The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia

N E W S L E T T E R May 2014 XLVI:v

95th Icelandic National League of North America Convention, Winnipeg May 15 -18, 2014

Welcoming since 1875 At the Canada Inns – Polo Park Footprints: “Celebrating Our Achievements” A true celebration of our motherland, our history, and our future! Renowned authors, historians and musicians will share their insights, perspectives and talents. A time to share and honour the contributions and history of the Icelanders in North America.

Contact Canada Inns Polo Park 1-204-775-8791, Event booking No. 238367 Visit the INL website at www.inlofna.org. contact Linda: email [email protected], or phone toll free: 1-866-5564-2374. Lowry Olafson

European Festival May 31/June 1, Saturday/Sunday, opens 10:30 am Swangard Stadium, N/W corner of Burnaby’s Central Park

 Visit over 30 countries cultural displays  Featured country this year is Switzerland  Enjoy music and dance performances  Watch, listen and enjoy the European Talent Show  Feast on authentic European dishes at over 14 food booths  Shop in the Market Place & Trade Show; Free games & activities for children of all ages.

Iceland’s Independence Day June 17, Tuesday, 6 pm Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St., Burnaby  BBQ, hamburgers and hot dogs, salads  Bring all the children, lots of grass and room to run  Bring the grandparents, moms & dads, relatives  Everyone old and young and in-between  Singsong

Scandinavian Mid-Summer Festival June 21/22, Sat/Sun, Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St., Burnaby

Cultural Displays, Viking Village, Viking Raids, Entertainment on stage, Shopping kiosks, Visiting musicians, Scandinavian music ensemble, Midsummer Festival choir, Scandinavian dancers, Viking songs and stories, Kids’ activities, Raising of Midsummer Pole, Troll Forest, Carnival Games, Wife Carrying Contest. FOOD: Salmon BBQ, Smørrebrød, Swedish Meatballs, Hot Dogs, Waffles, Coffee, Pastries. 1 Doreen Nettie McDonald Doreen was born in Winnipegosis, Manitoba to Franklin and Halldóra Thorsteinson. Frank was born in 1890 in Winnipeg and brought up in Tantallon Saskatchewan, son of Eiríkur Þorsteinsson and Guðbjörg Eiríksdóttir. His family moved to Red Deer Point in Manitoba in 1907. There, he met his future wife, Halldóra Jónsdóttir Collins. Dóra was born in in 1895, the daughter of Jón Kollin Jónsson and Steinunn Þorkelsdóttir. The family immigrated in 1900 settling a year later at Red Deer Point. Red Deer Point was just north of Winnipegosis and the families eventually “move to town” so by the time Doreen was born they were well established in Winnipegosis, including all the grandparents, aunts, and cousins. The family moved briefly to Winnipeg and then in 1943 to Vancouver.

Doreen is survived by Roy, her husband of 65 years. They lived the majority of their married life in Richmond and together, spent many happy vacations in Hawaii and at Birch Bay. Doreen will also be deeply missed by her daughter Geraldine, son Colin and his wife Karen; grandchildren Steinunn (Kale), Ken (Hannah) and Shannen (Mark); great grandchildren, Declan and Djuna. Doreen is also survived by her brother Eric, nieces, nephews and cousins. Doreen passed away peacefully on March 6, 2014.

2014 Sun Run, Elite group of runners. They are always the first off the mark and the first to arrive at the finish line. This year, one of our members was the 10th to cross the finish line in this 10K event. Theo Hunt ran in 00:30:51 minutes. The winner was Paul Kimugul of Kenya in 00:28:59. There were five Kenyans in the Top 10, two runners from Vancouver, one from Victoria, one from Edmonton and one from Toronto. In the Top 50, besides runners from BC, they came from Alberta, Quebec, the Yukon, Newfoundland, Great Briton, Australia, . 40,000+ people entered the Sun Run. Theo is a graduate of UBC and will be attending again in the Fall working towards an Education degree. He has assisted the Icelandic Canadian club on a number of occasions, recently at the 2013 Midsummer Festival and at the 2013 Christmas Bake Sale working at the Hard Fisk Café. He is the son of Susan Ingrid Amirault and Sidney Hunt and the great-grandson of Harold and Gusta Bjarnason of Gimli, Manitoba.

