Editorial Swiss Immigration to Canada

Canada herself, traces fascinatinglives of many Swissimmigrants 1 to Canada from the16thcenturytopresent day. With historical accuracyand agreat deal of warmth,welearn about SwissMercenaries,Fur Traders andMiners,Politicians,Busi- ness People,Farmers,Publishers,Watch Makers,Artists,Entrepre- neurs, Scientists andofcoursethe famousSwiss Mountain Guides whowereinstrumentalindevelopingthe Canadian Rockies. In virtuallyevery category andthroughout theages, Swissim- migrants have made significant contributionstoCanadiansociety, Editorial prosperityand growth.Suchasa22–year–old namedErmatinger DearReadersacrossCanadaand in Switzerland: from Schaffhausen whomarried his15yearold Ojibwa princess As your neweditorof Regional News Canada, Iamdelighted to wish sweetheart afterhewas savedbyher tribeduringaseverewinter storm. By all accounts, it wasaveryhappy marriage,lasting 30 ye- youaHappyNew Year with this firstissue of 2014.Ihopeyou will ars, producing13childrenand arisefromSwiss trapper to theup- enjoyaninformative andpleasurable readingexperience. Beyond of- per echelons of Montreal societyduringthe eighteenth century. ficial communicationsofthe SwissRepresen- Equallyvividly,welearn about thecontemporary storyofFe- tationsinCanada, theseregional pagesare your lixSchellenbergwho livedinHilfikon,CantonZürich, untilhede- newsletter—the newsletter of theSwiss Orga- cidedtomakehis long-helddream come true:becomingacowboy nizationsand theirmembers in Canada,for in Canada.Togetherwithhis wife Jasmin from Baselheimmigra- tedtoCanadain1979. Today, thefamilyrunsasuccessful, cross- events announcements,special reports, news, Silvia Schoch generational bio-dynamic andcertifiedorganic cattle ranchinthe introductionsand other topicsofinterest to wilderness of thebeautiful Chilcotinvalley. Thebookisafitting Swiss-Canadians. SwissReview magazine is publishedsix times per commemorationtothe pioneerspiritofSwiss peoplepastand year andfeaturesthis Regional News Canada complementfourtimes presentinCanada. SilviaSchoch in itsmid section (February, April, June,and October).The maga- Left:the Schellenberg family zine is available free of charge to Swisscitizensmatriculatedata at Rafter 25 Ranch, theirDe- meterand Certified Organic SwissConsulate in Canada andasmall feetoother readers.Itispu- ranchinRedstone, BC, where blishedinEnglish,Frenchand German in either printorelectronic they also operateKinikinik Restaurant andStore. format.Ifyou wish to subscribe, wish to switch languagesorswitch In Vancouver, their organic receivingthe magazine from electronic to printformatorvica-versa, meats areavailable on Com- mercialDrive. please call theSwiss Consulateinyourarea. Youwill find thephone www.pasturetoplate.ca numberonpageeight.Happyreading.SilviaSchoch, Editor

Right: FelixSchellenberg, SwissImmigration to Canada living his dreaminCanada. IlonaShulman Spaaristhe Swissauthorofabookcommissioned

by theConsulate GeneralofSwitzerland in Vancouveratthe occa- Photos: ©Felix undJasmin sion of its100th anniversary. Ilona, having livedseven yearsin Schellenberg

Ilona Shulman Spaar Swiss Immigration to Canada Achievements –Testimonies –Relations

240 pages in colour,English, hardcover,11’’ x11’’, richly illustrated Publisher:©Consulate General of Switzerland,Vancouver

Youare invited to dive into avibrant mosaic of stories about Swiss immigration to Canada from the last hundred years and beyond. What do you really know about the legacy,testimonies, and achievements of Swiss settlers?What drove these people 1

r. to leave their home country and chase their dreams abroad?

/N Who were these “sturdy Switzers,”asthey were often referred 14 20 to? Never before has such acomprehensive book given insight ar ru into the lives and adventures of Swiss immigrants to Canada. Feb

