Photo: © Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson / ARCTIC IMAGES

Hlynur Guðjónsson has been named as Iceland’s new ambassador to Canada, effective August 1, 2021. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson on July 13. The embassy in Ottawa also represents Iceland in Bolivia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and Venezuela.  . .

Author: Donna Nelson, Markerville, AB Photo: Bernice Andersen

After one year and several months of outdoor gathering restrictions, the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society was pleased to host the annual celebration of Iceland’s national day, one month later, on July 17. Like many other events, we adjusted the usual plan – . . .

Photo: Leif Norman / Icelandic Festival of Manitoba

For the second year in a row, Anna Stevens will be the Fjallkona at Íslendingadagurinn – a first in the history of the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba. “Anna is the perfect choice to lead the