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October 2016 XLVIII:viii The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia N E W S L E T T E R N E W S L E T T E R N E W S L E T T E R Vancouver International Film Festival, September 29October 14, www.viff.org Iceland entry, YARN October 2 at 8:45pm , SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver October 5 at 12:30pm, Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street (at Davie), Vancouver Your preconceptions about knit and crochet are about to get yarn bombed! Gone are the days when the only controversies associated with these pursuits were unsightly Christmas sweaters. This daring documentary introduces us to the artists and provocateurs who are pushing the boundaries of modern art with stunning work that encompasses everything from wool graffiti to conceptual needlework to textile playgrounds. Una Lorenzen crafts a film loaded with visual curiosities and pointed opinions. Iceland Elections Election day for the new Parliament will be October 29, 2016 . The Advance poll in Vancouver will be: Date: October 7 th , from 1pm to 5pm Location: The Bentall Centre, Tower 3, 595 Burrard St. (corner Dunsmuir) 29 th floor. Please bring photo ID, either a passport or identity card . Voters are advised to contact Registers Iceland for all enquiries regarding their status in the Election Registry. [email protected] or Tel: 1-354-515-5300. If unable to vote on the day specified, voters should contact Honorary Consul General Heather Alda Ireland at [email protected]

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October 2016 XLVIII:viii

The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia

N E W S L E T T E RN E W S L E T T E RN E W S L E T T E R

Vancouver International Film Festival, September 29—October 14, www.viff.org

Iceland entry, YARN

October 2 at 8:45pm, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

October 5 at 12:30pm, Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street (at Davie), Vancouver

Your preconceptions about knit and crochet are about to get yarn bombed! Gone are the days when the only

controversies associated with these pursuits were unsightly Christmas sweaters. This daring documentary

introduces us to the

a r t i s t s a n d

provocateurs who are

pushing the boundaries

of modern art with

stunning work that

e n c o m p a s s e s

everything from wool

graffiti to conceptual

needlework to textile

playgrounds.

Una Lorenzen crafts a

film loaded with visual

curiosities and pointed

opinions.

Iceland Elections

Election day for the new Parliament will be October 29, 2016.

The Advance poll in Vancouver will be:

Date: October 7th

, from 1pm to 5pm

Location: The Bentall Centre, Tower 3, 595 Burrard St. (corner Dunsmuir) 29th floor.

Please bring photo ID, either a passport or identity card.

Voters are advised to contact Registers Iceland for all enquiries regarding their status in the Election Registry.

[email protected] or Tel: 1-354-515-5300.

If unable to vote on the day specified, voters should contact Honorary Consul General Heather Alda Ireland at [email protected]

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PASSINGS

McDONALD, Roy September 26, 1922—July 21, 2016

Roy was born in Toronto Ontario to Archibald and Ellen (Lyons) McDonald, the 7

th and last surviving of

their nine children. Moving to Vancouver after serving overseas in WWII, Roy met Doreen Net t ie Thorsteinson. They were married December 10, 1948. Roy and Doreen moved to Richmond in 1958, residing there until they moved to George Derby Centre in 2013. Doreen passed away in 2014. They are survived by their two children, Geraldine and Colin (Karen), three grandchildren, Steinunn (Kale), Ken (Hannah) and Shannen (Mark) and four great grandchildren, Declan, Djuna, Cameron and Ellen. Many thanks to the staff of Special Care East at George Derby for their care of Roy over the past three years. A private family graveside service will be held. Roy was a long-time member of our Icelandic club.

From his Granddaughter Steinunn: Grandpa. My grandpa, Roy Joseph McDonald, passed away on Thursday evening, July 21st. More than a grandfather to me, this man was the closest thing to dad that I ever knew. My grandparents took my mom and I in when I was 2 years old, and from then on I lived in his house, under his strict rules. No kid was ever luckier.

Charismatic and jovial, kind and compassionate, he made friends absolutely everywhere he went. The original Dad Joke master, he never met a situation that he couldn’t pun about, always sharing the laughs. He was patient, gentle, and easygoing.

