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UPCOMING EVENTS
Thorrablot 2012
Our annual Thorrablot is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 5pm at the Dutch Canadian Club. Click here for details and registration form.
•Leifur Eiriksson Days Celebration - Saturday Sept 24 - Sunday Sept 25, 2011 GET YOUR TICKET
•International Speaker, Mats Wibe Lund, Saturday, October 8th, 2011
•ICCE Annual General Meeting, Sunday, October 23th, 2011
•Christmas in Markerville, Sunday, November 6th
•Scandinavian Christmas Market, Sunday, November 13th
•Family Christmas Party - Sunday, December 18, 2011
Post Secondary Students- ICCE Bursaries - If you are attending a post secondary school and are interested in applying for one of our bursaries click here Bursary Information. For more information please contact Tanya (780)995-3367 or Email Tanya
Volunteers Needed- Library Volunteers needed If you like to have a nice quiet day with books all around, call Diane Robock at 780-461-3801 for more details about upcoming days for the ICCE to staff the Scandinavian Library.
Heritage Societys needed We need more representatives from our Iceland Canadian Club of Edmonton to sit on the board for the Scandinavian Heritage Society. We meet once a month usually on the last Tuesday of the month. We discuss plans for Heritage Days and how we are going to prepare for it, what we need to collect and how we will display them in the Culture Tent. Again no experience is needed and it is always good to have new representatives because they come with new ideas and ways of doing things. If you can help at any of the work bees or would like to volunteer to come to our Heritage Meetings please call Lorraine @ 780-454-1710.
Did You Know ...
- Norðurljós means "northern lights."
- Almost 3000 people of Icelandic ethnicity live in Alberta.
- You can visit Icelandic poet Stephan G. Stephansson's home in Markerville, Alberta.
- The University of Alberta offers courses on vikings, Icelandic mythology, Icelandic sagas and immigration to North America.
- You can read the Icelandic sagas in English at the Rutherford library at the University of Alberta.
The original Icelandic Club of Edmonton was organized in 1933*. It was formed into the Icelandic Society of Edmonton in 1956*. In 2005 the name of the club was changed to the Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton. This change was carried out in conjunction with an update and revision of the bylaws. Our Icelandic name is Norðurljós (northern lights). Our club strives to keep Icelandic cultural heritage alive through an ethnic choir, language classes, and traditional functions. Þorrablót is an annual event, in February, when Icelandic food and entertainment are featured. During this program, the new Fjallkona (Maid of the mountain) is presented. Leifur Eiriksson days are held the last weekend in September to celebrate the achievements of people of Icelandic descent. A family Christmas party is held each year, in late November to mid December.