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Editorial Summer has passed and so have numerous Swiss National ■ By now, you will have received your voting envelope to cast Day Celebrations. Large and small, formal and informal, your ballot for the Swiss Federal Elections on October 18th. As well publicized and without fanfare, the Swiss across Ca- an expat Swiss in Canada with dual citizenship for over 30 ye- nada have once again celebrated their roots and home coun- ars, I have never been more interested in Swiss politics. I thus try. Read about some of them in this issue. hope that the recent decision by the Court of Appeal ■ Come and gone as well has the FIFA World Cup in Canada to deny their right to vote who have been living out- with the participation of the Swiss National Women’s Soccer side Canada for more than five years will be appealed to the Team. Many Swiss-Canadians attended the games and we are Supreme Court. proud of the team's participation! What a great performance Enjoy your voting rights and enjoy this fall in the company and learning experience for the ladies and their trainer, whom of family and friends and the many Swiss activites that ar- some of us were able to meet close-up and personal at a cock- rive with the change of season. Please submit your articles tail reception organized by the Consul General of and photos by December 14th for the first Swiss Review edi- in in the presence of the Ambassador of Switzerland tion in the New Year. SILVIA SCHOCH, EDITOR in Canada, Dr. Beat Nobs. Enjoy the photos on page eight. AND OSA DELEGATE FOR WESTERN CANADA

Swiss National Days tom cuttings of beef, game and committee of the Federation of events, lampion procession, and In beautiful Prince George, BC, authentic Swiss dry meats. Sup- Swiss Societies of Eastern Ca- the traditional night time bon- city of 70,000, where a small, in- plemented by hand made Zopf nada since 1977, representing 18 fire. dependent group of Swiss celeb- and other potluck delicacies Swiss Associations, and with the Many dignitaries attended rated together on a warmAugust shared among the participants, help of more than 100 volun- this year’s 39th celebration which first on the banks of Nadsilnich this celebration was marked by teers, this event is well-known highlighted the Canton of Ap- Lake. An attempt to organize the deep conversations, reminiscen- for being the largest National penzell. Northern Fraser Valley Swiss Schweizer Fernsehen sucht Auslandschweizer für Fernsehdoku Among numerous other into a Club with regular mee- North American Swiss concert Für die wöchentliche Freitagabend Sendung SRF bi de Lüt — tings in the ‘90ies proved difficult and choir groups, the Swiss fa- Familiensache (SRF 1, 20.05 Uhr), sucht SRF eine Familie oder ein due to the extensive terrain. mily Knechtle entertained on au- Paar, welche(s) gegenwärtig/demnächst daran ist, aus Kanada With families spread many thentic Appenzell instruments in die Schweiz zurückzukehren. Sind Sie bereit, den Schweizer hours distant around Prince and traditional costumes inclu- Zuschauern Einblick zu gewähren über ihren Alltag, ihr Le- George, eg. Quesnel in the South ding the single earring in the ben und den Umzug in die Schweiz, und diesen mit der Kame- and Fraser Lake in the West, the men’s right ear to the delight of ra dokumentarisch begleiten zu lassen? SRF liegt es daran, eine Nägelis and Ruchs now take the the participants. spannende, interessante und lebendige Geschichte zu erzählen, time to stay in touch with their One of many celebrations wobei Authentizität und Respekt gross geschrieben werden. Swiss friends electronically. All that the Swiss Ambassador to Ca- Drehstart so bald als möglich. Für weitere Fragen steht Ihnen the more appreciated are thus nada, Dr. Beat Nobs, describes as Herr Jonas Keller gerne zur Verfügung. Schweizer Radio und the yearly get-togethers in mid- “...civic spirit of voluntary enga- Fernsehen SRF, Zürich, Telefon +41 44 305 62 59; E-Mail: jonas. summer, accompanied by deli- gement for many a small or great [email protected]. Alles Gute beim Neustart! EDITOR cious, authentic Chlöpfers and common cause...”, and he conti- Bratwürst from Swiss butcher ces of tempi passati and renew- Day celebration outside Switzer- nues that this clearly sends a Alfred Spörri. ing of friendship among a close- land. message “...to the outside world Together with wife Elisa- knit group of people. And it is popular beyond the and to the people and govern- beth, Alfred – originally from the A very different Swiss Natio- Swiss community! Around 3,000 ment in Switzerland that the ties Glarnerland, – established A&B nal Day took place in Sutton, visitors yearly enjoy the many with Switzerland and the Swiss Meats in 1990. The family busi- south east of , QC. Or- folkloric activities, Swiss eate- traditions in Canada are alive ness is well-known for their cus- ganized yearly by a dedicated ries, open-air market, children’s and well.” EDITOR

