnerinn sinn og duglega upp 'ana stoppti, bauð Dana McMillan í dinnerinn inn, Eg drepti' 'ana," sagði' 'ann, "á lofti."

The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia is a

member of:

The Icelandic National League of North

America, http://www.inlofna.org/

There are member chapters in Canada, the

USA and Iceland.

To read the INLNA newsletter check out

the link on our website at

http://www.icelandicclubbc.ca/newsletters.html

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Vinarterta Class 2017

They all made their vinartertas and took them

home.

Everyone had a good time socializing.

There were 17 in the class

GUNNARSHOLT, Iceland — The country lost most of its trees more than a thousand years ago, when Viking settlers took their axes to the forests that covered one-quarter of the countryside. Now Icelanders would like to get some of those forests back, to improve and stabilize the country’s harsh soils, help agriculture and fight climate change. But restoring even a portion of Iceland’s once-vast forests is a slow and seemingly endless task. Despite the planting of three million or more trees in recent years, the amount of land that is covered in forest — estimated at about 1% at the turn of the 20th century, when reforestation was made a priority — has barely increased. “It’s definitely a struggle,” said Mr. Jonsson, a forester who works for the private Icelandic Forestry Association and plants saplings with volunteers from the many local forestry groups in this island nation of 350,000 people. “We have gained maybe half a percent in the last century.” Even in a small country like Iceland, a few million trees a year is just a drop in the bucket. Iceland’s austere, largely treeless landscapes, punctuated by vast glaciers and stark volcanoes, have long been a favorite of the film industry. The picturesque vistas also have helped fuel a tourism boom. Nearly 1.8 million foreigners visited the country last year. But with that beauty comes a problem that Icelanders have faced for centuries. The lack of trees, coupled with the ash and larger pieces of volcanic rock spewed by eruptions, has led to severe soil erosion. With vegetation unable to gain much of a foothold, farming and grazing have been next to impossible in many parts of the country.

And the loose soil, combined with Iceland’s strong winds, has led to sandstorms that can further damage the land — and even blast the paint off cars. Iceland’s farmers struggled with erosion and windblown soil for centuries. But in the decades that followed a particularly destructive sandstorm east of the capital, Reykjavik, in 1882, the government established reforestation and soil conservation efforts. Reforesting more of the Icelandic countryside would have benefits beyond helping farmers and stopping sandstorms. As climate change has become a greater concern, Iceland’s leaders have viewed reforestation as a way to help the country meet its climate goals. Despite the widespread use of geothermal energy and hydropower, Iceland has high per-capita emissions of greenhouse gases, largely because of transportation and heavy industries like aluminum smelting. The government is working with the European Union and Norway to meet an overall goal of a 40% emissions reduction from 1990 levels by 2030. Separately, Iceland has its own target of a reduction between 50-75% by 2050. Trees, by incorporating atmospheric carbon dioxide into their trunks, roots and other tissues, can offset some of the country’s emissions. The amount of land in the country covered in forest is still tiny. Dr. Halldorsson, research coordinator of the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, is located at Gunnarsholt, site of one of Iceland’s oldest farmsteads, 60 miles east of Reykjavik and not far from one of the country’s largest volcanoes, Hekla. When Iceland was first settled at the end

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Vikings Razed the Forests. Can Iceland Regrow Them? The country lost most of its trees long ago. Despite years of replanting, it isn’t making much progress.

By Henry Fountain, Oct 20, 2017

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COMING EVENTS Dec 3, Sun Bake & Craft Sale, 9 am-12:30 Scandinavian Centre Dec 3, Sun Children’s Christmas Party, 2– 3:30 pm Scandinavian Centre

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Eric ANDREW Eric graduated from Seycove Secondary School on the Honor Roll, and during that time was a special needs teaching volunteer for ‘Challenger Baseball.’ He is now at the University of Victoria, pursuing Education and the English language in particular with the intention of becoming an influential teacher. Eric mother is Hilda Margaret Sigurdson and father, David Lance Andrew. His maternal grandparents are Steinunn Sigurbjörnsdóttir from Akranes, Iceland and Harold Erick Sigurdson from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Sandy FOGARASSY Sandy attended St. George’s School in Vancouver as an “A” student and is now attending the University of Toronto, in Engineering Science. Sandy was active in pursuing extra educational opportunities while at school, participated in clubs and sports and was an active

volunteer. Sandy’s parents are Blair Lockhart and Tony Fogarassy; his grandmother is Heather Lockhart (née Amundson) and his line in Iceland leads to Ámundi Gíslason and Jónina Sólveig Brynjólfsdóttir; Bjarni Stefánsson and Sigríður Halldórsdóttir.

