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Heimskríngla
LÖGBERG Stofnað 14. janúar 1888
HEIMSKRINGLA Stofnað 9. september 1886
98. ÁRGANGUR
WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 9. NÓVEMBER 1984
NÚMER 38
Harbour Park Officially Open
by Bruce Cherney
GIMLI — The Gimli Harbour Park
Development project which has cost
approximately $500,000 was official-
ly opened October 12.
Officials from the community
along with MLA John Bucklaschuk
and MP Felix Holtmann gathered
For his work as project foreman of the Gimli Harbour/Park Nels
Bjarnson (right) received a plaque from co-chairman of the proejct
Helgi Austman.
Language Committee
Established in Iceland
The Icelandic Language Commit-
tee, set up as a result of legislation
passed by Althing (parliament) in the
last session, will start work in
January 1985 with a brief to cultivate
and preserve the language.
Apart from liaising closely with the
media and educational establish-
ments which are influential in
language use, the committee will also
operate an Icelandic Language Cen-
tre, to give advice on usage both to
individuals and institutions.
first at the Icelandic Headquarters
building to open the harbour portion
of the project and later at Gimli Park
to open that portion of the project.
Construction on the project began
in June, 1983. The majority of fun-
ding came from Destination
Manitoba, a program jointly cost-
shared by the Provincial and Federal
Governments. The Canadian
Government contributed $164,580
and the Province contributes
$109,720 through Destination
Manitoba.
Other Government funding includ-
ed a $149,720 NEED Grant, $13,784
from the Su-mmer Canada Program,
$5,120 from the Department of Fit-
ness, Recreation and Sport, and a
similar amount in the form of a grant
to the art club.
Master of Ceremonies, Glen
Sigurdson who acted as co-chairman
of the c'orporation formed for the pro-
ject along with Helgi Austman said,
the project was a welcome addition
to the community, promising to pro-
vide facilities for utilization by local
residents and act as a drawing card
for tourism.
ends to encroach in all areas of life.
Pre-emptive action, i.e. coining a new
word with an authentic Icelandic
root, is generally successful, but
publicity is vital if such neologisms
are to gain currency.
Co-Chairman of the Gimli Harbour/Park Development Corporation
Glen Sigurdson received a plaque from Gimli MLA John Bucklaschuk
(left) commemorating the opening of the facilities at the Gimli water-
front and the Gimli Park.
High Quality Cod Catches
Another responsibility of the new
body is to compile and publish
neologisms; strenuous efforts are
made to preserve Icelandic from loan
words, especially from English which
Cod catches have improved in
quality since last year, according to
a report from the Fisheries Associa-
tion cf Iceland. During the first five
months of 1984, first-class fish made
up 72% of the total cod haul of small
boats, compared with 66.7% in 1983.
Equivalent figures are not available
for trawlers, but the catch of the most
successful trawler in the first five
months of the year, Páll Pálsson,
gives an indication; of a 1,505-ton cod
haul, 87.4% was first-class fish.
Asked to comment on the improve-
ment of quality, Halldót Ásgrímsson,
Minister of Fisheries, gave credit to
stricter quality control and to the in-
dividual quota system imposed last
year, one of whose aims was to en-
courage quality as against quantity.
"We intended to increasé the value
of the catch and we have succeeded.
I feel that the report shows that the
fishing industry is on the right track."