Swiss Review / September 2015 II Regional News Canada

Vancouver: Swiss Canadian Mountain Range Association

Already our trip to Visp, Wallis, Switzerland, let and surroundings. in order to attend the Eidgenösische Schüt- We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming Schützenfest on the zenfest is behind us and it was a huge success 10th and 11th of October. Also please mark your calendar for the Jass Tournament on No- with lots of lasting memories created and vember 1st. For more information please call (604) 298-3021 and check our website for some good shooting took place. Quite a few results and photos: www.scmra.ca MARLIESBAUMANN members received more then one medal. At the Ausland–Schweizer competition, the Swiss Canadian Mountain Range Associ- ation Team finished fourth out of 15 Clubs, missing out a podium placement by only 1.03 points. Congratulations to you all! While the men were shooting, some of the ladies went sightseeing, visiting some origi- nal “Walliser Dörfli” like a wine tour in Vis- perterminen and Mund the Safran Village. We all had a great time. We also took part in the official Parade with a float to promote the In- ternational Match which is sponsored by our Association. Now that the holidays are over, it is time to concentrate on finishing the Club Champi- onship programs and enjoy our beautiful Cha- Raron/Visp, Switzerland: Eidgenössiches Schützenfest

Since 1979, members of the Swiss Canadian sight, and this year again the event conclu- Mountain Range Association have tra- ded successfully without any incidents. velled to Switzerland to participate in Swiss Canadian Mountain Range Associ- every shoot of the at the Fe- ation President René Zollinger, Secretary deral Marksmen’s Festival (Eidgenössi- Dan Meier, Schützenmeister Christian Mo- sches Schützenfest). rach and past Schützenmeister Fritz Hobel, An important national event since 1824, at 94 years of age the oldest participant using held every five years in varying locations ac- his borrowed automatic rifle (shown in ac- ross Switzerland, it attracts marksmen and tion in the bottom picture), were just some of markswomen from Switzerland and the the 45 rifle club members who took mark at Swiss communities across the globe. the shoot this summer. Other Swiss Cana- This year held in Raron/Visp between dian clubs were the and June 11 and July 12, 2015, featuring daily re- Rifle associations among other Swiss ex-pat gular and specialty shoots and a parade to- clubs from around the globe. ward the end of June, the event attracted The Vancouver Association is proud to more than 70,000 visitors. own a beautiful Chalet that was built with Members and friends of the Vancouver much love and hard member volunteer work Rifle Association who attended for the first in the late seventies. It features a 300m shoo- time were amazed to see rifles and other gear ting range, a 50m small bore and pistol range, not only carried around openly by the parti- a crossbow range and outdoor trap shooting cipants on the shoot grounds but throughout in a big open area. For the year-round marks- town, the train station, let alone being casu- men and markswomen there is an indoor ally deposited in the corner during a meal in 10m range. The club is very active, holds re- a restaurant! gular shoots and meetings throughout the It must indeed be a once-over-the-world- year and welcomes new members. EDITOR

Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photos: Barbara Zollinger, Marlies Baumann Regional News Canada III