Theo is 5th from the right.

2 May 2014 Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia 2014 Board of Directors

President: Loren Guðbjartsson Directors: Vice-President: Norman Eyford Norma Guttormsson Treasurer: Naomi Dyer Gunnar Hansson Secretary: Marilyne Anderson Jana Helgason Directors: Linda Stieler Johnson Margaret Bjarnason Amirault Mekkin Lunsted Wayne Brandson Gerri McDonald Leif Erickson Lois Turner Peggy Friðriksdóttir

ICCBC Representatives to the Scandinavian Community Centre Board of Directors Norman Eyford, Wayne Brandson, Valerie Brandson Alternates: Paul Bjarnason, Anna Bjarnason, Marilyne Anderson

Norman Eyford of the Icelandic Canadian Club of BC has assumed the Presidency of the Scandinavian Community Centre for a one year term.

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2014 Icelandic Camp

Hello everyone, I hope all is well with everyone from coast to coast to coast. I am sending a friendly reminder that I am now accepting applications for campers to the 2014 Icelandic Camp.

The dates are Sunday July 27th to Friday August 1st at Camp Veselka. This year we will be keeping all the favourite classes like language, music and drama, however, we have some special messages for this years crop of campers from famous Icelanders like Hafþór Bjornsson, second strongest man in the world 2014 and Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir Lead singer from Of Monsters and Men plus many more.

For more information visit www.icelandiccamp.com or email The camp really is not a tent—it is more like a bunkhouse. Brad Hirst at [email protected].

Without the youth of today we can guarantee no tomorrow. So please help support this great Icelandic initiative.

Cheers, Brad Hirst

3 May 2014

Stories of Iceland in WORLD WAR II

By Gerri McDonald and purposes, been independent. On April 9, 1940,

In the build up to World War II, both Germany and was invaded by Germany. On April 10, the Britain knew the strategic importance of Iceland. (Icelandic parliament) gave the power of head “Whoever has Iceland controlled the entrances into and of state (the Danish King) to the Icelandic cabinet. The exits from the Atlantic." It was perfect for air and naval following year the President was given that power. bases. With the German invasion of Denmark and German interest in Iceland in the 1930's grew Norway, Britain was now concerned about an invasion alarming to the British. The Third Reich began with by air and sea of Iceland. It suddenly became of critical friendly competition between German and Icelandic importance in Britain’s planning. Winston Churchill was soccer teams and free instruction in glidering by afraid of the supply routes to and from North America German experts, a "suspicious" number of German being cut off. anthropology teams arrived to survey the island and On May 10, 1940, early in the morning British Lufthansa airlines attempted, unsuccessfully, to troops landed in Reykjavík harbour. As people woke establish an air service. U-boats visited Reykjavik and they were not sure who had invaded, the Axis or the the cruiser Emden called. Commercial trade between Allies. The Icelandic government protested given their the countries also increased dramatically. However, the sovereign and neutral position but reconciled UK did not take steps to court Icelanders. themselves with the reality. The Prime Minister asked Iceland had been under Danish rule. In 1874, the Icelanders to treat the invaders as guests. they were granted home rule followed by an ACT of The population of Iceland was 120,000 of which Union in 1918, recognizing Iceland as a sovereign state 38,000 lived in Reykjavík. By 1943, there were 50,000 with a union with Denmark under a common monarch. Allied troops stationed in Iceland, mostly in the Denmark, at Iceland’s request, represented its foreign Reykjavík area. affairs and defence interest. The British Forces included the Royal Regiment When the war began, Denmark and Iceland of Toronto, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and Les declared neutrality and ended visits by any vessels and Fusiliers Mont-Royal all arriving by July 9, 1940. The aircraft of the Axis and Allies. Iceland had for all intent Cameron Highlanders landed and they were led ashore (Continued on page 5)

