Searching For Mikkelsons from Furnes

Hello, I am researching my ancestors in Norway. My great-grandmother and her 5 sons ( I think) emigrated to North America in 1908. Eventually, they immigrated to the Province of Alberta, Canada, and set up a homestead farm outside of Storm Alberta. There was no contact with relatives who remained in Norway, so I am starting from scratch with this research. I have my Grandfather's original birth certificate which lists his birth on November 15, 1895, in Furnes Parish. His Father was Mikkel Larsen and his Mother was Permille Eriksdtr (?) I am attaching a copy of the birth certificate and a letter which I have been told was permission to leave Norway. If someone here could be so kind as to translate the birth certificate and the letter, I would be very grateful. I'm not certain that the image was uploaded as I am unfamiliar with HTML. [img src=Alfred Mikkelson Birth Certificate][/img]