A life-long music lover, rare were the moments that he wasn’t either singing or whistling. His intense knack for organization was exemplified by his massive, carefully hand-catalogued (with separate alphabetized mini-binders for song title and album!) collection of Nat “King” Cole records. Some of my favourite childhood memories are of accompanying him (by running to keep up with his long stride) to used record shops (Jelly’s in Honolulu was one of our favourites), digging through the vinyl looking for any song he didn’t already have. Success (and failure) would usually be rewarded with an ancient Archie comic.

Grandpa taught me about all the clichés: respect, hard work, the value of a dollar, and how sometimes you just

have to go without to get what you want. The thing is that he never taught through didactic finger-wagging instruction, but rather through his own example. Upright and moral, without interest in dogma, he is and always will be my touchstone for what it means to be a good person. He showed me every day that the only thing that matters about a person is the quality of their character. (Okay, and their intelligence – which is of course completely unrelated to their education.)

Hard-working and middle class, my grandparents clipped coupons and saved in order to indulge in two wonderful luxuries: a trailer in Birch Bay, Washington (where we spent every weekend and every single summer from the last day of school until Labour Day) and annual month-long trips to Hawaii.

I have so many fond memories of this man – too many to even begin to recount here. His life was (and is) endlessly fascinating to me, from his Lil’ Rascals-esque childhood on the hardscrabble streets of Cabbagetown to his Kerouacian journey through the US as a young man. How grateful I am that he shared his life with us this long. SIGURGEIRSON, Paul Winston Delano October 16, 1941 - September 4, 2016

Paul passed away on September 4 from cancer. Paul was born in Winnipeg MB on October 16, 1941 - a Lake Winnipeg Icelander from Hecla. His family moved to Steveston in 1943 and Paul lived there for most of his life. At 12 years old, Paul went fishing for the first time on the Ladner Lass with Harry Moon and he ended his 45 year career on the sea as chief engineer on the Seaspan tug, the Comox Crown. Over the years, Paul entertained many with his colorful stories of old Steveston and his shop door was always open to help out friends, family and neighbours. A celebration of Paul's life was held on September 18 at the Seine Net Loft in the Brittania Shipyards, Richmond. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses who cared for Paul at the Richmond General Hospital and especially the staff at the Rotary Richmond Hospice where he spent his final days. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Paul's name to the Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House would be appreciated. So long to an old Steveston boy who rode the boardwalks for over 60 years.

The Icelandic Club would like to thank Olöf Sigurdson and Thordis Wilson for their donation in memory of their sister Kristjana Magnusson Clark.

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20th Anniversary of the Scandinavian Centre, September 11, 2016

The Scandinavian Centre was full of people; young, old and kids. White tents were set up outside with tables and

color everywhere. The Food truck was there and Nester’s Market BBQ and more food. Kids were playing all over

the big back yard. The sun was shining. You couldn’t ask for anything better. We should do this every year!

Learning to Bake Vinarterta, Sunday, September 25, 2016

There were eight ‘students’ and four ‘teachers’ and every student went home with a vinarterta. And, we got our

measurements right, didn’t break any eggs, and all had a good time.

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Heiða Björk Arnadóttir—Heiða was born in Iceland to Icelandic parents, Ágústa Pálsdóttir and Árni Jón Reinsson. She is currently enrolled at UBC where she is a Ph.D. candidate in Art History. She holds a BA in Art History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from the University of Iceland. She moved here from Iceland in 2011 with her husband who has been accepted in Emily Carr University’s Master of Applied Arts program. They have a four year old daughter who was born in Vancouver. Heiða is currently writing her dissertation which focuses on the Icelandic artist group SŪM and Dieter Roth, a Swiss-German and honorary Icelandic artist, who acted as a mentor to the SŪM artist group. Kevin Findlay—Kevin’s Icelandic ancestry is from his grandmother Thelma Olsen Findlay who was born in Oak Point, Manitoba. Her parents were Lara Sigurðsdóttir of Akureyri, Iceland and Leonard Helgi Olsen of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ancestors came from V e s t u r - S u l u n e ; H a e g i n d i , Reykholtsdal; and Stafholt, Myra, Iceland. Kevin graduated from Lions Gate Christian Academy and is now attending Capilano University where he is studying History and Political Science in particular. Outside of school activities he plays drums and percussion and has played with many bands and is now re-learning electric bass. He also studies taekwondo twice weekly and plans on obtaining a black belt. In the future he is considering pursuing a career in law. Mercedes Fogarassy—Mercedes’ Icelandic ancestry is through her mother, Blair Lockhart, who is the daughter of Heather Amundson Lockhart. Heather’s parents were Stella Stephanson and Gudni Amundson both born in Selkirk; and their parents, all of whom arrived from Iceland in 1887. There is still family in Selkirk.