Central : Wildrose Yodel Club Prince George: August First Celebration

As I write this report, visibility in Central Al- A good crowd of Swiss citizens and their and Hans Ruch for hosting this event and berta is greatly reduced due to smoke, which friends enjoyed a successful afternoon of for spreading invitations to finds its way to us from forest fires across Wes- music, games, swimming, conversation of Prince George and surrounding areas. tern Canada and also from our neighbours south and traditional food at Westlake Provin- Thanks to everyone who contributed to of the 49th parallel. Rain is needed to save the cial Park near Prince George. We had a excellet food and entertainment. Every- crops, but as usual, the weatherman is full of pro- perfect mild and sunny afternoon and one left after enjoyable hours of seeing old mises but short on deliveries of the wet stuff that about 45 people gathered on the water- and new friends and sharing stories. We we so long for. front of the beautiful lake. Special thanks will see each other in a year again! The Wildrose Yodelers recently returned to Regina and Georg Nägeli and Isabelle RICHARD SCHWENDENER from Sängerfest 2015 in New Glarus Wisconsin, where the choir earned “Silver” with the perfor- mance of the song “Es strahlends Lache.” We are veryhappy with our award, and also thankful to the jurors for their constructive feedback. These are reminders and encouragements that we are able to improve the quality of our singing. The Sängerfest was a great opportunity for folks with a love of Swiss culture and music to gather from across North America in the environment of their Prince George and land of choice. area Swiss celebrating Swiss We are proud to have a few young men in our National Day 2015 choir with second generation Swiss-Canadian status. Glad to have you on board! Victoria Swiss Society: The Sound of Switzerland — Concert On the other hand we have one of our founding Saturday, October 3, 2015, 3:00 pm Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria members, Joe Rohrer, celebrating his 80th birth- day on August 17th. With his passion for travel- Come listen and enjoy the beautiful powerful sound of three Alphorn players ling, playing Skat and Jass, and his commitment voices of the fantastic, award winning get under your skin! to the Wildrose Yodel Club, Joe is a model of an and much travelled Swiss You will recognize and hum along to active senior and a dedicated member of our so- Men's Choir. many of your favorite Swiss and interna- ciety. Happy Birthday, Joe! Tap your toes to the charming sound tional songs. Mark your calendars and Please mark your calendar for our 19th annual of the Victoria Accordion Club; take in book your tickets. Spring Fest in Rimbey, Alberta on Saturday, Ap- the delightful folk dances of Leikarrin- Event Tickets $15. Call (250) 472-1850 ril 30, 2016. For more information about our choir gen in their red and white traditional or email [email protected]. and upcoming events, please visit our website at costumes. Be charmed by local young Supported by the Consulate General www.salranch-tours.com/wildrose. opera talent Corina Fischer and let the of Switzerland in Vancouver. SILVIA SCHOCH FRED SALVISBERG

Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photo: Richard Schwendener IV Regional News Canada Swiss Club Edmonton Swiss Men's Choir

