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The Manitoba Co-operative Council
presented awards of achievement from
a new program to the first five recipi-
ents during Co-op Week, Oct. 14 to 20.
The Manitoba Distinguished Co-
operator Award program was estab-
lished this year to recognize outstand-
ing co-operative achievement of a pro-
vincial or community nature. The
honorary awards were presented at a
banquet Oct. 15 at the Sheraton Hotel
in Winnipeg.
“There were people in the co-op
council that thought this was long
overdue. There were valuable contri-
butions being made to the cooperative
movement that needed to be recog-
nizedsaid Manitoba Pool Elevators
CEO Greg Arason.
Nominations are open to anyone who
has resided in Manitoba and contrib-
uted to the development of a co-op-
erative, creditunion, or caisse populaire
enterprise. Arason said this year’s five
recipients were selected from a group
of about 30. The selection committee
includes government representatives
and people who have worked with the
co-operativemovementformanyyears.
The selections are ratified by the
council.
Recipients receive a plaque and
specially designed pin which was pre-
sented at the banquet.
The Manitoba Co-operative Council
is comprised of representatives from
co-operatives, credit unions and caisse
populaires and was established to
provide organizations with a forum
through which they could work together
on issues and programs of mutual in-
terest. Arason said there are currently
about a dozen groups represented in
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MESSUBOÐ
Fyrsta Lúterska
Kirkja
Pastor Ingthor I. Isfeld
10:30 a.m. The Service followed by
Sunday School & Coffee hour.
First Lutheran Church
580 Victor St., Winnipeg MB
R3G 1R2 Ph. 772-7444
Manitoba Co-operative Council hands out
first-time awards
Prize winning picture picked — JPhoto by Lárus Karl Ingason
features in touring shoxv
Lárus Karl
Ingason’s dramatic
black-and-white pho-
tograph Fyrirgefðu
(Forgive me), which
appeared in a striking
series of advertise-
ments for safety on the
roads, was featured
among fifty photo-
graphs in the Euro-
panorama exhibition
in Arles, France, dur-
ing the summer. The show then toured
many different countries.
Photographer Vincent Bertomeu
launched the annual photographic
event in 1986, in order to encourage
and publicise creative professional
photography. About 100 photographers
participated in the first event, while
this year around 2,000 submitted
photographs.
The featured photograph, which
shows a moumer at a grave, was part
of a hard-hitting advertising campaign
in 1988 under the slogan Driving Is
Dead Serious. All those involved, in-
cluding photographer Lárus Karl
Ingason and designers at the GBB
advertising agency, worked for nothing
on the project, and the media donated
advertising space for the campaign.
The advertisementhas won various
prizes both in Iceland and abroad, and
was awarded the gold medal last year
at the Affiliated Advertising Agencies
International competition in Athens.
Courtesy of News frorn Iceland
the council.
One of the five recipients is Oli
Sigurdson who has given a great
amount of his time and effort to the
development and expansion of the co-
operative system atthe local, provincial
and national levels.
At the local level he was involved in
both the Arborg Co-op and the Arborg
Credit Union. He was first elected to
the board of directors of the Arborg
Credit Union in 1952. He served on the
supervisory and credit committees over
the years. During his years with the
credit union system, the ArborgCredit
Union went from a small savings and
loans office working out of the local co-
op store to a full-service $20 million
creditunionwith some4,000members.
He was very active in the Arborg
Consumers Co-operative where he
served on the board and was president
for 16 years. This Consumers Co-op
grew from a small retail operation to a
full-scale shopping centre, fuel dis-
tributing, retail outlet, hardware,
lumber yard, land and ag chemical
dealer.
Courte8y ofthe Manitoba Co-operator
Ingason's dramatic
vision drives home a
deadly point in the
1988 driving safety
programme.
Upcoming Events
Sept. 24 - 10 wks Icelandic Language Classes - all levels are welcome
Calgary Instructor Ragnheidur Gunnarsson - every Monday from
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Scandinavian Centre. Cost is $45 for
10 wks and $10 for the text. Call now to register 284-2610
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Sept. 26 - Nov. 7 Conversational Icelandic Language Classes - every
Gimli Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., Gimli Composite High School, spon-
sored by the Gimli chapter I.N.L., phone 642-5251
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Oct. 4 - 10 wks
Winnipeg
Sun., Oct. 21
Winnipeg
Oct. 26 ...
Winnipeg
Sun., Nov. 4.
Winnipeg
Mon., Nov. 12
Winnipeg
Fri., Nov. 16
Winnipeg
Nov. 16 -17 • 18
Gimli
Sat., Nov. 17
Winnipeg
Sat., Dec. 1
Vancouver
Mon., Dec. 31
Winnipeg
Icelandic Language Classes - at the Scandinavian
Centre, 764 Erin St. Three levels: beginner, intermediate,
advanced. The classes will be 10 weeks in duration in both
fall and winter session. The cost is $35. per person.
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The Unitarian Church at 790 Banning St. at Sargent Ave.
will celebrate the lOOth Anniversary of its first Icelandic
Unitarian Service at 10:30 a.m. All welcome.
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Friday Night Smorgasbords Begin - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
at the Scandinavian Centre, 764 Erin St.
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First Icelandic Brunch of the Season, cost $7.25 adults
$3.75 children -11:30 a.m. til 2:30 p.m. at the Scandinavian
Ctre., 764 Erin Street. This event is made possible by the
participation of Icelandic Canadian Frón members. Show
your support by stopping by!
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Betty Jane Wylie - 9am - lOam - Winnipeg born author
will be speaking at the Lifestyles ’90 Conference to tell you
that “The Best is Yet to Come”. At the Winnipeg Conven-
tion Centre, Rooml3. Sponsored by Investors Group
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Haustfagnaður Dinner / Dance - 6:30 p.m., tickets
$15.00 each - Icelandic Canadian Club
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The lst Annual Icelandic Festival Bonspiel- a new
event by the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba to be held at
the Gimli & District Recreation Centre.
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Fall Tea at the First Lutheran Church, 580 Victor St.
2-4 p.m.
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Christmas Bazaar, Tea & Bake Sale at the Oakridge
Lutheran Church, 585 W. 41st Ave. 11 am - 1 pm
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New Year’s Party at the Scandinavian Centre. Tickets
$12.50 per person. 764 Erin St.