Mercedes was very active in high school participating in the Model United Nations club, was Community Service Captain, founding member of Global Service Club, and helped organize two service trips to Galapagos Islands and the Dominican Republic. In her first year at the University of

Toronto, she was involved in the International Relations mentorship program, appointed Associate Vice-President, Communications of the Association of Political Science Students, and acted as Panel Director for the annual Peace, Conflict, and Justice conference.

Returning to Toronto, she has been promoted to Senior Student Tour Guide for the Office of Student Recruitment, is a communications intern for the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, currently Director of Communications & University Relations with Canadian Center for the Responsibility to Protect out of the Munk School of Global Affairs, volunteers with CISV (Children’s International Summer Villages), and also with the U of T Center for International Experience. She is taking a Double Major in International Relations and Peace, Conflict and Justice Studies. Sólrún Guðbjartsson—Sólrún’s Icelandic ancestry is from her father, Loren Guðbjartsson, who was born in Gimli, MB. Her grandparents are Hörður Guðbjartsson from Hnausa, MB, and her grandmother Emilia Thorkelson, Arnes, MB. Her great grandparents came from Bárðarstrandarsýsla; Hnjótur; Húnavatnsýsla; Vatnsleysuströnd; and Reykjavík; all in Iceland. Sólrún has graduated from the Surrey Christian Secondary School where she was in the Leadership class from grade 10-12, she plays the piano having taken lessons for 10 years, she played the trumpet in the school band and taught herself to play the ukulele. She enjoys yoga. She worked as a busser and hostess this summer which led to a job for the coming year in the UBC Food Services. She will be an Arts major at UBC and her end goal is to become an English teacher. Justin Horel—Justin traces his Icelandic ancestry through his mother, Susan Diane Thornquist, grandmother Diane Gail Davidson and his great-grandfather Haraldur Johannes Davidson of Winnipeg, MB (who was shot down in 1942 during WWII). Justin says his grandmother has traced his Icelandic family back to the Viking Age, back to approximately 700 AD. Justin attended Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School in Surrey, and has been accepted at Kwantlen Polytechnic University where he plans to take CADD – Drafting and Design. During high school he was on the honour roll every year, excelled in his

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technological elective courses including Animation and Drafting and at graduation received A District Authority Scholarship in Applied Skills. He played Minor League football for eight years and went on to play High School football and, one year, his team won the Provincial Championships at BC Place stadium. He has been a drummer in the Rock Band Program and enjoys running, weightlifting, gaming, skateboarding, building computers and walking his dog. Lara Murphy—Lara traces her ancestry to her Amma Solome Olafson Drewry, born south of Morden, Manitoba. Her great grandparents were William Olafson and Ranka Gillis Olafson. William Olafson farmed and Ranka became a teacher. Her great-great uncle Sigfus Gillis was an active member of the Icelandic community in Vancouver and her mother received a scholarship from our club when she took her Masters in Nursing 8 years ago. Lara graduated with a degree in History at UBC and has been accepted into a post-graduate Human Resources certification program at York University, Toronto. Lara has been involved with the UBC History Students Association and hopes to work in Diversity and Inclusion on graduation. She is committed to supporting workplaces where all feel safe and confident in their roles. She loves learning and travel, enjoys friends and family, yoga, and physical activities. She hopes to work internationally and has applied for internships with Human Rights organizations. Jordan Kristine Ireland Sayer- Jordan’s Icelandic heritage is through her mother, Signy Margaret Ireland. Her grandmother is Heather Alda Ireland (née Sigurdson), g r a n d p a r e n t s J o h a n n e s Sigurdson and Bergljot Guttormson, of Riverton, Manitoba, and great -g r a n d f a t h e r G u t t o r m e r Guttormson (poet), Icelandic River, NW Territories, now Riverton. Jordan is in her second year at UBC and her goal is to practice corporate law specializing in international trade. She intends to enroll in International Relations, a four year program. She will also be integrating coursework from a new degree on offer at UBC called the Master of Management program and will complete this in an intensive nine-month course of study. Law school will follow graduation. Jordan was employed for the summer at Hollyburn Sailing Club teaching sailing. During last year at