We held our annual Raclette lunch on June 13th: Our annual Landsgemeinde started with a two hour drive March 1st at the home of Annemarie and through patches of rain and cold. The weather didn’t look good, but prior Heinz Buchmann in Saskatoon. There to the evening concert the rain held off and it was only when the audience were 18 participants and the extra cheese and we were in the performance tent and well sheltered that the rain came sold rapidly after the event. Thank you to down. Annemarie and Heinz for hosting us in Our choir enjoyed performing and receiving a warm reception from their home! a hardy Swiss audience. We were followed by a delightful dance perfor- Congratulations to our 2015 Jassmeis- mance by the Swiss Folk Dance Club Alpenrösli from Calgary. The ladies ters: Heinz Buchmann and Elisabeth Ei- were a very welcome addition to our annual festivities and we hope that linger. The annual Jass Tournament was they will make the trip again. The Wildrose Yodel Club, including a couple held on May 2nd. A small but enthusiastic of yodelers from the Yodel Club Heimattreu Calgary (and we would hope group attended. Thank you to Rosemarie that there will more next year!), rounded out the evening on a happy note. Eilinger for hosting the event in her home! As we sang “Kamerade” we were reminded how close we are as friends The Annual June picnic was held on and singers. As the performance ended, so did the rain. We went out to June 28th at the acreage of Steve and Kris- barbecue our Weisswurst and the very welcome sun broke through and tan Eymann just east of Osler. As the tem- joined us. perature here in the prairies has been June 18th the choir set out for New Glarus, WI, to renew friendships quite hot and wanting to be out of the sun, and take part in the North American Swiss Singers Sängerfest. We were our small group of attendees found shade familiar with the demands and looked forward to competing again. A and shelter in the large garage with easy small place with a big heart, New Glarus went all out to make the many access to the barbeque placed just outside. participants very welcome. The open doors gave us lots of light and a The adjudicated competition and grand concert took place in the lo- welcome breeze once in a while. Our cal middle/high school. We presented “Vater Unser” by Swiss Composer thanks go to Steve and Kristan and family Kurt Müller. It earned us a gold medal and top overall score for the Sän- for hosting us! gerfest. The grand concert on Saturday night went verywell and was great The Annual General Meeting will be fun. After the brunch on Sunday we did some ad-hoc singing with the “Jo- held on Sunday, October 25th, 2015, at the delklub Echo von Lindenberg” from Switzerland. We wound up the day Cave Restaurant. The meeting starts with with a choir dinner and went to bed late after an evening full of camara- lunch, is followed by a short business mee- derie and more singing. 2015 Gold Medal ting and will include elections for execu- June 27th we took partas a guest group honouring the Ukrainian dance winning Edmonton Swiss Men's Choir at tive positions. The always popular raffle group Veselka. Celebrating their 35th anniversary, it was an evening that the North American will close out the day. featured their dancing and several ethnic groups, including us. Swiss Singres For more information or if you are new We look forward to joining the Victoria Swiss Society for an afternoon Sängerfest in New to , please contact the club concert on October 3rd and our Choir's 35th Anniversary Performance du- Glarus, WI. Music at [email protected] or ring the annual Winzerfest on November 14th. For more information on Director Elizabeth Anderson displaying telephone (306) 665-6039. ELISABETH EILINGER these and other events, please see our website: http://www.esmca.ca. the award. DAVELEIGH Edmonton: Swiss Presidents' Confe- rence for Western Canada 2015 Saturday, November 14, 2015 Hotel Château Lacombe, Edmonton 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Hosted by the Edmonton Swiss Society, supported by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver. Followed same evening by dinner and Winzerfest performance of the Edmonton Swiss Men's Choir at the occasion of their 35th anniversary. For more information, please call Sil- via Schoch at (250) 385-7844. For special room rates at the conference location, ple- ase call Sherri Schurer at (780) 428-6611.

Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photo: Edmonton Swiss Men's Choir Regional News Canada V Mitchell: Swiss Club Thames Valley

The Choir's annual Swiss Farmer's Brunch on May 31st at the Milver- The children were kept busy with crafts and activities and for ton Recreation Complex was a big success! Everyone who attended the adults there was Steinstossen and Armbrustschiessen. At was treated to a huge variety of different foods. The choir members the 'theatre', people enjoyed watching Die Käserei in der Veh- were kept busy the whole time, serving nearly 1,000 people. freude. Everyone was busy socializing and catching up and then On July 12th, the 4th annual Swiss Club Thames Valley Motorcycle danced the night away to the sounds of the Golden Keys. To sa- Tour took place, organized by Walter Burkhardt. Five motorcycle ri- tisfy hunger throughout the day, sausages and stakes off the ders participated in the event. The first stage led them to Owen Sound grill were offered as well as sandwiches and Swiss specialties. for lunch at the European Bakery/Restaurant. Then, a visit at the KOA Upcoming events are the Jodler Stubete on October 3rd at campground (owned and operated by Christian and Elizabeth Tho- the Recreation Complex in Milverton, followed by the General mann) was on the program. Back on the road, the riders traveled to Meeting at the Milverton Legion on November 7th, the consort Meaford, Thornbury, Kimberley and Markdale before returning to from the Swiss Farmers Band on November 21st at the Milver- Mount Forest and separating to return home. Walter would like to ton Recreation Complex, and the Advents Feier at the Milver- thank all the participants. It was a great day and we hope to see eve- ton Legion on December 6th. We hope to see lots of people at all ryone again next year! of these events. SONJA GUTKNECHT Our Jodler Club as well as our Choir took part in the North Ame- rican Singer Competition in New Glarus. Both choirs did a phenome- nal job! The Jodlers came back with a silver and the Choir scored a gold medal. Congratulations. Thanks to so many helping hands we enjoyed another great Nati- onal Day Celebration at the arena in Monkton, ON. Already at six in the morning we were busy making a fire to get our traditional vegetable soup cooking in a big pot. At 11 am we kicked off the official start to the day's worth of celebration and activities. The guests were entertained by various speakers and performing choir.

