Media for Austrian, Germans, Swiss in Canada
Schwäbische Saitenkunst trifft kanadische Gitarrenlegende: Don Ross & Julie Malía live in Vancouver Gewinnen Sie 2 Freikarten für das Konzert am 29. November im Rogue Folk Club! Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, am Sonntag, dem 29. November 2026, steht eine Künstlerin aus unserer alten Heimat auf der Bühne der Mel Lehan Hall in Kitsilano. Julie Malía,
Westcoast German News | Elke Porter | Monday, October 12, 2026 Each spring, the global industrial sector heads to northern Germany. From April 5 to 8, 2027, Hannover Messe opens its gates for four days of technology, trade and deal-making. This year 110,000 visitors attended. The fair started in 1947 as a modest post-war export
Vancouver and Germany may sit nearly 8,000 kilometres apart, but the ties between them have never felt closer. From the busy docks of the Port of Vancouver to the research labs at UBC, and from new German investment dollars flowing into BC’s life sciences sector to the direct flights connecting the two regions, a quiet
As summer winds down, many German-speaking families across British Columbia are turning their attention to a question that comes up every September: how do we keep our children connected to the German language and culture once the regular school year begins? Fortunately, the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island offer a well-established network of community German
Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Vancouver’s summer football calendar just got a lot busier, and a lot more confusing. Between the Leagues Cup, the Canadian Championship, and CONCACAF’s other club competitions, Whitecaps FC fans could be forgiven for losing track of which trophy is which. Here’s a primer — and an update on how bad
A taste of Germany has officially arrived in Vancouver—and it’s creating a quiet buzz among those who know it best. For the first time, the beloved German soft drink “Spezi” is now available locally through a new family-run venture, Alpine Mix. Founded by brothers Fabian and Joel Lerner, alongside their father Joerg and cousin Timo,
Ein laues Frühlingsbeben an der Westküste Elke Porter | March 21, 2026 | Westcoast German News BC Place, Vancouver – March 21, 2026 The first day of spring arrived at BC Place with all the promise of a new season — but for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the evening ended in familiar frustration. Before 21,261 fans,
Elke Porter | Westcoast German News | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 The matchday experience has been reimagined through a concept known as The Last Mile, visualized here as a vibrant river of fans flowing along the False Creek seawall. This is not a static viewing area, but a dynamic, pedestrian-only spectator corridor designed to build
Foreign Languages: Homages to the Misunderstood Dal Schindel Gallery, Regent College | April 8 – May 30, 2026 The Dal Schindel Gallery at Regent College is proud to present Foreign Languages: Homages to the Misunderstood, a landmark exhibition by Vancouver-based artist Brigitte Potter-Mael. Running from April 8 to May 30, 2026, this retrospective draws together
A fresh and exciting initiative is taking shape in Metro Vancouver—one that brings together European cultural societies, creative communities, and business networks under one shared banner. It’s called EuroBC Scene, and if the energy in the room this week was any indication, this is only the beginning. The spark was lit during a recent gathering
Vancouver, BC – January 16, 2026 – As winter settles in back home, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are doing what has quietly become a January tradition: packing their bags and heading to Spain for a four-week preseason training camp in Marbella. It’s not a holiday—though the sunshine certainly helps—but a carefully designed reset for bodies, minds,
We are thrilled to welcome the world’s premier touring guitar festival, International Guitar Night 2026, as it returns to the Massey Theatre on Sunday, February 1, with an unforgettable lineup of four extraordinary Canadian guitarists. Experience an evening of world class guitar mastery, diverse musical traditions, and intimate storytelling with classical and flamenco guitarist Itamar Erez, jazz guitarist and vocalist Jocelyn Gould, harp