REGIONAL NEWS CANADA 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 Ontario Court of Appeal ■ Come and gone as well has the FIFA World CuP in Canada to deny Canadians 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 Switzerland and photos by December 14th for the first Swiss Review edi- in Vancouver 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 Montreal, 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 Swiss Abroad 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 Calgary and Toronto 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 Alberta: 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 Swiss people 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.