Monique GENDRON Monique is presently attending the University of Northern BC (UNBC) taking a Bachelor’s degree in General Arts with a minor in English and Geography. On graduation she intends to proceed to post-graduate journalism. Since her youth she has participated in Speech Arts and Drama and has volunteered as a French translator for the 2015 Winter games. She also has been actively volunteering for the student newspaper. Her father is Denis Gendron. Her mother, Debbie Thorsteinson and her Aunt Marilyne Anderson, are daughters of Einar Thorsteinson. Her great grandmother is Björg Eyjólfsdóttir from Eastern Iceland and great grandfather Charlie ‘Thorkell’ Thorsteinson.

Solrún Emilia GUÐBJARTSSON

Solrún is attending the

University of British Columbia and entering her second year in General Arts. She intends to complete pre-requisites for the Interior Design program at the Art Institute of Vancouver where she may transfer in the

future. Solrún has been working

for three different businesses this past year and has been volunteering as the 2016 Icelandic Canadian Club of BC princess. Her mother is Ginny Aho and her father is Loren Guðbjartsson from Gimli, MB, and her grandfather and grandmother are from Hnausa: Hörður Guðbjartsson and Emilia Thorkelson. In Iceland her grandparents are from: Húnavatnnsýsla, Vatnsleysuströnd, Reykjavík, Bárðarstrandarsýsla, and Hnjótur.

Trevor NEATH Trevor attended Fraser Heights Secondary School and is now attending Langara College where he is taking Kinesiology—Health Sciences stream. He builds computer systems in his spare time, worked as Assistant Manager at Rexall Pharmacy group and as a pharmacy technician. He has volunteered for the Icelandic Canadian Club of BC and the Nova Metis. His mother is Kimberley Neath (nee Eyford), his grandfather is Norman Eyford and great-grandfather is Thóðhallur ‘Halli’ Eyford, birthplace Borðeyri, Iceland.

Jessica Alexandra NORMAN Jessica is attending Simon F r a s e r U n i v e r s i t y a n d completing her Bachelor’s degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with a major in English, after which she will complete the PDP program in order to become a high school teacher. She would like to positively influence the next generation of kids and would like to teach abroad in order to acquire more experience in the field.

2017 Icelandic Canadian Club of BC STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

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Jessica participated in the school choir, the volleyball team, involved in the theatre, participates in a fitness program, enjoys travelling & experiencing new cultures. Her great-grandfather was Albert Kristófer Jónsson who was born in Akureyri, Iceland, son of Jón Jónasson and Guðný Guðmundsdóttir. Her great-grandmother was Elizabeth Sigrid Jóhannesson who was the daughter of Sigurður J. Jóhannessson who started the Lögberg paper in Winnipeg. In 1924, Albert was the first consul in Winnipeg appointed by the Danish and Icelandic

governments.

Owen S. PEACOCK Owen attended R.A.McMath Secondary and is now attending the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, in Kelowna, taking a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and hopes to become a financial planner. In high school, besides the regular curriculum, he enjoyed the Creative Writing course. He participated in summer camp and over the years advanced to become a leader and summer employee. Owen’s paternal grandmother is Patricia Alison Peacock (née Guttormson) born in Gimli. Oddur Anderson (née Árnason) Grenívik, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla; Guðlaug Björg Gísladóttir, Jökulsá, Borgarfjörður eystra; Gunnar Guttormson, Landamót, Seyðísfjörður, Iceland; and Ingibjörg (Emily) Stefansdóttir, Kárastaðir, Skagaströnd, Iceland.

