If memory serves, the old software choked at 1MB, so this is an improvement. Those using the iPF app may have not realized the limitation, since the app had a tendency to resize images before sending them.
Nordegg is an old mining town. Many places in Alberta are named by their original settlers. Many of these people came from Germany, and Nordegg was named by and after its founder Martin Nordegg, who staked mining claims in the area and persuaded the Canadian Northern Railway (which became CN) to service the town.