This Lottery is presented by the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival and will benefit all five Houses. The tickets are only $2 each or $20 for a book and you can see the prizes are worthwhile. Unfortunately, we cannot mail out the books to our members so in order to buy tickets, you have to request the number of tickets you wish to purchase and send us a cheque for that amount. We, in turn, will either scan and email a copy of all numbered tickets you purchased (the Buyer’s copy) or mail them out to you. (We are extremely trustworthy!) Please contact Norma Guttormsson: email: [email protected], or phone 604-988-4147 (Mail - see pg 8).

COMING EVENTS May 15-18 Icelandic National League Convention Winnipeg, Manitoba May 31/Jun 1 Eurofest Swangard Stadium, Burnaby June 17 (Tues) Iceland’s National Day Scandinavian Centre June 21-22 (Sat/Sun) Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Scandinavian Centre

4 May 2014 States was obligated to proceed in that manner. Less than six months later the US officially entered the war. Overall, there was little for the “guests” to fear from the Icelanders. There was friction over the reaction of Icelandic women to the soldiers, which was seen as unpatriotic and a threat to the future of Icelandic purity. Women were spied upon by the police and government, rules were set out on how to behave. There were also rules for schoolchildren. The main foes of the troops were the cold, the boredom and the local alcohol, Brennivín. There are 232 Allied soldiers buried in Iceland including 48 Canadians, however, none were as a result of on-land combat in Iceland. Rather, they either died accidentally or the majority had been injured by their bagpipers much to the amazement of the elsewhere then evacuated to Iceland. locals. In total 2,656 Canadians were stationed in Iceland. The Canadian contingent went on from Here are some stories and observations of our club Iceland to participate in Dieppe (Royals and Fusiliers) members who lived in Iceland during the war and a and Normandy (Cameron Highlanders) and fought few from the Icelandic communities in Canada on their their way across Europe. experiences during the war.

Life in Reykjavík transformed during the war Anna Kristin Bjarnason on her father, years. There had been high unemployment in the city, Edward William Holbech. and the country as a whole was the poorest country in Europe. The arrival of the military offered plenty of My late father, Edward William Holbech was a employment. Icelanders sold large quantities of fish to Corporal then a Sargent in the British Army in the Britain despite a German embargo and U-boats Royal Army Ordnance Corp. He was posted to Iceland circling. in July 1940, until August 1942. Military camps popped up everywhere in the Like many veterans of the 2nd World War, he southwest corner of the country and a few places in didn't talk much about his war experience. He spent the northwest and east. Among other projects, the time in Norway, France, Germany and England as Reykjavík airport was built, from which the Allied well as Iceland. His younger brother was an RAF pilot planes would patrol the Atlantic. Reykjavík was the who was MIA after he failed to return from a night apex of activity, people began to flock to the area from sortie to lay mines in the Kattegat, close to Germany, other parts of the country. Restaurants, shops, between Denmark and Sweden. His Wellington services flourished. Social life, pop culture were bomber was presumed shot down and all crew killed impacted and consumption increased. in March 1943. He was 21. Just north of Reykjavík is Hvalfjörður which The only war experience my father did talk became a major naval facility with a mine depot, pier, about a little was his time in Iceland. The only thing I jetties, accommodations, water supply system, remember was that he told me that I was named after ammunition storage, fleet bakery, bulk naval storage, (one or two) women in Iceland and since my brother's recreation facilities, directions finding station, fuel name is also Icelandic, Stefan, I assume that he too farm, mine field, anti-sub nets and gate across the was named after someone from there as well. fjord, coastal guns anti-aircraft batteries anti-sub I have wondered if some families in Iceland trawlers and naval camp. From here the Allied escort would invite the soldiers into their home once in a operations and submarine forces operated. The war while, perhaps at Christmas or other celebrations and had such an impact on Iceland that it is sometimes because my father appreciated the kindness shown to called the “blessað stríð” (the lovely war). By the end him, he named his children after his Icelandic friends. of the war Iceland’s economy had been so positively In 1963, My Dad and Mom, Roma, brother Stefan and impacted it was per capita, the richest country in I moved to Canada. I am a member of the Icelandic Europe. Canadian Club of BC. I do not have Icelandic heritage In 1941, when the British could no longer but I have a couple of connections to Iceland which sustain forces in Iceland, they were replaced by the make it special to me: then still neutral Americans. Although this was all 1. I am married to a third generation Icelandic arranged well in advance, the fact was that from the Canadian, Paul Bjarnason; beginning of the British invasion, the arrangement was 2. My father spent part of WWII in Iceland. that the Americans would take over. The Americans I recently found some photos of my Dad's time in insisted the Icelanders ask them to provide a Iceland and with the photos was an autograph book. protective force since as a the United (Continued on page 6)