Arwen Evenstar Joan WRIGHT Arwen graduated from Highland Secondary School as a Gold Honour Role student. She is attending the University of British Columbia and plans to study English, History and political Science, and after receiving her degree, she plans to further her education at Law School. She has volunteered within the special needs community and in grade 11, attended her first Model United Nations conference. Last year at another conference she chose to enter the Canadian House of Commons as the NDP leader of Infrastructure and Community. She was also involved in founding the Charlie Petrie Bursary Fund which has now raised over $10,000. Her amma, Rikka MacGregor (née Martin) is of Icelandic descent. Her mother, Jonina Martin was born in Hnausa, MB, and her father Fredrik Martin was born in Árnes, MB. Arwen’s great-great amma, Snjólaug Jóhannesdóttir was born in Þorvaldsdalur, and her husband Sigurður Sigurbjörnsson was born in Axarfjorður

of the ninth century, much of the land on or near the coast was covered in birch woodlands. “The people that came here were Iron Age culture,” Dr. Halldorsson said. “and they did what Iron Age culture did.” The settlers slashed and burned the forests to grow hay and barley, and to create grazing land. They used the timber for building and for charcoal for their forges. By most accounts, the island was largely deforested within three centuries. About 40% of the country is desert, Dr. Halldorsson said. “But there’s plenty of rainfall — we call it ‘wet desert.’” The situation is so bad that students from countries that are undergoing desertification come here to study the process. In the huge sandstorm of 1882, the farm and much of the surrounding area was buried. Over nearly two weeks, the blowing sand scoured the land and destroyed all the vegetation. Hundreds of sheep died, their wool so weighed down with sand that they could not reach shelter. A nearby lake was completely filled in; farmers found trout lying on the top of the sand once the storm was over. “Simply everything was stripped away,” Dr. Halldorsson said. “This is what people don’t realize. You can lose something like this in relatively few years.” The soil conservation service took over the farm in the 1920s and has used it as an outdoor laboratory to study ways to improve the soil and enable vegetation to grow. The process usually begins with lyme grass, which grows quickly and can stabilize the soil. Lupine, with its spiky purple flowers, is often next. The trees come later. and his volunteers then plant the appropriate species for the plot — birch, Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, Russian larch or other species. “We’d love to plant aspen,” he said. “But sheep really love aspen.” The “right” tree about 30% of the time is birch, the same species that was dominant when Iceland was settled. Birch can tolerate poor soils, and although it grows very slowly it eventually provides shelter for other species. Most of those other species — Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, black cottonwood — originated in Alaska. They are now grown as saplings at greenhouses in Iceland, because importing live trees is prohibited. They grow faster than birch, so as a way to store carbon they are more effective. But everything in Iceland grows slowly, Mr. Thorvaldsson, a government forester, said “At one forest outside Isafjordur, planted in the 1940s, spruces were perhaps 50 feet tall. In southeast Alaska they could easily reach three times that height.” No one expects that one-quarter of Iceland will ever be covered in forests again. But given slow growth rates and the enormity of the task, even more modest gains will take a long time, Mr. Thorvaldsson said. “The aim now is that in the next 50 years we might go up to 5%, but at the speed we’re at now, it would take 150 years to do that.”

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Size doesn’t always matter John Roe, Hamilton Spectator

Imagine little David kicking big Goliath's butt.

Imagine a roaring mouse making a lion run away.

Imagine an angry minnow frightening off a great white shark.

Now imagine the tiny nation of Iceland — population 330,000 and half of Hamilton's — battling its way to a place in the planet's second biggest sporting event, the World Cup of Soccer.

As scenarios go, they might all seem as improbable as they are worth cheering.

Who doesn't love seeing the underdog have its day?

But in Iceland's case, no stretch of imagination is necessary. A few days ago, a determined team from this isolated, storm-swept, volcanic island in the North Atlantic earned itself one of the 32 spots at next summer's World Cup in Russia. This achievement is as extraordinary as, just a few years ago, it would have been impossible to predict. It's also an example to everyone — on both a human and sporting level. Iceland is the least populous country to ever win a berth at the World Cup and the only one with fewer than one million people. It has no professional soccer league. The team's coach is a part-time dentist. Only five years ago, this soccer team was ranked 131st in the world out of 211 countries. And at that point, it had never made it to a major tournament. But the country had desire, a plan and was willing to invest money in soccer. Over the years, Iceland trained hundreds of highly qualified, licensed coaches — more per capita than soccer giants such as France or Germany — to teach children how to play. It built 30 full-size all-weather soccer pitches, seven of which are indoors, and another 150 smaller, artificial arenas. Kids can play year-round, whether it's sunny, rainy or snowing.

