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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Summer 1961
sociation to persuade the Minnesota
legislature to pass soil conservation
legislation.
From 1936 to 1955 Thorfinnson was
extension soil conservationist at the
University of Minnesota. After his re-
tirement he became executive secretary
of the Minnesota State Soil Conserv-
ation committee.
In 1954, he spent six months in Ice-
land, introducing 4-H club work and
advising on fertilizer use and soil con-
servation.
He and his wife live at 1330 Simpson
St., St. Paul. They have a son, a daugh-
ter and six grandchildren.
The Icelandic Canadian extends
congratulations to Matthias Thorfinn-
son and hopes that in the not distant
future it will hear from him in re-
gard to his very important work in
connection with soil conservation.
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REGIONAL LIAISON OFFICER
Arni Arnason, born in Leslie, Sask-
achewan, has for the last two years
been Regional Liaison Officer, at Sask-
atoon, of the Citizenship Branch of
the Department of Citizenship and
Immigration. The Branch has a num-
ber of Liaison Officers in different
parts of Canada. Their work, accord-
ing to Mr. Arnason is, “a liaison be-
tween various groups and individuals
who are concerned with mutual com-
munity problems.” Their work is
exceedingly important in all cosmopol-
itan centres and it was in Winnipeg
where Mr. Arnason saw the need of
such service.
When Arni was still a small boy his
family moved to Winnipeg where he
obtained his elementary and univer-
sity education. On graduation he at-
tended the Provincial Normal School,
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