Lögberg-Heimskringla - 22.04.2005, Page 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
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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
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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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Language Bank strengthens foundation
for a diversified workforce at MLC
anitoba Lotteries is committed to diversity, both inside the corporotion and out.
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.
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