UBC she was employed part time as a student fundraiser for scholarships and bursaries. This year she intends to join UBC’s ski team, rejoin ski racing, and join UBC’s sailing team. She enjoys hiking, sailing, wakeboarding, boating and paddle boarding. Jack Scobie—Jack’s Icelandic grandmother is Norma Celine Guttormsson. Norma’s parents w e r e P é t u r B e r g v i n Guttormsson, who was born on the homestead, Viðivellir, on Icelandic River, and her mother, Herdís Salín Reykdal, was born on a farm near Baldur, MB. Pétur’s father came from Hallormsstaður Parish, East Iceland; and Vilborg, his mother, also from East Iceland. Her mother’s parents came from Suðurþingeyjasýslu and Norðurmúlasýslu. Jack graduated from Dover Bay Secondary School in Nanaimo and has been accepted at Vancouver Island University where he plans to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree with his career goal being a science/medical degree. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout high school and has found time to regularly volunteer in school and the community. He excels in math and sciences and has received various school awards such as the Pythagoras Math Competition 2011 where he was 1st place. He is involved in the Minor Hockey Association, plays and referees, and plays Rugby and Lacrosse. He volunteers as a tutor, Yearbook sports photographer, Leadership volunteer, and participated in the Junior and Senior Band playing drums plus he also plays in the Dover Bay Wind Symphony. Through the ‘Incoming Outstanding Student’ program, he has received advanced placement in the BSc program at VIU. Owen Stefán Sigurðsson Owen’s grandparents are Jóhann Birgir Sigurðsson and Lóa Stefansdóttir, both born in Akureyri, Iceland. Owen graduated from Argyle Secondary School and is now attending Capilano University. His favorite subjects are in the arts and social sciences. He is a member of a theatre society called Saint Martin’s Players, has written poetry and has had some of his work recognized and broadcast on radio. He is currently the president of the Capilano University Bee Club. He has volunteered with various groups from environmental organizations to his acting society. He is a recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh

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Bronze Award. He is interested in world politics and culture which led him to Capilano University’s Global Stewardship Program. His plans lie in the field of sustainability, whether he focuses on green energy, food security or something else but at the moment hopes to work to help improve communities through community building initiatives. He says, promoting green initiatives and organic farming is important, and his month long visit to Iceland has rejuvenated his interest in sustainable energy and food production.

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Administration, sent a four-page statement from the commission detailing its official stance on elves.

“It cannot be denied that belief in the supernatural is occasionally the reason for local concerns” around construction and development, the statement read. If a certain location is thought to be cursed or inhabited by elves, “then this must be considered a cultural treasure.”

Ms. Sigmundsdottir said that much of the lore around elves has to do with explaining tough living conditions. “Modern scholars believe that this was one way the Icelanders tried to control their destinies in a land and climate that was incredibly harsh and unforgiving,” she said.

What happened in Siglufjordur is most likely “a remnant of the ancient belief that the homes of the hidden people were sacred,” Ms. Sigmundsdottir said. Elf lore is not a part of everyday life, she said, and sometimes the international news media has a field day with stories of the so-called elf lobby, often to the dismay of locals.

Still, the road administration finally unearthed the elf rock in late August, according to Morgunbladid, an Icelandic newspaper. Mr. Ingolfsson said in an email that locals had asked to have the rock cleaned to honor folklore.

For good measure — and perhaps for good luck — crews power-washed the stone.

When Siglufjordur, a small mountain town in northern Iceland, was hit by a series of storms last summer, construction workers clearing a roadway soon found themselves dodging mudslides and contending with a flooded river.