5 May 2014 (Continued from page 5) could be finished. The cabin was up in the mountains These were popular in England even when I was a at Reykir and she was unable to go to school for the youngster, and in it are a number of autographs with winter. inscriptions in Icelandic. One is by a Kristin Oladottir Her father owned a dry goods store in the town who may be one of the people after whom I was named. which became very popular with the army as he sold

Story updated (by Gerri McDonald): Knowing about the Icelandic long johns which were very much needed by Homefront event, Anna offered the use of the pictures the soldiers. The soldiers that arrived in Iceland were and memorabilia she mentions. The autograph book very ill equipped. Their weapons apparently were very contained a number of names including that of Ásthildur old, their clothing and shoes not suitable for the (see her story). As a 9 year old she signed Ted’s weather in Iceland. autograph book. The autograph and the photos were the One time, her parents were on their way home clues to connecting Anna to Ásthildur. Amongst the from work late at night and as they passed the camp photos was one of Ted and Ásthildur and her brother on saw a young guard (Ted) shivering with cold. Her an outing. Ásthildur confirmed the connection. parents stopped as her mother spoke English. She often thought about Ted, even googling him Asthildur’s father went home and heated up meat soup, at one point, not knowing he and his family had moved and took a thermos of soup to the guard. This soldier to Canada, as did she and her family. became a frequent visitor to their home, even spent The autographs seemed to be all signed around Christmas with them. Although the people of Iceland the same time, Ásthildur remembers, “Teddy” was going were not unfriendly to the army, actually having them in on furlough home to England. When he returned he your home was somewhat frowned upon. With this brought her a doll, Roma, named after his then fiancé. project Ásthildur and Ted’s daughter have been The Kristín mentioned before was Ásthildur’s aunt who connected, ironically also a member of the Icelandic was an English teacher. Kristín and Ted wrote for years club. after the war and is, no doubt, the Kristín after whom Ásthildur remembers the ration books as well Anna is named. Edward Holbech was a big part of and how people traded coupons for the goods they Ásthildur’s family’s lives at that time. Now, because of needed. For example, her aunt was a heavy coffee this project, she is in contact with Anna, thrilled to meet drinker and would trade for extra coffee coupons. the daughter of the British soldier with whom she had a Things like coffee, flour, sugar, butter, laundry soap, special bond. fabric were among things rationed. Even so, no one in Iceland went hungry as even before the war people ate mostly what was already produced in the country. Most people had kitchen gardens with potatoes, carrots and, cabbage. She recalls that generally people adapted very easily to the presence of the British army. Some problems occurred when the Canadian army arrived. They were a Quebec regiment and spoke no English. They stayed only for a few months. In 1944, her father was unable to keep his store as supplies were impossible to obtain. So, the family moved to New York. They sailed on the ship Goðafoss in a convoy of about 100 ships. First to Scotland and then to New York. She remembers how at night there was a blackout onboard. People who wanted to smoke had to Ted Holbeck, Baddi Torfi Tómasson, and Ásthildur do so indoors so the lighting of a cigarette didn’t attract attention. The ship then sailed back to Iceland in a convoy. It left the convoy close to Iceland, sailed into Ásthildur Tómasdóttir Gunnarson Faxaflóa (the bay Reykjavik is on) and there it was