UE Amust-have for yourself and your family. EV RR ZE Introductory price: 25.00 CAD through amazon.ca HWEI SC 2 choir of Vital Grandin School, Guides in theRockies”, in best to attendthe rehearsals, 3 Edmonton we presented Christmas con- collaboration with theSwiss which is notalwayseasywith Messsagefromthe ConsulGeneral in Vancouver certsatseveralseniors’ res- Consulate General andConsul thebusy scheduleyoungpeople SwissMen’s Choir idences andthe Catholic General UrsStrausak havethese days. We wouldbe Liebe Mitbürger, Dear Compatriots, We mourn deeply thepassing Church in Beaumont, Alberta. happytowelcomemoremem- July 10-July 13: Tacoma WA Nach ihrer erfolgreichen Wahl zur Delegierten im Ausland- After hersuccessful election as delegate to theCouncil of of our President’swife,our Theconcert with thechildren berstoour club.Practice is trip forthe “28th PacificCoast schweizerrat (ASR) wurde Frau Silvia Schoch anlässlich des theSwiss Abroad(CSA), Silvia Schoch wasofficially appoint- good friendGabrielleVoegeli. is alwaysafavorite of ours usually Thursday nights from Swiss Singingand Yodeling Auslandschweizer Kongresses in Davos im August 2013 of- ed to theCouncil on theoccasion of theCongress of the Shehas been agraciousand andthe youngstersreally like September until May at the Festival.” fiziell in denRat aufgenommen. HerzlicheGratulation. Frau Swiss AbroadinDavos in August 2013. Congratulations! Mrs. supportivecolleague formany thesingingwith “themen”. Bentley School. Schoch lebt in Victoria, BC undwirddie Interessen derAus- Schoch lives in Victoria, BC andrepresents in theCouncil the years. Until Gabyfell ill two Peter Thut, Secretary landschweizer im Westen Kanadas im Rat vertreten. Ichfreue interestsofthe Swiss AbroadinWestern Canada. Iampleased yearsago,she helped in our TimeforsomeAdvertisement [email protected] 2014 EVENTS mich über diese Wahl undwünscheSilvia viel Erfolgund Be- with this choice andwish Silvia Schoch muchsuccess andsat- concertsbysingingaltoin Oneofthe problemsfaced by friedigungindiesem Amt. Sie kann bei ihrer Tätigkeit auf isfaction in hernew position. Shewill findbehindher work thefemalegroup, theAdHoc manymalechoirsisthe re- Please mark your calendar for die volleUnterstützungdes Generalkonsulates zählen. Herr thefull support of theConsulate General. At theend of 2013, Trio. Thegroup wouldcome cruitingofyoungmen. It is CentralAlberta our 17th annual SpringFest in Rolf Brülhart hat auf Ende 2013 sein Amt alsDelegierter des Mr.Rolf Brülhart resigned from his position as delegate to on to singthree delightful hardtodiscoverthemwhen Winter has Rimbey, Alberta on Saturday, Auslandschweizerrates niedergelegt undich dankeihm für theCSA andIthank him forhis tireless efforts. Thus, thesec- songs in themiddleofeach they arecomingoverfrom comewith a May 3rd,2014. seinen unermüdlichen Einsatz. Dadurch ist nunder zweite ondseat forWestern Canada is now vacant. Itherefore invite concert. We givethanksfor Switzerlandand evenharder vengeance Sitz für Westkanada vakant. Ichlade Sie daher ein, Ihr In- youtoannounce your interest andregister as acandidate, Gaby’spresence in our lives. to convince them to singwith- in Central Formoreinformation about teresse für eineKandidatur anzumelden, damit derKonsu- so that theConsular district in Vancouver can once again Last October 26th,mem- out an electric guitar in their Alberta in our choir andupcomingevents, larkreis desKonsulates Vancouver wieder mit zwei Mitglie- be represented by twomembersofthe “Parliament” of the bersofthe EdmontonSwiss hands.The rewardsofhard early Novem- please visit our website at www. dern im «Parlament» derAuslandschweizer vertreten sein Swiss abroad. Forfurther information, please turn to page 7. Men’sChoir were hardatwork work areevidentinthe audi- ber,how- salranch-tours.com/wildrose kann. WeitereInformationen darüber findenSie auf Seite 7. Another task that Mrs. Silvia Schoch has undertak- preparingSt. Basil’sCultural ence response that we receive. ever, it takes more to stop the AlsweitereAufgabe hat Frau Silvia Schoch ab Janu- en since January,2014 is thelocal editorial officeofthe Center forthe Winzerfest. The After practice,gatherings over Swiss-Albertansfromsitting Fred Salvisberg, Secretary ar 2014 die Lokalredaktion derSchweizer Revue vonFrau Swiss Reviewformerly assumed by Mrs. Brenda Andres.Sil- hall wasanew venuefor us, pizza andbeveragescement back andbeingcouch potatoes! (403) 783-8319 Brenda Andres übernommen. Silvia machtsich nunmit der via is now makingherself familiar with this new task as it but itsgood acoustics andthe thechoir’scamaraderie.We On November 15th,the Wil- derneuen Aufgabe vertraut undals weitereNeuerungim wasdecided to re-balance thelocal pagesand increase the effortsofthe membersmade travel in North America and drose Yodelers andthe Yodel Sinneeiner Neugewichtungder Lokalseiten wurde beschlos- local section from four to