Just in: Delta school first to offer International Baccalaureate program   IB-MYP to give students a ‘global perspective’ as interest in the program grows. Comment provided by the BC Ministry of Education. Southpointe Academy is poised to become the first school in the Delta district of British Columbia to be …

Help Wanted! The Vancouver Westside German School (VWGS) currently invites applications for the position of School Principal. This is a position with a multi-year commitment, renewable on an annual basis, starting May 1st, 2016. The Vancouver Westside German School (www.vwgs.org) is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1992. It offers …

Fact Sheet for Swiss If you would like to be included in the book “100 Years of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad”, please download the form here: ASO_Buch_Concept_EN_151209” target=”_blank”>Organisation of Swiss Abroad Book on “the 100 years of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad” Fact sheet A. Profile Name …

The German Canadian Business Association established a Meetup Group called “German Business Vancouver”, which gained only 37 members in one year. Since most members did not visit events or join the Association, we decided to let the page lapse. Before that, though, I thought we should take the basic business …

Message from the German Canadian Business Association: Dear Members and Friends of the GCBA, We are sad to inform you of the passing of our Honorary Member Arthur Dussa.  “King Arthur” as he was affectionately known, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family just before Christmas.  Predeceased in February 2014 by his loving …

Dear Sir, Madam, The centenary of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) presents a wonderful opportunity for the OSA and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to show the world who our country’s ambassadors are. Indeed, you are the face of Switzerland abroad. In association with the OSA, next …

Choir Power Written December 25th, 2015 by Cora Schupp New Westminster, BC Dedicated to Helga Belluz The choral tradition has gone on for thousands of years. It is in every continent, every culture and almost every religion. A choir has heralded Kings, passing of Monarchs, and the beginning of Festivals. …

The Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA) CETA is a free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. As someone reporting on local news on German/European topics, I am trying to do my best to gather information on this topic to share with my readers. I have been hearing …

Liebe Freunde, In Namen des Outreach Programmes des Deutsch-Kanadischen Hilfswerkes von BC wünsche ich Ihnen viel Freude und Gesundheit für dieses Jahr. Wir haben ein Programm erstellt, eine Mischung von: Filmen, Vorträgen, Literatur, Musik und Kultur, in der Hoffnung, dass etwas auch für Sie dabei ist. Samstag, der 16. Januar, …

Sometimes I like to see what is going on (or not going on anymore) in the German Community on the west coast. If you just have a look at this short list of German-related publications or media, you can see that there have been many changes over the years, especially …