There are still some tickets available for the amazing singing Festival to take place in Surrey, BC on Friday, June 5th. See 280 voices sing in 8 different choirs, with 3-4 different songs, from 2 different countries in the Chandos Pattison Auditorium. You will even have a chance to sing …

With the dissolution of the Alpenclub Mixed Choir a group of interested singers, some part of a double quartet, including Adolf Fluested, Paul Floch, Hans Hirsekorn, Willy Pfortmueller, Kurt Schäfer, Thomas Spann and Richard Wolf, met in the Alpen Club in late 1964 to prepare the ground for the formation …

Vancouver, BC – On Wednesday, May 20th, 2015, German Consul General Hermann Sitz presented the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande) to mover and shaker Beatrice Schreiber. The order, established in 1951, states: “Desiring to visibly express recognition and gratitude to deserving men and women of the German people and …

Tell us something about your background and your connection to Europe.  Do you ever visit to get ideas or to keep in touch? My parents, of mostly German origin, left Latvia before the communists went there, and were given land in Poland by Germany. I was born in 1942 on …

Keynote Confirmed for North American Passive House Conference 2015 Tickets now available to NAPHN, CanPHI West and IPHA members As you may know, CanPHI West are the proud hosts of this year’s North American Passive House Network conference in Vancouver, October 1-2. We are excited to announce that Diana Ürge-Vorsatz – Director of the …

German School, German Table or German Movie Surrey German Language School This year, the Surrey German School will be starting their “Double Day Schulfest”  or Year End Celebration at their usual time of 9 am on a Saturday morning, May 30th, 2015. The Surrey German Language School provides internationally recognized German language …

The Fundraiser An evening of German cuisine with Michelin star chef Stefan Hartman at the newly opened German restaurant BAUHAUS in Gastown (https://bauhaus-restaurant.com). A special menu with favourite dishes from the German/Austrian/Swiss cuisine has been created for this special event. Start the evening with an appetizer and one Koelsch beer …