eightpages. Iinvite thecompe- theeveningagreat success. abroad. We arepresently look- Club Heimattreu Calgary host- sen, denLokalteil vonbisher vier auf neuachtSeiten zu tentmembersofthe Swiss clubs andassociationstoactively We were fortunate to havein ingforwardtoour nexttrip to ed acombined concert at the erhöhen. Ichlade die zuständigen Mitglieder derSchweizer support thenew local editor in hereffortstofill thepag- attendance Consul UrsStrau- Switzerland. Look us up at our RoyalCanadian Legion in Inn- Saskatoon Organisationen ein, die neue Lokalredakteurin bei ihren Be- es with interestingarticles.She will be happytoreceiveall sak from Vancouver,and Ed- website www.esmca.ca;listen isfail, Alberta. With an event SwissClub mühungen, die Seiten mit interessanten Artikeln zu füllen, theupdates regardingthe activities of your associations. It montonPro Coroconductor to us or obtain contact infor- titlelike“TheSwiss in Concert,” Even though theweather out- tatkräftig zu unterstützen. Sie freut sich über alleBeiträge may be events from thepast or it may be alook into the Michael Zaugg. Thedinner, mation. Youwill be warmly manypeoplenear andfar could sidewas frightful, our Santa bezüglich derAktivitäten Ihrer Vereinigungen. Dabei kann future. Whynot evenpresenttoawider audience an event prepared underthe men- welcomed to thewonderful notresist beingour guestsand eveningheldonDecember 6, es sich um Ereignisse ausder Vergangenheit handeln oder or aproject as aspecial feature? Take advantage of thepos- tor-ship of Chef Peter Johner worldofSwiss music. enjoyinganeveningofgood 2013, wasasuccess with 36 auch ein Blick in die Zukunft sein. Weshalb nichteinmal sibilities of this practical andnow extendedmouthpiece. andfeaturingthe smokehouse food, Swiss music,sounds of attendees,14ofwhich were einen Anlass oder ein Projekt alsspecial featureeinem brei- With that Iwouldliketowish Mrs. Silvia Schoch all primerib of Hermann Knupp theAlphorn andSwiss yodel- children. Santa wasagreat teren Publikum näher vorstellen? Nutzen Sie die Möglich- thebest andevery success as thenew local editor. wassuperb,the beef literally ingatits best. Forthe last 2014 EVENTS hit, especially when thegood- keiten dieses praktischen undnun erweiterten Sprachrohrs. meltinginthe mouth. The segmentofthe concert, the ie bags cameout of thesack. In diesem Sinnewünscheich Frau Silvia Scho- Best regards, choir renditionsofwell known March 6or7:Choralfest, choirsteamed up on stage as Thechildren enjoyedrunning ch alles Gute undviel Erfolgals neue Lokalredakteurin. Swiss composersand arrangers McDougall United Church, amassed choir.The thirty-four UrsStrausak, TheConsul General of Switzerland aroundand playing, and, on Mit freundlichen Grüssen, UrsStrausak, Generalkonsul were well received andMi- Edmonton voices thrilled theguests their own, organized aco- chael Zaugg’sglowingcritique with thesongs “Kamerade,” May 3: Alberta Choral Federa- louringcontest, which Santa Heinz andAnnemarie Buch- wasencouragingand helpful. “Däheim,” andendedthe con- Toronto If youwish to becomeamember andreceiveour ‘Tell Tale’news- tion “Run forMusic” then hadtojudge!Supper mann-Gerber,follwed by the Thechoir hadabusy ad- cert with thesong“Aabeglog- letter,please contact our membership chairperson Monika Rüber wasapotluck which includ- Jass tournament, which will vent season. Startingwith a June14: EdmontonSwiss ge”tothe joy of theaudience, at (416) 203-2026 or by e-mail at monika.ruber@swissclubto- ed coldcuts, chili, homemade be held in Warman, SK, at the trip to Holden, Alberta, and Men’sChoir SpringConcert/ whowas abletohear andto ronto.ca. Swiss buns, fruit, salads,and home of Georgand Rosa Nie- endingwith ajointconcert in Reception with screening feel thesounds of thechurch One of our youngest membersofthe Swiss Club Toronto! manydeserts. Thetables were vergelt. Achangethistime St. Albert with thechildren’s premiereofthe film “Swiss bellsthe waythe composer, tella Lauber,at decorated with pineboughs is that theJasstournament Ernst Sommer,meantittobe. theage of eight andtall redcandles,with will be held in theafternoon On asaddernote,inAugust months oneofour agenerousamountofpea- rather than an evening. These S we hadtosay our final good- Dear friendsofthe Swiss youngest Swiss abroad, is nuts in theshell, andman- twoeventswilltakeplace so- byestoone of our founding Club Toronto readingthe latest news darineorangestobesnacked metime betweenmid-February members, Ernie Gisler.Weall andend of April. Please con- about Switzerlandwith 1 on duringthe evening. 1 Please visit our website r. miss Ernie’scheerful presence r. tact theSwiss Club at swiss- alittlehelp from her /N /N (www.swissclubtoronto. 14 andare tryingtofill thevoid 14 [email protected] Daddy, Tim Lauber. 20 2014 EVENTS 20 ar within thevoices in thechoir. ar ca)often to keep up-to- ru ru or (306)665-6039 if youwould Sascha Frassini, President

