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Lögberg-Heimskringla - 07.11.1997, Qupperneq 1

Lögberg-Heimskringla - 07.11.1997, Qupperneq 1
Inside this ssue: HeimsKringia The lcelandic Weekly Lögberg Stofnaö 14. januar 1888 Heimskringla Stofnaö 9. september 1886 Daily News from lceland..................2 In Our Forefathers’ Steps................3 Book Review: Erik the Viking Sheep.......4 Is Trusting Humans Sane?.................4 The Giantess Below the Falls/ Skessan undir fossinum........................5 Children’s Corner........................6 Calendar of Events.......................7 Soldier’s Memorabilia Displayed..........7 111 Argangur “Oldest ethnic periodical still publishing in Canada” Föstudagur 7, november 1997 Numer 39 111thYear Publications Mail Registration No. 1667 Friday, November 7, 1997 Number39 By Kevin Jón Johnson a cool, cloudy aftemoon I mwhich would see some snow, on Friday, 24 Octo- ber 1997, hundreds of well-wishers filled and overflowed the Lewis D. Whitehead Lecture Hall, in the newly refurbished Clark Hall at Brandon University, to cel- ebrate the grand opening of the recently restored Brandon College and Clark Hall complex. This multi-million dollar res- toration program took place under the ad- ministration of Icelandic-Canadian Dr. Dennis Anderson, President and Vice- Chancellor of Brandon University. Dr. Anderson, who was Master of Ceremonies, opened his remarks by greeting those present in the platform party and the audience, and by thanking the team of workers who had completed and coordinated the funding and recon- struction of Brandon College and Clark Hall. Under the Direction of Elizabeth Grant, the Brandon University Chorale led those gathered in the singing of O Canada. The President of Brandon University spoke of the way in which this restora- tion has improved morale among both students and staff — even adding an ex- tra kick to his own step, which is the more remarkablc considering his 55 years of age! Dr. Anderson extended special thanks to the Honourable Gary Filmon, Premier of Manitoba, whom he ap- proached in the early 1990s with an ap- peal for funding. Despite the fiscal re- straint of that period, the Govemment of Manitoba made this University restora- tion project a priority; the province sup- plied $11.3 million to the project. The President and Vice-Chancellor then in- vited Premier Gary Filmon to address those gathered. Premier Filmon thanked Dr. Anderson, and then explained why the Government of Manitoba saw it fit to fund this project. Although Manitoba has historically relied on a strong agricultural and natural resource base to support its economyi the future will call more strongly upon intellectual skills. His Worship, Mayor Reg Atkinson, the Mayor of Brandon, spoke next. He mentioned a conversation he’d had earlier that day with the Chancellor of Brandon University, Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, who had spoken of “intellectual capital.” He had never heard the two words com- bined in this way before. Mayor Atkinson, a grade twelve graduate, knew a lot about capital; he had spent much of his life producing capital for the sake of his children. One type of “intellectual capital” which interested him was the amount of civic taxes paid by Brandon Uni versity each year — an amount equal to $1.8 million each year! George Cibinel, of Corbett Cibinel Architects, spoke next of his company’s involvement in the project. Mr. Cibinel first visited the site in November of 1990; over a period of seven years he would make 198 visits to the Brandon campus from Winnipeg. He used the analogy of an iceberg to describe a mammoth effort such as this: the finished project is the tip of the iceberg. The extensive planning, the coordination with Bird Construction and othercontractors, the dismantling of decayed intemal stmctures, the bracing of the almost century old exterior stone walls, the hauling away of accumulated debris, and the rebuilding of the edifice from the inside-out constitutes the part of the iceberg submerged beneath the water. The ambitiousness and scope of the project appeared clear to Mr. Cibinel when he stood at the centre of the gutted buildings, with its huge volumes of va- cant space stretching in every direction. This was a proud day of culmination to him and his associates. Dr. Anderson then spoke of the fact that a time capsule had been laid at the foundation of the original Brandon Col- lege and Clark Hall, and that it may be opened in two years’ time, when the Uni- versity celebrates its centenary. A second time capsule, which may be opened on the bi-centennial, would be compiled on that day of the grand opening. President Anderson invited Doug Adams, the Presi- dent of the Brandon University Alumni Continued on page 2 Brandon University President Dr. C. Dennis Anderson in tlie basement of Clark Hall. Manitobans today have penetrated tech- of higher education, such as Brandon nological markets in which intellectual University, will prove instrumental in capital plays a vital role; the Province of preparing future Manitobans for this Manitoba has funded this restoration pro- march into the future by increasing the gram because it believes that institutions intellectual capital of the Province. Dr. Dennis Anderson Presides Over Brandon University Buildings Restoration

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