The core of Iceland's squad has been together more than a decade. They truly play like a team and not, as is the case for some countries, as a disjointed collection of mega-rich prima donnas. As a result, Iceland made it to the 2016 Euro — Europe's soccer championship — beating World Cup semifinalist Netherlands on the way. Once there, Iceland advanced to the quarter finals. That might have been enough of a Cinderella story for some countries — a one-hit wonder grandparents could tell the children about during a long winter. But Iceland was just warming up. To qualify for this coming World Cup, it topped a group that included formidable foes such as Croatia and Ukraine. Last week, Iceland trounced Turkey, a nation of 80.7 million people. Turkey won't be in Russia next year. Nor, for that matter, will the United States of America, a country of 325 million people with an established professional league. A loss to Trinidad and Tobago, population 1.3 million, sealed its fate. But as Iceland just demonstrated, size doesn't always matter. Here's to the Davids, the mice, the minnows and Iceland. Our reach should exceed our grasp because there is a heaven — on or off the soccer pitch — that awaits.

Notice: The 2018 Icelandic Canadian Club of BC Membership is coming up On January 1st

You can send in a membership anytime beginning now—information is on the internet, as follows: www.icelandicclubbc.org

On the menu: About ICCBC Yellow Button: Renew Membership or Join ICCBC

Then: Online Member registration, pay online through PAYPAL.

For the PRINT people, total information will be in the December newsletter.

The club would like to know: Would you volunteer occasionally? At special events? Baking? Sports? Cultural events?

Cost of 1 year membership (Single, Senior, Family): $25.00

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Icelandic Horse Facebook Famous A video of the Icelandic horse has gone viral on Facebook. The video, shot by Skotta Film for the marketing initiative Horses of Iceland, has received over 608,000 views, and over 6,700 shares as of publication. Project leader Þórís Anna Gylfadóttir is happy with the video’s success, telling mbl.is “it’s great to receive so much interest”. In the video, horse trainer Þórarinn Eymundsson demonstrates the five gaits of the Icelandic horse, including the two extra gaits that set Icelandic horses apart from most other breeds. The video caption elaborates: “The horses of Iceland are a so-called gaited horse breed. This means that most Icelandic horses have two extra gaits to offer besides walk, trot and canter/gallop. All horse breeds have these three natural gaits and can perform them without training. The extra gaits that set the Icelandic horse apart from other breeds are called tölt and flying pace.” The footage was shot in Viðvíkursveit district in Skagafjörður fjord, North Iceland. The video can b e f o u n d a t : h t t p : / /icelandreview.com/news/2017/10/18/icelandic-horse-facebook-famous Record Number of Eagles in Iceland White-tailed eagles, also known as sea eagles, have reached record numbers in Iceland this year, at least s i n c e t h e l a t e 1 9 t h century, mbl.is reports. Eagle pairs numbered 76 in the country this summer, two higher than last year. There were 36 chicks born in 28 nests, and 51 pairs in total attempted to breed this summer. More nests produced two chicks this year than last, when nearly all nests only produced one chick. The areas where breeding is generally successful tend to be the same each year. White-tailed eagles mate for life and are known to reuse the same nests, often for generations.

Geothermal Beaches a Hot Topic The City of Reykjavík will assemble a task force to explore the possibility of utilizing excess hot water to create geothermal beaches at two locations in the city, RÚV reports. Reykjavík currently has one geothermal beach, located at Nauthólsvík. Hot water is pumped into a man-made lagoon, where it mixes with seawater to create a swimming area between 15-19°C (59-66°F). The beach has changing facilities and showers, as well as steam baths and hot tubs. It would be possible to channel additional water to Gufunes and Skarfaklettur in east Reykjavík to create the beaches. “Thermal beaches at these new locations would undoubtedly have a positive effect on public health, community life, and tourism.” Revolutionary Equipment Turns Carbon Dioxide to Stone, Fighting Climate Change A revolutionary new project at Hellisheiði Power Station in South Iceland could mark a turning point in the fight against climate change. The project, called CarbFix, has developed a way to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, pump it deep underground, and transform it into stone. First, large collectors extract carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. The gas is dissolved in water and pumped into the ground, to a depth of up to two kilometres (1.25 miles). There, the carbon dioxide turns into stone rather than polluting the atmosphere. The project is a collaboration between Reykjavík Energy and Swiss company Climeworks, with participation from the University of Iceland, Columbia University in New York, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. The collectors will be active at Hellisheiði for a one-year trial and in that time are expected to remove 50 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Annual emmisions, however , am ount t o 30 -40 gigatonnes worldwide.