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Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photo: Irene Gutknecht VI Regional News Canada Montreal: Federation of Swiss Societies of Eastern Canada Montréal: Fédération des soc. Suisses de l'est du Canada

Once again our National day celebration in Sutton, QC. was a re- Encore une fois cette année, la célébration de la Fête nationale su- sounding success. Even the weather gods were on our side and pro- isse fut un succès retentissant. Contrairement aux prédictions mé- vided plenty of sunshine against all predictions of the weather of- téorologiques, nous avons bénéficié d’une température clémente fice. Close to 3,000 visitors kept the volunteers very busy all day et d’un soleil resplendissant. Les nombreux bénévoles ont répondu long and even late into the night. They were entertained with great à l’appel et ont offert leurs services jusqu’à tard dans la nuit à plus music from local groups as well as a quintet from Appenzell - the de 3 000 visiteurs. De petits orchestres locaux, un quintet appen- Familie Knechtle - and a 17 year old Swiss musician by the name zellois - la famille Knechtle – et le jeune suisse Maxime, 17 ans, de of Maxime with his “Schwyzer Örgeli” who just happened to be passage au Québec avec son « Schwyzer Örgeli », ont créé une am- vacationing in . biance festive tout au cours de la journée et de la soirée. This year we featured the region of Appenzell and it was deci- Cette année, puisque le canton d’Appenzell était à l’honneur, ded to import Appenzeller beer for this occasion. This was a great plus de 30 barils de bière de cette région ont été commandés; tout hit with our visitors since we sold out all 30 barrels of this deli- a été vendu au grand plaisir des visiteurs. cious brew. Nous avons eu l’honneur de recevoir Dr. Beat Nobs, Ambassa- The official function at 8 pm was attended by our Ambassador deur de Suisse au Canada, M. Jacques-Simon Eggly, Président de to Canada Dr. Beat Nobs, Mr. Jacques-Simon Eggly, President of the l’Organisation des Suisses de l’étranger, M. Beat Kaser, Consul gé- OSA, Mr. Beat Kaser, Consul General néral de Suisse à Montréal et le maire of Montreal and the Mayor of Sutton, de Sutton, M. Louis Dandenault. Mr. Louis Dandenault. This was fol- Suite aux présentations officielles, le lowed by the “lantern procession” défilé aux lanternes s’est rendu au where the traditional 1st of August traditionnel feu du 1er août. Une bonfire was lit. All these activities équipe suisse responsable de pro- were filmed by a Swiss Film crew duire un documentaire sur les suis- shooting a documentary about Swiss ses vivant à l’étranger a enregistré les abroad. activités de la journée. La fête de We are already looking forward l’année prochaine mettra en valeur le to next year's celebration which will canton du Tessin. feature the canton of Tessin. Special Je remercie tout particulièrement thanks go not just to the many, many les bénévoles qui ont œuvré au cours volunteers helping out on the actual de cette journée et aussi tous ceux qui, day of the event, but also to the ones durantunesemaineavantl’évènement, who worked tirelessly for a solid week ont travaillé très fort à monter les ins- to put up the necessaryinfrastructure. tallations majeures nécessaires à la See you next year in Sutton! réalisation de cette fête. PETER FUHRER À l’an prochain! PETER FUHRER

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Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photos: Louis Savaria / Anton Koch Regional News Canada VII