A crew member was injured, then a bulldozer broke down. A TV reporter, who arrived to survey the damage, sank into a mud pit and had to be rescued. Clearing the debris stretched into a 10-day ordeal and became a spectacle.

The culprit, locals knew, had been heavy rainfall. Or elves.

It turns out that construction workers had unwittingly dumped dirt on a rock that is special enough to have its own name in Icelandic folklore: Alfkonusteinn. The rock even has a back story that involves a human, a fairy and an enchanted elf cloth.

Icelandic elves, also called hidden people or alfar, are not tiny, pointy-eared creatures, Alda Sigmundsdottir, a journalist and the author of “The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves From Icelandic Folklore,” said in an email. They are thought to be regal and humanlike, and a good way to think of them, Ms. Sigmundsdottir said, is as “the Icelanders’ version of karma.” Elves have been blamed for wreaking havoc on construction projects across Iceland for decades.

When asked for comment, Viktor A. Ingolfsson, a spokesman for the Icelandic Road and Coastal

After Mudslides and Flooding in Iceland, Elves Are Suspects From the Internet: NY Times, by Katie Rogers, Sept 27, 2016

EVENTS - Sunday, December 4, 2016, Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby Bake & Craft Sale, 10 a.m—1 p.m., Hard Fisk Café opens at 9 a.m.

Children’s Christmas Party, 2—4 p.m.

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Icelandic Football Player Signs with Fulham, August 25, 2016 Icelandic football player Ragnar Sigurðsson, who caught attention at the EURO 2016 in France this summer, has signed a two-year contract with the English football club Fulham, Vísir reports. Ragnar, who has played for the Russian club Krasnodar for two and a half years, told Vísir he is delighted to have joined the team. Playing in England has always been his goal. Ragnar’s performance during Iceland’s game against England in France, which Iceland won 2-1, caught world-wide attention - he scored Iceland’s first goal in the game.

Female Rebellion in Independence Party, September 23, 2016 Eleven out of 14 women on the board of the National Federation of Independence Party Women already have or are planning to resign. Three among them, the federation’s current and former leaders, have declared they are leaving the Independence Party, because of “the conservative views which appear to prevail there,” RÚV reports. The women’s resignation comes in the wake of extensive coverage of the party’s primaries in the south and southwest constituencies. In the south, experienced female MPs failed to make it to the top three seats on the list of candidates, and in the southwest, no woman made it to the top four spots. The results from the two primaries were the last straw.

Arctic Council Essential for Iceland: September 08, 2016 In celebration of the Arctic Council’s 20th anniversary, a two-day round-table discussion was held in Reykjavík and Akureyri. Members of the Arctic Council are the Nordic countries, Canada, the United States and Russia. Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Lilja Alfreðsdóttir was interviewed on RÚV radio. She emphasized how

important a forum the Arctic Council has become for Iceland and said the main aspect of cooperation between its member states is environmental issues. She mentioned that increased traffic in the Arctic brings along the risk of environmental accidents. In addition, there is increasing interest in the area’s natural resources.

Large Freezing Plant Rising in East Fjords, September 27, 2016 The fishing company Eskja is constructing a 7,000 m2 (75,333 ft2) pelagic freezing plant in Eskifjörður, the East Fjords, to be taken into use in November, RÚV reports. Over 100 people are working on the construction. The plant will have the capacity to process 800 tons of fish a day, with the possibility of increasing capacity to 1200 tons with minor changes. Although the process is highly automated, numerous jobs will be created. Haukur Jónsson, production manager for the company, reports that 40-50 jobs will be created in Eskifjörður. Eskja is turning its focus away from freezing at sea to freezing on land. The company operates three ships.

Björk at Iceland Airwaves in November, September 27, 2016 Organizers of the 2016 Iceland Airwaves music festival, to be held November 2-6, have just announced that Icelandic musician Björk will perform an exclusive show at Harpa concert hall on Saturday, November 5. A special ticket will have to be purchased for this concert; tickets could sell out by October 2. For detailed information about tickets to the festival and the line-up, visit icelandairwaves.is.