The final results are in for the Icelandic parliamentary election- October 28, 2017 A governing coalition needs 32 seats to form a majority government: final numbers show at least three parties will be needed to do so. It is likely a coalition could consist of four parties. Voter turnout was 81.2%. Last year’s voter turnout was 79.2%, the lowest in Iceland’s history. It was 81.5% in the 2013 parliamentary election, which in that year was a historical low. The percentage of women MPs has decreased from 47.6% to 36.5% (30 seats to 23). This is the lowest number of women MPs since before the banking collapse in 2008. For a list of names of all members of parliament, http://www.ruv.is/ Google Headphones Translate Icelandic In Real Time Internet giant Google has launched its new mobile phone, Pixel 2. The phone was launched alongside wireless headphones called Google Pixel Buds, which are able to translate conversations in 40 languages in real time, including Icelandic. During the launch presentation, two demonstrators carried out a conversation in English and Swedish, with the headphones translating what was said with seemingly no lag time. With a price tag of USD 159 (ISK 16,900), this tiny device with the power to revolutionize communication comes relatively cheap. The role of technology is a hot-button issue in debates about the health of the Icelandic language. Its complex grammar, unique alphabet, and relatively low number of speakers have all been cited as challenges in integrating it into everything from apps to search engines, which, according to many, could lessen its usage in a technologically-dependent world. Google Pixel Buds are a huge leap forward in translation technology and it will be interesting to watch their impact on the Icelandic language.

From Iceland Review Online–October 2017 Compiled by Iceland Review Editorial Staff

November 2017

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The 8-page newsletter is published at the beginning of each

month, ten months of the year. A newsletter is not printed in

July or August. Material is gratefully received by the 20th of

each month.

Editor & Publisher:

Margrét Bjarnason Amirault, Tel: 604-688-9082

ICCBC Mail: 6540 Thomas Street

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Membership: Norman Eyford

Website: Icelandic Canadian Club of B.C.

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Honorary Consul General of Iceland for British Columbia,

Glenn Sigurdson, www.glennsigurdson.com

LIBRARY & GENEALOGY Books written by Icelanders in English or translation

are available in the Scandinavian library upstairs.

Books in Icelandic are located in the Iceland Room.

Information regarding the Genealogy Centre can be

obtained from Gerri McDonald,

email: gerrimcdonald@shaw.ca

Icelandic Language CDs or Tapes

Get acquainted with the language or brush up on your pronunciation with lessons 1 & 2, each one hour long. Typed lessons are included so that you can learn to read Icelandic

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November 2017

Oakridge Lutheran Church is engaging in a major

redevelopment.

The new worship space is: Redeemer Lutheran Church,

1499 Laurier Avenue, Vancouver.

Sunday worship time 1 pm email:

elcic@oakridgelutheranchurch.ca

Pastor Dorothy Chu

SCANDINAVIAN CENTRE Website: www.scandinaviancentre.org (for more details)

E-mail: info@scandinaviancentre.org, Telephone: 604-294-2777

Nov. 8 (Wed), 6 pm—Scandinavian Business Club’s Dinner, Email Paul Andreassen at info@sbc-bc.ca. non -members and members are welcomed to all our events! Also visit us at www.sbc-bc

Nov 10 (Fri) 12 noon—Scandinavian Seniors Lunch, 55+, please call Tor 604-294-0749 or the office.

Nov 25 (Sat) 1pm—Genealogy Meeting Contact: Poul Erik Rasmussen sonofrasmus@shaw.ca Craft Fairs Nov 5 (Sun), 12-4pm—Welcome to Norway, Craft Fair Free Admission, table contact is Ingeborg Bekken

Nov 18&19 (Sat/Sun) 11 am-4pm—Swedish Christmas Market, Julmarknad Free Admission, Contact: AnnaKarin Tornqvist

Nov 26 (Sun) 11am-4pm—Scandinavian Craft Fair Free Admission, Contact: Riitta or Ron at 604-941-0760 or scandicraftfair@gmail.com

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