New German Foreign Mission Abroad App Like many people today, I spend a considerable amount of time on my mobile smartphone. I just downloaded the new app, created by The Federal Foreign Office, who runs a global network of more than 230 missions abroad. This app is interactive and informative and it …
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German Tourism on the West Coast
The German Tourist on the Westcoast Coast – Let the Journey Begin Germans (Swiss, Austrians included) love travelling. Vancouver is a good starting place, where they either head East towards Ontario and Quebec, or South to Oregon and California. There is also the “Canadian Working Holiday Visa programme called International …
Read More »Deutscher Platz Now Has Blog!
Some Updates for 2015 Last year, Deutscher Platz received its first Facebook Page, seen here: So far, we only have 44 likes, but we are hoping to have at least 500 by October 3rd, 2015. If you are on Facebook, please like this page, and share it on your wall, …
Read More »Curve Digital Report Card
Curve Digital Gives your Online Presence a Report Card Curve Communications, a PR and Digital Media Company in Vancouver, BC is offering a way to help small and medium-sized businesses across North America by offering them a free “Snapshot Report”. The report looks at your company’s listings, online reviews, site …
Read More »Langendorfer Mandolin Orchestra
2015 North American West Coast Tour! The Langendorfer Mandolin Orchestra will be playing in New Westminster in the Sapperton Pensioners’ Hall (318 Keary St.) on August 23rd, 2015 at 2 pm Tickets are $10 – Call Melodious Mandolins at 604 525-1516 for more information They are performing in White Rock …
Read More »WordPress Decisions for Beginners
What exactly do you need to start your very own WordPress Blog or WordPress Website? The first thing you need to know is you will have some choices to make and each of your choices will lead to more choices. Before you can make a wise decision, you will need …
Read More »New Digital Products Now Available!
Westcoast German News is now selling Digital Products. So far, this includes my magazine (Westcoast German News Summer 2015) and some beautiful nature photographs by Dietrich Klaue. The next edition of Westcoast German News will be published in September 2015, and the deadline of any items for that edition is …
Read More »Time to Sign Up to a German School
German Schools for 2015/2016 Just in case you are new in town, here is list: Vancouver Westside German School https://www.vwgs.org/ Location: Junior (Tuesdays) Lord Kitchener Elementary 3455 W. King Edward Ave., Vancouver, BC V6S 0C7, Canada Contact School to find out whether your child would be in the Junior Department …
Read More »Jaegerhof Restaurant Rave Review
Christopher and Kassandra Gehry purchased the Jaegerhof Restaurant in 2014, when it was 33 years old. Their motto is: A Taste of the Alps. My husband and I were treated to a meal on Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 at 6 pm, where we both enjoyed the Schnitzel with fried potatoes & …
Read More »Summer Digital Magazine Almost Ready
I am almost finished publishing the first summer newsletter of the Digital Westcoast German News. Stories, so far, include information on Beatrice Schreiber, the new Bauhaus Restaurant, the Mulvehill Wilderness Resort, the Roedde House Museum, the Saengerfest 2015 and more. If anyone else would like to place an ad, I …
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