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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. 60 #3
Building at 15212 117 Avenue. The Danish
Library is huge but they have made room
at one end for the ICCE books. It is very
generous of Konrad to provide that space.
The library is open May to August
from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and September to
April from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is nice to
visit there to browse the books and enjoy
coffee and Scandinavian goodies.
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Publications
The NorSurljos Club prints an infor-
mative newsletter several times a year to
keep members aware of coming events,
reminders to pay dues and what to bring
for social events. Our newsletter is called
the NorSurljos Newsletter.
All members of the club are provided
with a subscription to Logberg-
Heimskringla, an Icelandic - North
American newspaper that comes out twice
monthly. This provides a great incentive to
keep your membership current.
Membership directories are updated
from time to time, the one published in
2003 was a real showpiece. It contained the
names of all the members as well as a lot of
good information about club activities.
The Scandinavian Centre News, an
excellent newspaper, was sent free to any-
one who wanted it. That newspaper had to
be discontinued as a result of the great
increase in postal rates.
Honorary Consul
Al Arnason was appointed Iceland’s
Honorary Consul for both Northern
Alberta and Northwest Territories in 1978.
Residing in Edmonton, he served as
Consul for more than two decades, retiring
in 2001.
Al was active in the Icelandic commu-
nity and was a strong supporter of cultural
activities. He offered his house as a library
(boksafn) for the club’s Icelandic books.
He also sang with the Saga Singers.
He chaired the Stephan G.
Stephansson House Restoration
Committee, which led to the establishment
of an important cultural tourist attraction
in Alberta.
Al Arnason