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UE UE sascha.frassini@swiss- fewyoungmen haverecently events will be announced andconsult our newsletter. EV EV putonour contactlist. clubtoronto.ca RR joined our club.The new voices in late January.These are RR Also, likeusonour Face- ZE ZE ElisabethEilinger, President areawelcomeaddition to the theeverpopular Raclette book page (www.facebook. Photo by Annalies Lauber HWEI HWEI (306)665-6039 com/swissclubtoronto). SC EdmontonSwiss Men’sChoir (and twolovelyladies) choir andthey aredoingtheir luncheon at thehomeof SC 2 choir of Vital Grandin School, Guides in theRockies”, in best to attendthe rehearsals, 3 Edmonton we presented Christmas con- collaboration with theSwiss which is notalwayseasywith Messsagefromthe ConsulGeneral in Vancouver certsatseveralseniors’ res- Consulate General andConsul thebusy scheduleyoungpeople SwissMen’s Choir idences andthe Catholic General UrsStrausak havethese days. We wouldbe Liebe Mitbürger, Dear Compatriots, We mourn deeply thepassing Church in Beaumont, Alberta. happytowelcomemoremem- July 10-July 13: Tacoma WA Nach ihrer erfolgreichen Wahl zur Delegierten im Ausland- After hersuccessful election as delegate to theCouncil of of our President’swife,our Theconcert with thechildren berstoour club.Practice is trip forthe “28th PacificCoast schweizerrat (ASR) wurde Frau Silvia Schoch anlässlich des theSwiss Abroad(CSA), Silvia Schoch wasofficially appoint- good friendGabrielleVoegeli. is alwaysafavorite of ours usually Thursday nights from Swiss Singingand Yodeling Auslandschweizer Kongresses in Davos im August 2013 of- ed to theCouncil on theoccasion of theCongress of the Shehas been agraciousand andthe youngstersreally like September until May at the Festival.” fiziell in denRat aufgenommen. HerzlicheGratulation. Frau Swiss AbroadinDavos in August 2013. Congratulations! Mrs. supportivecolleague formany thesingingwith “themen”. Bentley School. Schoch lebt in Victoria, BC undwirddie Interessen derAus- Schoch lives in Victoria, BC andrepresents in theCouncil the years. Until Gabyfell ill two Peter Thut, Secretary landschweizer im Westen Kanadas im Rat vertreten. Ichfreue interestsofthe Swiss AbroadinWestern Canada. Iampleased yearsago,she helped in our TimeforsomeAdvertisement [email protected] 2014 EVENTS mich über diese Wahl undwünscheSilvia viel Erfolgund Be- with this choice andwish Silvia Schoch muchsuccess andsat- concertsbysingingaltoin Oneofthe problemsfaced by friedigungindiesem Amt. Sie kann bei ihrer Tätigkeit auf isfaction in hernew position. Shewill findbehindher work thefemalegroup, theAdHoc manymalechoirsisthe re- Please mark your calendar for die volleUnterstützungdes Generalkonsulates zählen. Herr thefull support of theConsulate General. At theend of 2013, Trio. Thegroup wouldcome cruitingofyoungmen. It is CentralAlberta our 17th annual SpringFest in Rolf Brülhart hat auf Ende 2013 sein Amt alsDelegierter des Mr.Rolf Brülhart resigned from his position as delegate to on to singthree delightful hardtodiscoverthemwhen Winter has Rimbey, Alberta on Saturday, Auslandschweizerrates niedergelegt undich dankeihm für theCSA andIthank him forhis tireless efforts. Thus, thesec- songs in themiddleofeach they arecomingoverfrom comewith a May 3rd,2014. seinen unermüdlichen Einsatz. Dadurch ist nunder zweite ondseat forWestern Canada is now vacant. Itherefore invite concert. We givethanksfor Switzerlandand evenharder vengeance Sitz für Westkanada vakant. Ichlade Sie daher ein, Ihr In- youtoannounce your interest andregister as acandidate, Gaby’spresence in our lives. to convince them to singwith- in Central Formoreinformation about teresse für eineKandidatur anzumelden, damit derKonsu- so that theConsular district in Vancouver can once again Last October 26th,mem- out an electric guitar in their Alberta in our choir andupcomingevents, larkreis desKonsulates Vancouver wieder mit zwei Mitglie- be represented by twomembersofthe “Parliament” of the bersofthe EdmontonSwiss hands.The rewardsofhard early Novem- please visit our website at www. dern im «Parlament» derAuslandschweizer vertreten sein Swiss abroad. Forfurther information, please turn to page 7. Men’sChoir were hardatwork work areevidentinthe audi- ber,how- salranch-tours.com/wildrose kann. WeitereInformationen darüber findenSie auf Seite 7. Another task that Mrs. Silvia Schoch has undertak- preparingSt. Basil’sCultural ence response that we receive. ever, it takes more to stop the AlsweitereAufgabe hat Frau Silvia Schoch ab Janu- en since January,2014 is thelocal editorial officeofthe Center forthe Winzerfest. The After practice,gatherings over Swiss-Albertansfromsitting Fred Salvisberg, Secretary ar 2014 die Lokalredaktion derSchweizer Revue vonFrau Swiss Reviewformerly assumed by Mrs. Brenda Andres.Sil- hall wasanew venuefor us, pizza andbeveragescement back andbeingcouch potatoes! (403) 783-8319 Brenda Andres übernommen. Silvia machtsich nunmit der via is now makingherself familiar with this new task as it but itsgood acoustics andthe thechoir’scamaraderie.We On November 15th,the Wil- derneuen Aufgabe vertraut undals