Ásthildur was 9 years old when the British army arrived sunk by a German U-boat. in Reykjavík. A cousin of hers was a ballet dancer and Ásthildur went on to Manitoba where she spent a she, along with her grandparents, attended the open year with her uncle however she was determined to performance on May 9, 1940 and stayed at the Hotel return home to Iceland So at the age of 15 she Borg that night. They awoke the next morning to soldiers returned to Iceland in 1945 on an army transport plane marching in the hallways of the hotel. The British had on her own, without her parents. arrived to occupy Iceland. Ásthildur remembers that during and after the Her parents were building a house at the time and war Iceland actually prospered. There was an infusion were unable to finish as after the army arrived it was of more cash than ever before and plenty of jobs. very difficult to get building material. The family lived in Editor’s Note: In following newsletters, we their summer cabin for the first year, before the house will include more stories from WWII. 6 May 2014

From Daily News from Iceland – April 2014 Compiled by Iceland Review Editorial Staff

One in Five Icelanders Workaholic Norwegian waters. It is believed the copies. The publisher got the idea for Twenty-two percent of Icelanders are value of the gold could be tens of modern Scandinavian translations of workaholic, according to a new study thousands of billions of Icelandic krónur, the sagas some 25 years ago and has conducted by Capacent. Sixty-five according to RÚV. Volcanoes and now finally seen his dream bear fruit, percent of Icelanders work more than geothermal hotspots characterize the with significant financial help from 40 hours per week, and 18 percent seabed north of Iceland, and out to Jan Norway, Denmark, Sweden and more than 50 hours, visir.is reports. Mayen and Svalbard – an area where Iceland. Jóhann Sigurðsson, publisher The study also found that men have hot water, ash and gas creates so- with Sögur, says that a lot of people considerably longer working hours called black smokers, or undersea thought he must be crazy to put his than women. On average, Icelanders vents. Researchers have found large weight behind a project like this. The have the same weekly working hours reserves of gold, nickel, copper and editors of the Danish and Swedish as people in the rest of northern cobalt; as well as lead, zinc and silver. editions said: “We couldn’t use too old- Europe. According to the study, 20 A large part of the area is under fashioned words, but also not too percent of Icelanders don’t want to go Norwegian jurisdiction and Norwegian modern words. And we were constantly to work in the morning. mineral companies are now taking part playing around with it: Is it OK for Egill in an international plan for mineral Skallagrímsson to say OK? No, that is New 3D Map of Iceland extraction in the area, which is 3,500 not OK.” It was important to make the New 3D images of Iceland using meters underwater. Norway presides text not only simple and modern, but satellite imagery provide a more over the ocean north and east of Jan also beautiful. accurate picture of Iceland than has Mayen, while Iceland is in charge to the Rent Increases Four-Times Rate of been available before. Munich south and west – an area including the University along with institutions in Inflation Dragon Area, where oil prospecting is in According to Statistics Iceland, the cost Germany have been working on the progress. This latest news on valuable map in cooperation with Icelandic of renting a place to live in Iceland has metals from Norway is therefore of increased by 8.2 percent in the last 12 companies. particular interest to Icelandic months to March – a figure well above Southeast Iceland Town Rising due authorities. the 2.2 percent rate of inflation in the to Glacier Melt Iceland to Star in New Ridley Scott last year. The figures were made by The fishing town of Höfn in Movie comparing officially notarized rental Hornafjörður, Southeast Iceland, has A large portion of the new Ridley Scott contracts in March 2014 to equivalent risen 15 cm (6 inches) since 1997. movie, Halo will be filmed in Iceland. ones made 12 months before. Jóhann According to Halldór Björnsson, head Ridley Scott’s production company is Már Sigurbjörnsson, chairperson of the of climate research at the Icelandic making the Halo film, based on the Icelandic Renters’ Association, says the Met Office, the rise is due to glacial computer game, for the computing giant authorities have supported uplift as a result of the glacier melt. homeowners with special interest relief Microsoft. The film will be recorded in Celebrating Iceland and Ireland. The production since 2009, but that renters have been 34 Icelanders are 100 years old or budget is more than USD 10 million, left behind. “If rental prices are going to older. Three of them celebrated their and Halo is the latest in a string of carry on being this high, the renters will 100th birthday in February 2014. successful films based on computer need more support to make ends games. meet,” Jóhann told Vísir.is. Jóhann Eighty-One Children Adopted from says that rental costs downtown are 2008-2012 Egill Not Allowed to Say OK making it so that people avoid looking Eighty-one children were adopted Danes, Norwegians and Swedes can for places to live in the district. “There is from abroad by Icelandic parents now read the Sagas of the Icelanders in nothing there for the normal average between 2008 and 2012. The largest their own modern languages. Fifty couple. People are searching instead in number of children were adopted from translators have been working on the the outer suburbs where the rent is India, China, Columbia, the Czech mammoth project for several years. The high, but not quite as high as in the city Republic and Togo, ruv.is reports. project culminated in the official release center.” of the brand new volumes. One of the Preparing for Gold Extraction near books’ editors says it has been among Red Light District in Iceland Jan Mayen the biggest translation projects of There is a big difference between days Very valuable metals, oil and gas are modern times. The volumes were of the week when it comes to people to be found on and under the seabed presented at a ceremony at Reykjavík’s driving through red lights during north of Iceland. The extraction of Harpa Concert and Conference Center, morning rush hour traffic, according to a seabed gold is already being where the assembled audience included study by Icelandic insurance company prepared for between the island of culture ministers from all the Nordic VÍS. On Thursdays, close to 60% of Jan Mayen and Svalbard – both in countries, who were given the first drivers drove through a red light On Mondays, it dropped to one in three. 7 May 2014 SCANDINAVIAN CENTRE ACTIVITIES Website: www.scandinaviancentre.org (for more details) E-mail address: [email protected], Telephone: 604-294-2777

