Lögberg-Heimskringla - 22.04.2005, Side 3

Lögberg-Heimskringla - 22.04.2005, Side 3
Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 22. apríl 2005 • 3 PHOTO: STEINÞÓR GUÐBJARTSSON Dr. Guðmundur Hálfdánarson in the New Iceland Heritage Museum in Gimli. Singer pilots plane for Reykjavík concert British heavy metal band Iron Maiden is taking an un- usual approach to touring in Iceland — they plan to pilot their own plane there. Lead singer Bruce Dickin- son, a certified pilot, will fly a specially chartered Boeing 757 (“Flight 666”) from London’s Gatwick airport on June 7 into Keflavik Airport, Iceland. He will take the stage that night with Iron Maiden to play at Reykjavfk’s Egilshöllin stadi- um as parl of the band’s “Eddie Rips Up ... Europe” 2005 tour. Included in the price for the charter flights are tickets and transportation to the Reykjavík performance and return to Lon- don June 9. The charter sold out in early April. Dickinson says, “Iceland is a great place and a terrific party town. Mind you, I’ll be on íhe mineral waters if I’m flying the plane. We had a memorable fun trip to Dublin as a test on PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.IRONMAIDEN.COM Bruce Dickinson the last tour, and 1 think all the fans who joined us had a terrific time. And if this goes well, we will definitely do more in the future. It’s good to meet the fans in a relaxed environment and hopefully [drummer] Nicko and our manager Rod will join us to help serve the drinks!” For more information, visit www.ironmaiden.com. Lively discussions MMMHHWMMMMMI Recently Dr. Guðmundur Hálfdánarson, professor of his- tory at the University of Iceland, gave two lectures in Manitoba. The lectures were well received, creating lively discussions. “This was a great success, and no wonder, since Guð- mundur Hálfdánarson is one of Iceland’s leading contempo- rary historians,” said Dr. Bima Bjamadóttir, Chair of Icelan-. dic Studies at the University of Manitoba. The lecture Hálfdánarson gave at the New Iceland Heri- tage Museum in Gimli was “Why did the ‘Vestur-íslendin- gar’ emigrate?” The topic he covered in the Icelandic Collec- tion at the U of M was “History and the Nation: On the Con- struction of National Identity in 20th-Century Iceland.” The lectures were spon- sored by the Department of Ice- landic Language and Literature Pall Gudmundsson Memorial Scholarship and the Icelandic Collection at the U of M. 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Manitoba Lotteries is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplote. Approximotely 36 per cent of oll persons employed ot Monitobo Lotterles ore visible minorities, oboriginol or persons with disobilities. Just over half of MLC's employees ore women. Approximotely 36 per cent of oll persons employed at Manitoba Lotteries are visible minorities, oboriginal or persons with disobilities. Just over half of MLC's employees are women. The compony is dedicoted to supporting Manitoba communities, and that includes not only the communities in which they live but the cultural ond ethnic communities in which they celebrate their diverse cultures and languoges. One such initiotive is driven by employees who have volunteered to form a languoge bank to help MLC provide exceptionol guest services, to help overcome longuoge borriers with employees or guests and to continue buiiding o strong foundation for o diversified workforce. "Volunteerism is on important port of MLC's corporate culture, and to have 150 employees volunteer for the longuage bonk is a great reflection of that," says Judith Hoyes, director of orgonizational development ond training. “At last count, we are oble to communicate in 43 languages besides English." The employees volunteer not only within MLC, but in the greater community os well. Forexomple, when Winnipeg hosted the World Meat Congress in 2004, employees speaking French, German, Mandorin, Portuguese, Russion ond Spanish porticipoted as interpreters ot o number of venues. Languoge bonk volunteers ore an important element of MLC Diversity Week, on onnuol opportunity for MLC employees to learn more obout their colleagues from differing backgrounds. 'We want to be known as an employer of choice, and one of the ways to achieve that is to ensure thot people from many cultures feel comfortoble and happy working here,“ soys Judith. Adds Marilyn Robinson, vice-president, Human Resources: "At MLC, we encouroge support and celebrate diversity." Manitobo Lotteries is also o sponsor of such onnual events as Folklorama, which showcases the cultures and cuisines of so many of the cultural groups thot enrich the entire community, and many ethnocultural groups help support their communities by participating in the Volunteer Bingo Program ot the Casinos of Winnipeg. The MLC is responsible for the management and operation of Club Regent and McPhillips Street Station Casinos, the Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) network, sales and distribution of Lottery products, Bingo paper, and Breakopen tickets. m ömmumties MANÍTOBA LOTTEfí/ES COfíPOfíATLON — Visit us on the web at http://www.lh-inc.ca

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