weitereNeuerungim wasdecided to re-balance thelocal pagesand increase the effortsofthe membersmade travel in North America and drose Yodelers andthe Yodel Sinneeiner Neugewichtungder Lokalseiten wurde beschlos- local section from four to eightpages. Iinvite thecompe- theeveningagreat success. abroad. We arepresently look- Club Heimattreu Calgary host- sen, denLokalteil vonbisher vier auf neuachtSeiten zu tentmembersofthe Swiss clubs andassociationstoactively We were fortunate to havein ingforwardtoour nexttrip to ed acombined concert at the erhöhen. Ichlade die zuständigen Mitglieder derSchweizer support thenew local editor in hereffortstofill thepag- attendance Consul UrsStrau- Switzerland. Look us up at our RoyalCanadian Legion in Inn- Saskatoon Organisationen ein, die neue Lokalredakteurin bei ihren Be- es with interestingarticles.She will be happytoreceiveall sak from Vancouver,and Ed- website www.esmca.ca;listen isfail, Alberta. With an event SwissClub mühungen, die Seiten mit interessanten Artikeln zu füllen, theupdates regardingthe activities of your associations. It montonPro Coroconductor to us or obtain contact infor- titlelike“TheSwiss in Concert,” Even though theweather out- tatkräftig zu unterstützen. Sie freut sich über alleBeiträge may be events from thepast or it may be alook into the Michael Zaugg. Thedinner, mation. Youwill be warmly manypeoplenear andfar could sidewas frightful, our Santa bezüglich derAktivitäten Ihrer Vereinigungen. Dabei kann future. Whynot evenpresenttoawider audience an event prepared underthe men- welcomed to thewonderful notresist beingour guestsand eveningheldonDecember 6, es sich um Ereignisse ausder Vergangenheit handeln oder or aproject as aspecial feature? Take advantage of thepos- tor-ship of Chef Peter Johner worldofSwiss music. enjoyinganeveningofgood 2013, wasasuccess with 36 auch ein Blick in die Zukunft sein. Weshalb nichteinmal sibilities of this practical andnow extendedmouthpiece. andfeaturingthe smokehouse food, Swiss music,sounds of attendees,14ofwhich were einen Anlass oder ein Projekt alsspecial featureeinem brei- With that Iwouldliketowish Mrs. Silvia Schoch all primerib of Hermann Knupp theAlphorn andSwiss yodel- children. Santa wasagreat teren Publikum näher vorstellen? Nutzen Sie die Möglich- thebest andevery success as thenew local editor. wassuperb,the beef literally ingatits best. Forthe last 2014 EVENTS hit, especially when thegood- keiten dieses praktischen undnun erweiterten Sprachrohrs. meltinginthe mouth. The segmentofthe concert, the ie bags cameout of thesack. In diesem Sinnewünscheich Frau Silvia Scho- Best regards, choir renditionsofwell known March 6or7:Choralfest, choirsteamed up on stage as Thechildren enjoyedrunning ch alles Gute undviel Erfolgals neue Lokalredakteurin. Swiss composersand arrangers McDougall United Church, amassed choir.The thirty-four UrsStrausak, TheConsul General of Switzerland aroundand playing, and, on Mit freundlichen Grüssen, UrsStrausak, Generalkonsul were well received andMi- Edmonton voices thrilled theguests their own, organized aco- chael Zaugg’sglowingcritique with thesongs “Kamerade,” May 3: Alberta Choral Federa- louringcontest, which Santa Heinz andAnnemarie Buch- wasencouragingand helpful. “Däheim,” andendedthe con- Toronto If youwish to becomeamember andreceiveour ‘Tell Tale’news- tion “Run forMusic” then hadtojudge!Supper mann-Gerber,follwed by the Thechoir hadabusy ad- cert with thesong“Aabeglog- letter,please contact our membership chairperson Monika Rüber wasapotluck which includ- Jass tournament, which will vent season. Startingwith a June14: EdmontonSwiss ge”tothe joy of theaudience, at (416) 203-2026 or by e-mail at monika.ruber@swissclubto- ed coldcuts, chili, homemade be held in Warman, SK, at the trip to Holden, Alberta, and Men’sChoir SpringConcert/ whowas abletohear andto ronto.ca. Swiss buns, fruit, salads,and home of Georgand Rosa Nie- endingwith ajointconcert in Reception with screening feel thesounds of thechurch One of our youngest membersofthe Swiss Club Toronto! manydeserts. Thetables were vergelt. Achangethistime St. Albert with thechildren’s premiereofthe film “Swiss bellsthe waythe composer, tella Lauber,at decorated with pineboughs is that theJasstournament Ernst Sommer,meantittobe. theage of eight andtall redcandles,with will be held in theafternoon On asaddernote,inAugust months oneofour agenerousamountofpea- rather than an evening. These S we hadtosay our final good- Dear friendsofthe Swiss youngest Swiss abroad, is nuts in theshell, andman- twoeventswilltakeplace so- byestoone of our founding Club Toronto readingthe latest news darineorangestobesnacked metime betweenmid-February members, Ernie Gisler.Weall andend of April. Please con- about Switzerlandwith 1 on duringthe evening. 1 Please visit our website r. miss Ernie’scheerful presence r. tact theSwiss Club at swiss- alittlehelp from her /N /N (www.swissclubtoronto. 14 andare tryingtofill thevoid 14 [email protected] Daddy, Tim Lauber. 20 2014 EVENTS 20 ar within thevoices in thechoir. ar ca)often to keep up-to- ru ru or (306)665-6039 if youwould Sascha Frassini, President