Ottawa: The Montagna Singers – Then and Now Roth*. Jake Moerman was our first conducter and Mark Clemann our first President. Those names marked with an asterisk are active mem- In the early fall of 1975, a group of Swiss immigrants in came bers today. together with the objective of forming a folk choir to celebrate and This year, our 40th anniversary, is as active as ever. From our now preserve their musical heritage. Matters progressed veryquickly from famous Dinner Dances presided over by our renowned chefs, to per- that inaugural meeting and soon the Montagna Swiss Singers were formances at retirement residences, to participating in the North performing locally at social gatherings. A Constitution was drafted American Swiss Singing Alliance. Most recent at the Saengerfest held and approved at the first Annual General Meeting the following March in New Glarus, WI, this past June, the choir attained in the competition and the choir has never looked back since. The inaugural members – singing a silver medal in the mixed choir and a bronze medal in the in no particular order – were: Roland Loretan; Werner Siegrist*; Susi Jodel competition. We will officially celebrate our 40th Anniversary Hostettler; Oliva Loretan*; Elisabeth Morrison; Alice Graf; Dominique during the Metzgete to be held at the Ukrainian Church Hall on No- Dutoit; Ernst Moser; Josef Hurschler*; Tildy Cleman; Walter Nauer; vember 7th. We hope to host former members as well as all of our sup- Mark Clemann; Hans Luginbuhl; Susanne Statham (Nauer)*; and Jurg porters. JULES BRUEHLMANN

Ottawa: Ottawa Swiss Valley Club

Time flies...we are already in the lebrate the first of August to- second half of the year! gether with our compatriots of the Seaway Valley Swiss Club. When you read this, we can Right now, writing this, the already share memories of the preparations for the festivities past Swiss National Holiday on are in full swing. the farm. For a list of events, news and The Kuratli Family, owners updates, or to contact the Ot- of the Sonibrand farm in St. Isi- tawa Swiss Valley Cub, please dore, has kindly welcomed the visit our website www.otta- Ottawa Swiss Valley Club to ce- wavalleyswissclub.ca. HELEN NATTERER

Upcoming event dates to put on your calendar:

September 13: Annual Golf Tournament November 7: followed by the Children's Montagna Singers Metzgete Party; and December 6: monthly luncheons held by Seniors Christmas Luncheon the Swiss Seniors Club.

Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photos: Archives Montagna Singers of Ottawa / Armand Boisjoli VIII Regional News Canada Montreal: Matterhorn Swiss Club Montreal: Swiss Jass Club

Our most recent event was held on June 28th in the lower Laurentians We held our annual General Meeting on June 20th, 2015. We thank our at the beautiful Auberge Val Carroll in Harrington, QC. The rain held gracious hosts Gilbert and Heidi Berthoud for again allowing us the off and we were able to enjoy a nice walk along the country roads, fol- use of their beautiful home in the quiet country setting of St-Lazare. lowed by an excellent lunch inside the Auberge. All-in-all, it was a The volunteers of dedicated committee members had everything pre- very pleasant afternoon, and we thank our hosts Josef Oeler and pared. Lotti Balsiger attended to the soft and not so soft drinks, and Wayne Carroll for their friendly and welcoming hospitality. Felix monitored the BBQ to serve Bratwurst and Cervela. Our summer picnic will be once again held in mid August, with The meeting started and finished on time with everyone contri- thanks to Remy and Rudy Pfister who will host this event. buting new ideas for the 2015/’16 Jass Season. A new trophy, the ‘Shark We hope to hold a fall outing in September or early October which Cup’, donated by Henry Shark, was presented to Leo Hadorn, and the will also include a walk in nature, and of course, some good food! ‘Walliser Kanne’ to Jean-Pierre Baumann. We hold five or six events or outings each year, and we are pleased Games are held in Dorval at the Haus der Heimat on the last Fri- to say these are always well attended. day of the month from September to April , culminating with a cham- We continue to welcome new members to our club. For more in- pionship game in May. For more information, please contact Herbert formation, please call (514) 694-3718. WALTER SPIRIG Stoll at (514) 453-0748 or [email protected]. HERBERT STOLL Canada: FIFA Women's Soccer World Cup 2015 Impressions

Swiss Review / September 2015 / Photos: Tasha / Herbert Stoll / Silvia Schoch