Swiss Society of Vancouver

The May edition of the Swiss Herald prepared by our editor Christina Lips is here! The Herald is now available on our website for download following this link.

News for all young Swiss abroad

From Monday 10 to Sunday 16 August 2015, the youth service of the OSA is organising a seminar to accompany the congress in Geneva.

The topic of the seminar is “Educating citizens: the guarantee of a living democracy”. We will discuss the issue and actively examine the question:
“How can we make ‘political’ participation by young Swiss abroad more active and interesting?”

We are offering you the unique chance to take part in the inaugural Swiss Abroad Youth Parliament, under the motto “by the youth, for the youth”.

Together with the Swiss Youth Parliament’s umbrella organisation (DSJ), we are founding a youth parliament consisting of young Swiss abroad. Together, we will develop an action plan for the Youth Parliament in the context of OSA’s “Vision 2036”.

The Youth Parliament’s goals will be:
– Improving youth political engagement from the “fifth Switzerland”
– Discussions, networking and information for young Swiss abroad
– Collaboration in the creation of youth offerings

In the seminar you will also find out how a “political” debate works. Together with the Dialog Foundation, you will take part in a debate workshop and, using a factual issue, learn how to acquire information to argue your point of view and how to recognize and accept differing opinions. You will then be able to apply this new knowledge and skills at the Congress of the Swiss Abroad.

If you would you like to be active internationally for young Swiss abroad, please register on our website at www.swisscommunity.ch

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Dear Members of the Swiss Society of Vancouver

In the name of the Board of Director’s, we would like to extend this invitation to all members for the Society’s 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

When: Monday, March 16 at 7 pm
Where: Edmonds Community Centre, 7433 Edmonds Street, Burnaby

Some refreshments will be served. Please find the minutes from the 2014 AGM attached to the email for your review.

We look forward to seeing you all in great numbers at the AGM!

With Spring just around the corner, we wish you a fun time reading the March / April edition of the Swiss Herald prepared by our editor Christina Lips. The Herald is now available on our website for download following this link.

January 28, 2015 at 7 pm

Location: Edmonds Community Center
7433, Edmonds Street, BURNABY, BC.
Underground parking entrance is off of Fulton Ave or Humphries Ave, take elevator to 2^nd floor.

See map: Map Edmonds Community Center Burnaby

 

We will review the year 2014 and propose activities for 2015/16.

Refreshments: Coffee, tea and Nussgipfels will be served.

We would appreciate if participants bring some sandwiches and your favorite cake or cookies for all to enjoy.

Note: we will have paper plates available.

Urs Boxler will present a visual show of his Gulf Island sailing trips and anchorage points.

 

Thank you for supporting your club,

Jacques Goldschmidt

Swiss Outdoors Club

We wish you all a Happy New Year! To start 2015 the January/February edition of the Swiss Herald prepared by our editor Christina Lips is now available on our website for download.

Please visit http://www.swiss-society.org/swiss-herald to download your copy, or click here

The “Waldweihnacht” is a fun and popular family event close to the year end to celebrate the Christmas season. The event is happening on14 December 2014 this year, for a detailed program and photos from last year’s events, follow this link here.

Please note that the mailing address of the Vancouver Swiss Society has changed. The new address to submit membership forms or other mail correspondence is the following:

 

Swiss Society of Vancouver
PO Box 32021 Walnut Grove
Langley, BC
V1M 2M3

Thank you very much to editor Christina Lips for the great work! If you would like to contribute to the next Herald with a story, announcement or article, please send an email to Christina at swissherald@swiss-society.org

Please visit http://www.swiss-society.org/swiss-herald to download your copy, or click here.

Jassen aus Freude am Spielen

Sunday, 2 November 2014

The Swiss Canadian Mountain Range Association and the Swiss Outdoors Club invite everyone to a Jass-Tournament

 Sunday, 2 November at the SCMRA Chalet in Coquitlam.

Sign-in is at 12:00pm and the games begin at 1:00pm sharp.

Donations for prices are welcome.

 Costs are first round Handjass $5 and second round Schieber $5.

Kitchen & Bar will be open at the Chalet and the dinner can be purchased for $12.-

Please make your reservation with Irma Bieri 604-738-8553 (mmueller1@shaw.ca) or Joe Morach 604-581-7065

 Help us to purchase the right amount of Food by making dinner reservation!