Feb Feb date with what’shappening We arehappytoreport that a Thedates forour nexttwo like more informationorbe

Club.Treated to sweetsand conjoints et invites sontles outdoorswhilemanywander someFridaysorSaturdays—at November 2014: Special 140th Anniversary Event. Formore Ottawa Ottawa desserts, parents andgrand bienvenus. Venezrejoindre Vancouver aroundthe pathwaysamid differentrestaurants in the information, please call: parents smiled as theexcit- nos90membres nous com- millionsoftinylights scat- Valley SwissClub SwissChoir Montreal region. We welcome Carl H. Diehl, President(514) 683-8090 or (514) 696-3876 ed children participated in mençonsle11ième Anniversaire tered throughout thetrees th TheSwiss Society of Van- all members, their guests The60 Anniversary of the crafts, talentshow andgames. d’existence du club.Nousnous andlakes—a mustifyou are couver has advantageously andfriends at our meetings, Enjoying traditional OttawaValley Swiss Club was Christmas carolsweresung rencontronsde11.00h à2.00h evolved overthe last couple avoidingabdominal winters which include ahearty meal, Swiss«Metzgete» celebrated in conjunction andthe afternoon concluded pour un déjeuner le 3ième jeu- of yearsasawhole group of in other partsofthe country followedbyavariety of Specialties, from left with theSwiss National Day on ahigh note as Samichlaus di de chaque mois (excepté whileenjoyingfamily visits to right: Andreas, th youngerpeoplehaveadded interestingactivities such as Chrigi andSimon on July 28 at theBillings Es- andSchmutzli visited with juillet, août et décembre). their energy,ideas,talents here in BC. guest speakers, discussions, Geissbühler; Carl tate in Ottawa. Lotsoffolksof giftsand Grittibaenze forthe Our nextmeetingdates are Diehl, AliceHermann andenthusiasm to theclub.In 2014 EVENTS Jass or films. In this pleasant all agesshowedupdespite an children, leavingall with hap- February 20th with aprogram andDoris Dargis particular theSwiss Choir has settingyou will be delighted unfavorableweather forecast. py faces. of self-entertainment, jokes July 10-13, 2014 we will be benefitted. Fresh voices have to hear our four national Thesun cameout just in time andshort stories.The next participatinginthe Pacific 2014 EVENTS addedrange andcloser ties to languagesspoken. Ten-pin andall stayed forfellowship, month’smeetingisonMarch Coast SingingSociety Grand th thehomeland. We havenow bowlingisanother special traditional Swiss sausagesand April 5 :SpringDance by 20th.Both areatthe Monkla- Concert in Tacoma, Washing- three ladies wo arewillingto activity every Monday night Phenomenal Kitchen- pastries andentertainment theMontagna Singers nd Grill Restauranton6151 ton. HappyNew Year to All! travel 11/2 hourstocometo between September andApril. Crew andHelper: left by our John Loretan who MonklandAvenue, Montreal. to rightFelix Häuser- June: Annual Golf Tourna- practice each week andalso Melanie Crook, Andthenwehaveour playsthe Alphorn superbly; See youthere! mann,AndréeMar- ment Vice-Coordinator Traditional SNS ‘’Metzgete’’! tel,JürgHertner,Ma- the“Huibi Chuibi” Accordion to performances.They farm rianne Studhalter, th BarbaraGasser,President in thefertileFraser Valley Andrea Stolte,Vice President On October 26th, 2013, BandfromSwitzerlandand July 27 :Swiss National ColleenHäusermann (450) 687-5256 (604) 874-8930 we had73personsattending theMontagna Singers. Chil- Holiday Celebration andpractice Swiss Mountain andHugoStudhalter our SNS ‘’Metzgete’’ in the dren played games.There were Yodelingsongs which offer Monthly: luncheonsheldby Treffpunkt Hall, wherewe evenrounds of Steinstossen. more variety to our perfor- theSwiss SeniorsClub cametogether on Saturday TheEmbassywas represented Manitoba Swiss mances.WealsohaveaKoren Montreal Swiss at noon. Themouthwatering, by Annette Moser.Wethank Forinformation or to contact member,HungKim, whois ClubManitoba National Society traditionally prepared Swiss all thepeopleand businesses us, please visit our website: famous in Koreafor his Swiss February9th:CheeseFondueat feast consisted of Bündner whogenerously donated the www.ottawavalleyswissclub. folk group. He has recently of Montreal theCatholicChurchinStein- Gersten Suppe,followed prizes forthe tombola! We ca HelenNatterer,President been on Swiss TV.Who knew? th bach,and at thesamedate 140 Anniversary by Saucisson Vaudoise, also thank all thevolunteers December wasabusy also in Brandonatthe Lion’s Rippli nach Bauernart whohelped to makethis event monthasweperformed at 1874 - 2014 Manor, 35 Victoria Avenue (traditionally smoked), successful andmemorable. 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SC months, adoring Santa Tous lesSuisses et leurs (294)728-4609 Dusen Gardenwhere we sing SC additional, special events on ‘’Metzgete’’ 4 Toronto SwissClubToronto:Theatre GroupTheateraufführungen 2014 Toronto CanadysliSwiss Carnival Band (Guggemusig) 38th Anniversary2014 5 «VierFraue undeiMaa» Our38th Anniversaryin2014 Formoreinformation,check LustpielindreiAkten vonJosefBrun Carnival startswiththe ourwebsite canadysli.com,or Theplayisin SwissGerman andperformed by theTheatre Morgestraich give oneofusacall or email. GroupfromToronoatthe followingdates andlocations: on Saturday,March 8, 2014 We look forwardtohearing Moorefield, 13.April 2014 Toronto, 26. April2014 from 6amto10:30 am. from you! (Sunday) play startsat1pm play startsat2pmand at 8 It is is followed by our contactWalterBurkhart, tel. pm EstonianHouse,958 Bro- Philippe Moser(416)385-0856 (519)393-5211, or email: adview Ave, contactMaggie CostumeBall [email protected] [email protected] Hess,tel.(905) 508-8014, on Saturday,March 15, 2014 Arno Sigrist(416) 493-8025 [email protected] at 7:00 pm [email protected] An exciting eveningfor everyone!InTorontowehavedrinks and Both Eventswillbeheldat HeiriSchurmann (416)445- Nussgipfel available,and in theevening youcan getdinnerfrom THEMUSKETRESTAURANT & 4609 [email protected] 6:30pm on.For more detailsplease contactyourlocal SwissClub or BANQUETHALL Sascha Frassini (905)821-2392 call Maggie Hess or Walter Brunnerat(905) 508-8014.See youthere! 40 AdvanceRd.,Etobicoke,ON [email protected] Come ‹Morgestraich› with us. We arelooking forwardtoseeing youatone of ourperformances! We arelooking forwardtoseeing you!