Viking Sword Owner Suggested, September 09, 2016 (follow-up to September’s newsletter) University of Iceland History Professor Gunnar Karlsson suggests the sword discovered by goose hunters in South

Iceland may have belonged to the priest and chieftain Hróar Tungugoði, Vísir reports. Hróar was, according to the Book of Settlements and the Icelandic sagas, among the most powerful men in the region where the sword was found. The Book of Settlements relates that Hróar lived on the farm Ásar, which, according to Gunnar, was possibly located in the vicinity of the area where the sword was found. “Hróar’s nickname [Tungugoði] suggests he was a chieftain, and, thus, you can hypothesize that a chieftain such as he could have possessed the sword,” Gunnar stated.

Northern Lights Video, September 27 The northern lights made a spectacular appearance in many parts of Iceland. Astronomy expert Sævar Helgi Bragason and Snorri Þór Tryggvason caught the colors on video, shot in Reykjavík. Sævar Helgi posted a color key on Twitter: The colors of the northern lights: Green = oxygen (100 km altitude); Dark red = oxygen (200-400 km); Purple=nitrogen; Bright red= nitrogen; Pink = purple + red. h t t p : / / i c e l a n d r e v i e w . c o m /news/2016/09/27/northern-lights-video

Origin of Smooth Icelandic Gait Discovered A new study reveals that the genetic mutation for an ambling gait, found in the Icelandic horse, first appeared in horses in Medieval England and was subsequently spread around by Viking traders. This smooth gait, which makes a long ride comfortable, is an inherited trait, springing from a single genetic mutation, the BBC reports. According to the study, whose authors include two Icelanders, the ambling gait first appeared in horses in York around the year 850. The specific gene is DMRT3 found by looking at genetic material from 90 horses that lived between 6000 BC and 1000 AD.

From Iceland Review Online– September 2016 Compiled by Iceland Review Editorial Staff

October 2016

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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

Burnaby, BC V5B 4P9 E-mail: [email protected] Distribution: Naomi Dyer, Gerri McDonald, Nina Jobin

Labels & Mailing: Norman Eyford

Website: Icelandic Canadian Club of B.C.

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Convention: http://www.icelandicclubbc.org/convention2016/

Email: [email protected]

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Canadian-Club-of-British-Columbia/190426084338925

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Honorary Consul General of Iceland for BC & Yukon,

Heather Alda Ireland: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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

as well. Canadian Orders: CDs, 2 lesson sets $30 CAD/ USD;

tapes are also available. Postage & handling included.

US and Foreign Orders: International money order only.

Send your cheque or money order made out to: Icelandic Canadian Club of B.C.

3776 Arbor Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 1T4 Tel: 604-433-6329

www.inlofna.org/ICCBC/Tape_Lessons.htm

October 2016

Oakridge Lutheran Church 585 West 41st Avenue,

Vancouver

10 a.m., Sunday Morning Service

English Joint Services Coffee served every Sunday

Everyone is welcome!

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

E-mail: [email protected], Telephone: 604-294-2777

Oct 12 (Wed), 7 pm—Scandinavian Business Club’s Dinner, Email Paul Andreassen at [email protected]. We welcome both non-members and members to all our events! Also visit us at www.sbc-bc Oct 14 (Fri) 12 noon—Scandinavian Seniors Lunch, please call Tor 604-294-0749 or the office.

Oct 15 (Sat) Danish House Society Annual Fundraising Dinner and Auction. Bar & previews, 5 pm, Dinner 7pm. Tickets $35, contact 604-549-4923.

Oct 16 (Sun) 1:30 pm—Friends of Finland afternoon movie, sub-titles, admission by donation.

Oct 20(Thurs) 9 am—Bridge Tournament

Oct 22 (Sat) 1 pm—Genealogy meeting.

Oct 29 (Sat) 9:30 am—Scandinavian Dancers Fall Dance Workshop. Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver website

Oct 30 (Sun) 12:30—2pm, ScanSports presents ‘CURLING’, Royal Curling Club, New Westminster, $10 per person (includes instruction and equipment rentals) RSVP to [email protected] .

Icelandic Online Club; email: [email protected]

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