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2 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • November 1 2018
Greenland opens consulate in Reykjavík
Morgunblaðið – A celebration was held
Saturday, October 20, when Greenland
opened its consulate in Reykjavík. On the
occasion, Greenland’s Foreign Minister,
Ane Lone Baggersen, the country’s Envoy,
Jacob Isbosethsen, and Iceland’s Foreign
Minister, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
all gave addresses. Guðlaugur Þór
told Morgunblaðið that it was
a gratifying milestone in the
history of the nations. “These
are our closest neighbours,
and our relations have been
particularly good,” he said.
Coast Guard getting new helicopters next spring
Morgunblaðið – The Icelandic Coast Guard has decided to
acquire two newer leased helicopters next year. The helicopters
(H225 Super Puma) come from Norway. Plans call for
incorporating them into search and rescue service in the spring
months of 2019.
U.S. dollar rises against króna
vb.is – The price of the U.S. dollar has gone above 120
Icelandic krónur and has not been more expensive since August
2016. The U.S. dollar was last under 100 krónur in April of this
year. However, since then, its exchange rate has strengthened by
20 percent against the króna. Since the beginning of the year, the
value of the króna weakened more than 12 percent – and more
than 20 percent since it was at its highest value at the end of
March. There were reports that the Central Bank of Iceland had
intervened in the foreign exchange market with 9 million Euros.
Other currencies not magic solutions, says PM
ruv.is – Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said that a frank
discussion of the króna is required. She pointed out that most
Icelanders oppose adopting the Euro or joining the European
Union. She said that joining the EU would not solve the problem
of a weak króna. The prime minister presented a report in Alþingi
on the future of Icelandic monetary policy, the foundation of
which was a workgroup’s review of Iceland’s monetary policy
presented last summer. The workgroup was appointed in March
2017 under the former coalition government. That review
assumed that the króna would continue to be Iceland’s currency
in the near future. The current coalition supports the króna as
Iceland’s currency, and the prime minister said that there is no
single explanation for the króna’s weakening at this time.
Reprinted with permission from Icelandic News Briefs,
published by KOM PR.
Manitoba Museum
The Manitoba Museum has developed
two mini-exhibitions to mark the 100th
anniversary of the end of the First World
War. Vikings of the First World War: Icelandic
Canadians in Service, running October 26 to
March 3, 2019, examines the stories of Icelandic
Canadians who served with the Canadian
Expeditionary Forces in Europe. In Flanders
Fields: How We Remember explores how we as a
society have remembered the war and those who
were killed and runs from October 30 to January
11, 2019.
The Manitoba Museum is offering free
admission to Canadian military and veterans
from November 1 to 11 with their military ID,
Blue Cross card with veteran ID, or driver's
license (with a veteran plate number). The
Museum is open on Remembrance Day from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Vikings of the First World War exhibition
features medals, photographs, letters, and
other artifacts from Manitoban battalions. It
also includes a multimedia, multi-screen video
installation from the National Museum of
Iceland. During the First World War, over 1,000
Icelandic Canadians joined the war effort, serving
as soldiers, nurses, and medics. They organized
in Winnipeg in 1916 under different Battalions,
including the 197th (Vikings of Canada) and the
223rd (Canadian Scandinavians). This exhibition
is located in the Discovery Room and entry is
included with admission to the Museum galleries.
In Flanders Fields: How We Remember
explores how we remember the war. The poem,
“In Flanders Fields,” and its author, Lieutenant-
Colonel John McCrae, are the focus of this small
tribute. Other artifacts include a uniform and a
dried poppy collected from Flanders fields in
1918.
The First World War shook societies around the
world. By the end of the war, over 15 million were
dead, and families and communities had to make
sense of their losses. Memorials and monuments
sprung up throughout the nation. The poppy lapel
pin tradition began, as did Remembrance Day.
The famous poem, “In Flanders Fields,” became
the anthem of loss. To complement the exhibit, a
digital media display of the names of soldiers who
died in 1918, provided by the non-profit group
The World Remembers, will run throughout the
course of the exhibit. This exhibit is located in
the foyer and is free to the public.
Manitoba Museum honours the soldiers of the First World War
PHOTO: MANITOBA MUSEUM
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
GOVERNMENT OF ICELAND
SCHOLARSHIP
(Icelandic as a Second Language)
Approximately 15 scholarships are available
for the 2019-2020 academic year.
These scholarships are intended for students of modern Icelandic.
Students must have completed at least one year of University study,
and must also have prior knowledge of Icelandic according to the requirements
for BA study in Icelandic as a second language
(Icelandic knowledge on level with the courses Icelandic Online 1 and 2).
The scholarship covers registration fees and a monthly stipend
that should cover room and board for one person from Sept to April.
A dorm room will be available to rent.
Applications must be received in Iceland on or before December 1, 2018.
Detailed information and application form are available at:
www.inlofna.org (under Scholarships – Iceland, Ministry of Education)
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NEWS BRIEFS
Katla may well be Iceland’s most feared volcano, since it has always held the greatest
potential for harm. Since the Settlement Age, it has erupted at regular intervals. The last
major eruption began on October 12, 1918, and continued for 24 days. Now dormant for
a century, an eruption is considered long overdue.
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Jacob Isbosethsen