SC months, adoring Santa Tous lesSuisses et leurs (294)728-4609 Dusen Gardenwhere we sing SC additional, special events on ‘’Metzgete’’ 6 Montréal Montreal out with protégées :Swiss per- We built anddecorated our 7 sons in need of support, either float, participated in the Delegate andCouncil Member MesssageduConsulatgénéral Fifres et Matterhorn Swiss financial or by offeringtrans- parade andwerejoined in portation,friendly phonecalls this by our friends andthe of theOrganization de Suisse en Montréal Tambours,les Club andmore. Thereare regular so- choir of theVancouver Swiss of theSwiss Abroad (OSA/ASO) cial activities planned forthe Society,wearingeither tra- The President’sConference of Western Canada is currently COMMERCE SUISSE/CANADA PiccB’ois In 2013,the Matterhorn ditional costumes or red summerseason: seeking candidates for the vacant Western-Canadian OSA Nouveau Chef du Swiss Business Hub Canada (SBH) SwissClub celebratedour t-shirts. We were honoredby seat for the territorial jurisdiction of the Consulate Gene- 60th aniversary.Weare 2014 EVENTS thepresence of Consul Gen- ralofSwitzerland in Vancouver (British Columbia, Alber- pleasedthatweare stillat- AJuneluncheon, participation eral UrsStrausak andDeputy ta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and Northwest Territories) tracting newand younger Consul Hans-Peter Willi and duringthe Swiss National Day Aufgaben members. We hold several their spouses.The music on celebration, applepickingin • Vertretungder Anliegen dervertretenen Schweizerge- events throughoutthe year September andafall dinner. thefloat wasprovided by meinschaft undihrer Institutionen im Auslandschweizer- andall arewell-attended by Theannual bazaar will usually Jim Hopson on Alphorn and rat(ASR) olderand youngermembers takeplace in November andall our talented membersSam • Wirken alsAnlaufstelleund Auskunftsperson für Markus Reubi alike. profits aredistributed to local andDoreen Iseli andtheir Landsleute im oben genannten Gebiet NoussouhaitonsàMarkusReubi, qui vientd’arriver àMontréal, • Orientierungder Schweizervereineüber ASO Arbeiten und charities. accordeon group. We also unechaleureuse bienvenue et de belles années àvenir au Cana- DieBaslerPfeiferInnen 2014 EVENTS Angebote,sowie über Aktualitäten ausdem ASR Monthly meetings areheld hadalarge walkinggroup of [Picc(olos)B(âl)ois] in Mon- •KontaktpflegezuSchweizer Vereinen, offiziellen Vertre- da, pleines de satisfactionsetporteuses de nouveaux projets. at Treffpunkt HausinDorval membersand friends which trealsinddie unerschrocke- tungenund schweizerischenInstitutionen im obenge- M. MarkusReubi, diplomate depuis plusque dix ans, EndofJan/early Feb:An- includedcart-pullingSwiss nenNachfahrender “Trum- every secondTuesday of the nannten Gebiet arepris la direction du SBH Canada début janvier 2014. nual generalmeeting and Sennehünd. Of course this mele undPfyfe”Tradition. monthexcept forJuly and • Förderungder schweizerischen Präsenz in Kanada und Juriste de formation avec un master de l’Université de St. dinner at alocal restaurant wasfollowedbyaBratwurst- TraditionelleBaslerFast- August. derpolitischen Partzipation derAuslandschweizer im ge- Gall, Suisse,MarkusReubi atravaillépour l’entreprise amé- lunch andthe celebrations nachtsmusikmit mark- nannten Gebiet ricaineArthur Andersen avantdejoindreledépartement EarchMarch:Winterfun TheSwiss Women’sClub concludedwith amorefor- • Präsenz undMitwirkungimASR undgegenebenfallsin durchdringendem, weithin des affaires étrangères (DFAE) en 2003. Il bénéficie d’expé- weekendatMont-Tremblant Edelweiss is welcomingnew mal dinner andfurther en- Kommissionen undArbeitsgruppen schallendenPfeifen und riences professionnelles en coopération internationale, dans membersatany time. For tertainmentthe following Trommeln militärischenUr- Anforderungen lesdomaines desfinances et dessciences &technologies.De June:Springouting(out- further information, please day.What fun! sprungssteht neben Zeitge- •Schweizer Bürger(in) 2008 à2012, il aété en poste en Chineentantque Chef doors, walksetc.) and contact: nössischem vonklassischen •Deutsch- oder Französisch sprechend de la Section science,éducation et santé auprès de l’Ambas- lunch • Teilnahme an denASR Sitzungeninder Schweiz ein- Melodienbis zu Jazz aufun- 2014 EVENTS sade de Suisse àPékin. Avantd’êtretransféréàMontréal, Susanna Hane, President bis zweimal jährlich seremProgramm. ce pèredetrois enfants et passionnédefootball (soccer) August:Swiss National Day (450) 466-0921 February 28: Swiss Annual •Imterritorialen Konsularbezirk Vancouver ansässig était l’adjoint du Chef des ressources humaines du DFAE. FestivitiesatMont-Sutton Member Dinner at Bistro En plus de nousréunir Suisse,Sydney Amtsdauer Le SBH est intégrédansleConsulat général de Suisse à Montréal. Sa responsabilité géographique s’étendàl’ensemble auxdeuxsemaines, nous MidAugust: Summer picnic Victoria •Vier Jahre. GegenwärtigeAmtsperiodeendet2017 March 29: Audio/Video Pre- du Canada. Le SBH est l’un des21hubs opérés conjointement profitons de diverses occasi- on IleCadieux onspournousproduireen Victoria Swiss sentation “Sailboat Cruise to Forfurther information please contact Ms.Silvia par le DFAE et par SwitzerlandGlobal Entreprise (www.s-ge. Southeast Alaska” Ursand com), dont le but commun est de favoriser le développement public,telle la Fête Natio- September or earlyOctober: Society Schoch,OSA Delegate/CSR Member,Victoria, B.C., Judy Boxler des entreprises et le rayonnementdelaplace économique nale au Mont Sutton, QC.Que Fall outing(walks, easy hi- tel. (250) 385-7844, email: [email protected] ce soit pour le tempsde We’reasmall but active suisse danslemonde entier. kesetc.) Organisation of theSwiss Abroad www.aso.ch votreséjourauQuébec,ou group of members; some May: Jass Tournament pour retrouverune passion Swiss,somemarried to a November:Fall meetingand June: Bocce Tournament de jeunesse,venez agrandir dinner at alocal restaurant Swiss andsomewho just nosrangs et,ensembles, love Switzerland. Oneofour July/Aug: August 1st Cele- jouons notremusique !Nous Formoreinformation please highlights last year wasour bration pouvonsfournir lesinstru- contact: participation at theVictoria mentsetmême(ré)instruire Walter Spirig,President May-Day parade in celebra- October: Raclette Evening th lesplusvaillants ! Joanne Spirig,Secretary tion of the100 anniversary December 6: Christmas Din- (514)694-3718 of theVancouver Consulate. InteressentInnen kön- nerand Entertain- [email protected] nensichamFacebooküber ment [email protected] unsorientieren:PiccB’ois– Every third Fifres et Tambours àMont- Wednesday: Ladies’ réal / www.facebook.com/ Luncheon. group/107056106003711; Dorval 1 1 r. r.

