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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SUMMER, 1984
This tour is not complete — there are
many historical sites in Winnipeg asso-
ciated with the Icelanders which have not
been mentioned here for one reason or
another. However, it is a good “sampler”,
and should give everyone a taste of the
richness of Winnipeg’s Icelandic heritage.
Any comments, criticisms, additions and
corrections about this tour (or personal
reminiscences about some of the sites and
events mentioned here) would be greatly
appreciated by the compiler (Eric Jonas-
son, Box 205, St. James P.O., Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada R3J 3R4).
I AM A CANADIAN
by Duke Redbird
I’m the Calgary Stampede
I’m a feathered Sarcee
I’m Edmonton at night
I’m a bar-room fight
I’m a rigger, I’m a cat
I’m a ten-gallon hat
And an unnamed mountain in the interior
of B.C.
I’m a maple tree and a totem pole
I’m sunshine showers
And fresh-cut flowers
I’m a ferry boat ride to the Island
I’m the Yukon
I’m the North-West Territories
I’m the Arctic Ocean and the Beaufort Sea
I’m the prairies, I’m the Great Lakes,
I’m the Rockies, I’m the Laurentians,
I am French
I am English
And I am Metis
But more than this
Above all this
I am a Canadian and proud to be free.
• The world’s tallest free-standing struc-
ture is the 1,815 foot CN Tower in To-
ronto.
• The world’s largest piece of gem-quality
jade, a dark green boulder weighing four
tons, was found in Noel Creek, B.C. by
prospector Harry Street in 1969.
• The world’s longest covered bridge, the
Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick, was
built in 1897, rebuilt in 1920, and is
1,282 feet long. It was covered, like
most bridges of that time, to reduce
weather damage to the wooden timbers.
DR. G. KRISTJANSSDN
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
PHONE 633-7281
WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE
Logan and Keawatin
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Greetings
from
& Jfrienb