Vancouver, July 31, 2022 – Today, in spite of record-breaking heat, around 40 people showed up at the Lennox Pub at 8:30 am on Sunday to watch the Women’s Final Match between Germany and England in the official “EnglandHouse”. As a representative of Westcoast German News and a lone fan of the German team, it…
Vancouver, July 28th, 2022 – Messages from Artist Claudia Wiebe Silk Purse Art Centre: Please mark your calendars: I am excited to announce that I will be participating in a month-long exhibition at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver – from July 27 to August 21. The theme of the exhibition is \”Broadening…
July 26, 2022 – The 2022 UEFA European Women’s Football Championship, referred to as UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, is the international soccer championship organised by UEFA for the women’s national teams of Europe. The tournament is hosted by England and was originally scheduled to take place from 7 July to 1 August, 2021. However, following…
Vancouver, July 25, 2022 – Yesterday, July 24, was the final opportunity to enjoy a meal at the Vancouver Alpen Club. Like many people, we received the following message from the Vancouver Alpen Club Team: The Vancouver Alpen Club has been around since 1935. In 1985 they celebrated their 50th Anniversary. In their 50th Anniversary…
June 11, 2022 The Alpen Club has been a mainstay of German-speaking Communities since 1935. They started with a traditional Schuhplattler Group “Deutscher Alpenverein” and held events at various venues throughout Vancouver. The women formed a “Frauengruppe” (Women’s Auxillary Group) and the club shared information with members through an official newsletter “das Grüne Blatt”. The…
Vancouver Convention Centre Friday, May 20, 2022: The International Festival Tasting Event is one of the favourite activities of the Vancouver International Wine Festival and Friday night was the night to be there. The event was sold out and people seemed excited to attend. The last time the Wine Festival was held in-person was 2019….
Left to right: Mary Priebe, Klause Priebe, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg in Bridgetown, Dagmar Unger, new member of the GCBA and Consul General Dr. Klaus Schmidt Food was provided by Kozak Ukranian Restaurant. Maxim Gotsutsov & Dmitry Bogouslavsky (middle photo) are the co-owners of Leicht Kitchens. The German beer and German wine was donated by…
Surrey Hazelmere Golf Course – April 23, 2022 – The Surrey German Language School held an amazing party on Saturday, April 23 to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. The Venue had plenty of indoor and outdoor space, enough to allow room for 13 tables, two rows of generous gifts for the silent auction, a photo booth,…
Calgary – March 29, 2022 – Hubertus Liebrecht, the Honorary Consul for Alberta and Northwest Territories, has enjoyed a long career as Founder/Owner of the Hubertus Liebrecht Lawfirm, former president of ProCanada Consulting (immunigration solutions) and former Vice-Dean for the Calgary Consular Corps. He is also a lawyer who is licensed in both Germany and…
March 16th I received an invitation to attend the belated New Year\’s Reception at the SAP office in downtown Vancouver. The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Klaus Otto Schmidt, and the President & CEO of the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Yvonne Denz, cordially invited me to a reception…
Available in German and English GERMAN LANGUAGE PRESS RELEASE (english below) Vancouver, BC; Wiesbaden in Hessen ist 4990 Meilen von Vancouver entfernt. Beatrice Schreiber ließ ein Stück ihres Herzens zurück, als sie 1995 mit ihrem Mann und ihrer Tochter nach Deep Cove zog. Ihre Brüder und deren Familien leben immer noch dort, und ihre Eltern…
As some of you might know, I was introduced to the Surrey German School in 1976, when I started Kindergarten there. My older brother Christian and I were enrolled in the same class, in the “Deutsch als Muttersprache” department (German as a mother-tongue) and we both attended classes every Saturday morning for 9 years. We…