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Thereare regular so- choir of theVancouver Swiss of theSwiss Abroad (OSA/ASO) cial activities planned forthe Society,wearingeither tra- The President’sConference of Western Canada is currently COMMERCE SUISSE/CANADA PiccB’ois In 2013,the Matterhorn ditional costumes or red summerseason: seeking candidates for the vacant Western-Canadian OSA Nouveau Chef du Swiss Business Hub Canada (SBH) SwissClub celebratedour t-shirts. We were honoredby seat for the territorial jurisdiction of the Consulate Gene- 60th aniversary.Weare 2014 EVENTS thepresence of Consul Gen- ralofSwitzerland in Vancouver (British Columbia, Alber- pleasedthatweare stillat- AJuneluncheon, participation eral UrsStrausak andDeputy ta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and Northwest Territories) tracting newand younger Consul Hans-Peter Willi and duringthe Swiss National Day Aufgaben members. We hold several their spouses.The music on celebration, applepickingin • Vertretungder Anliegen dervertretenen Schweizerge- events throughoutthe year September andafall dinner. thefloat wasprovided by meinschaft undihrer Institutionen im Auslandschweizer- andall arewell-attended by Theannual bazaar will usually Jim Hopson on Alphorn and rat(ASR) olderand youngermembers takeplace in November andall our talented membersSam • Wirken alsAnlaufstelleund Auskunftsperson für Markus Reubi alike. profits aredistributed to local andDoreen Iseli andtheir Landsleute im oben genannten Gebiet NoussouhaitonsàMarkusReubi, qui vientd’arriver àMontréal, • Orientierungder Schweizervereineüber ASO Arbeiten und charities. accordeon group. We also unechaleureuse bienvenue et de belles années àvenir au Cana- DieBaslerPfeiferInnen 2014 EVENTS Angebote,sowie über Aktualitäten ausdem ASR Monthly meetings areheld hadalarge walkinggroup of [Picc(olos)B(âl)ois] in Mon- •KontaktpflegezuSchweizer Vereinen, offiziellen Vertre- da, pleines de satisfactionsetporteuses de nouveaux projets. at Treffpunkt HausinDorval membersand friends which trealsinddie unerschrocke- tungenund schweizerischenInstitutionen im obenge- M. MarkusReubi, diplomate depuis plusque dix ans, EndofJan/early Feb:An- includedcart-pullingSwiss nenNachfahrender “Trum- every secondTuesday of the nannten Gebiet arepris la direction du SBH Canada début janvier 2014. nual generalmeeting and Sennehünd. Of course this mele undPfyfe”Tradition. monthexcept forJuly and • Förderungder schweizerischen Präsenz in Kanada und Juriste de formation avec un master de l’Université de St. dinner at alocal restaurant wasfollowedbyaBratwurst- TraditionelleBaslerFast- August. derpolitischen Partzipation derAuslandschweizer im ge- Gall, Suisse,MarkusReubi atravaillépour l’entreprise amé- lunch andthe celebrations nachtsmusikmit mark- nannten Gebiet ricaineArthur Andersen avantdejoindreledépartement EarchMarch:Winterfun TheSwiss Women’sClub concludedwith amorefor- • Präsenz undMitwirkungimASR undgegenebenfallsin durchdringendem, weithin des affaires étrangères (DFAE) en 2003. Il bénéficie d’expé- weekendatMont-Tremblant Edelweiss is welcomingnew mal dinner andfurther en- Kommissionen undArbeitsgruppen schallendenPfeifen und riences professionnelles en coopération internationale, dans membersatany time. For tertainmentthe following Trommeln militärischenUr- Anforderungen lesdomaines desfinances et dessciences &technologies.De June:Springouting(out- further information, please day.What fun! sprungssteht neben Zeitge- •Schweizer Bürger(in) 2008 à2012, il aété en poste en Chineentantque Chef doors, walksetc.) and contact: nössischem vonklassischen •Deutsch- oder Französisch sprechend de la Section science,éducation et santé auprès de l’Ambas- lunch • Teilnahme an denASR Sitzungeninder Schweiz ein- Melodienbis zu Jazz aufun- 2014 EVENTS sade de Suisse àPékin. Avantd’êtretransféréàMontréal, Susanna Hane, President bis zweimal jährlich seremProgramm. ce pèredetrois enfants et passionnédefootball (soccer) August:Swiss National Day (450) 466-0921 February 28: Swiss Annual •Imterritorialen Konsularbezirk Vancouver ansässig était l’adjoint du Chef des ressources humaines du DFAE. FestivitiesatMont-Sutton Member Dinner at Bistro En plus de nousréunir Suisse,Sydney Amtsdauer Le SBH est intégrédansleConsulat général de Suisse à Montréal. Sa responsabilité géographique s’étendàl’ensemble auxdeuxsemaines, nous MidAugust: Summer picnic Victoria •Vier Jahre. GegenwärtigeAmtsperiodeendet2017 March 29: Audio/Video Pre- du Canada. Le SBH est l’un des21hubs opérés conjointement profitons de diverses occasi- on IleCadieux onspournousproduireen Victoria Swiss sentation “Sailboat Cruise to Forfurther information please contact Ms.Silvia par le DFAE et par SwitzerlandGlobal Entreprise (www.s-ge. Southeast Alaska” Ursand com), dont le but commun est de favoriser le développement public,telle la Fête Natio- September or earlyOctober: Society Schoch,OSA Delegate/CSR Member,Victoria, B.C., Judy Boxler des entreprises et le rayonnementdelaplace économique nale au Mont Sutton, QC.Que Fall outing(walks, easy hi- tel. (250) 385-7844, email: [email protected] ce soit pour le tempsde We’reasmall but active suisse danslemonde entier. kesetc.) Organisation of theSwiss Abroad www.aso.ch votreséjourauQuébec,ou group of members; some May: Jass Tournament pour retrouverune passion Swiss,somemarried to a November:Fall meetingand June: Bocce Tournament de jeunesse,venez agrandir dinner at alocal restaurant Swiss andsomewho just nosrangs et,ensembles, love Switzerland. Oneofour July/Aug: August 1st Cele- jouons notremusique !Nous Formoreinformation please highlights last year wasour bration pouvonsfournir lesinstru- contact: participation at theVictoria mentsetmême(ré)instruire Walter Spirig,President May-Day parade in celebra- October: Raclette Evening th lesplusvaillants ! Joanne Spirig,Secretary tion of the100 anniversary December 6: Christmas Din- (514)694-3718 of theVancouver Consulate. InteressentInnen kön- nerand Entertain- [email protected] nensichamFacebooküber ment [email protected] unsorientieren:PiccB’ois– Every third Fifres et Tambours àMont- Wednesday: Ladies’ réal / www.facebook.com/ Luncheon. group/107056106003711; Dorval 1 1 r. r.

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