May 9 (Fri) Scandinavian Seniors Lunch, 12 noon. Dinner 7 pm. Non-member Price: $35. Member Price: Speaker on the Changes to Wills, Estate and $30. Cash or cheque at the door. Registration: Email Succession Act “WESA” that became law on April Paul Andreassen at: [email protected] or 01, 2014: Edward F. Macaulay. There is a fee of $3 if you bring a plate of sandwiches, cakes or cookies May 28 (Wed) Fantastic Fanø! An Evening of to share, or $8 otherwise. Danish Folk Music and Dancing 7.30 pm—The Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver present an May 9 (Fri) - Art Night, 6.30 pm: Tickets $10. Evening of Danish folk Music and Dancing featuring Appetizers 7 pm. Music 7.30 pm: Jazz by Miles Black and Peter Uhrbrand (fiddle) and Ole Mouritzen Ari Lähdekorpi. Tervetuloa! Everyone is welcome! (accordion), two outstanding exponents of music from

May 9 (Fri) - Floorball 7-8 pm at the Fortius Sport & Health Fanø. We look forward to sharing this wonderful music Center on Kensington Ave in Burnaby. Equipment and with you! Concert begins 7:30 pm; Floor opens for instruction provided by the North Shore Floorball dancing 8:30 pm, with cabaret seating for non- Association so all you need are running shoes to play - dancers. Coffee and refreshments. Admission by donation. beginners and experienced players welcome! Afterwards we'll head down the street to the Scandinavian Centre, Viking Boat Munin: for information contact Marian which will be open for you to enjoy a social beverage Hammond 604-782-0639.

May 14 (Wed) - Scandinavian Business Club’s Dinner: Choirs, dance group, language classes—contact Bar opens 6 pm the office.

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8 May 2014