From the Alps to the Rockies

In today’s episode, hear from tourism expert Pascal Prinz what Canadian travelers are looking for when they go to Switzerland and how you can discover the country by way of “Swisstainable Travel” now that pandemic-related travel restrictions have been lifted. Please note that the travel requirements mentioned in the podcast can change, so we urge you to consult the most up-to-date entry requiremen...

Science and Adventures in Canada’s North Our new podcast episode with Dr. Martin Raillard, the Scientific Director for the Arctic at Parks Canada, presents fascinating adventure stories, a dramatic encounter with a muskox and lessons for successful research in the Canadian Arctic.  The conversation with the Swiss scientist delineates his fascination with Canada’s North and puts a spotlight on tren...

For the next 20 minutes, listen to the story of Nathalie Richard, one of the most successful Canadian rally competitors in history! Inducted to the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame, Nathalie Richard has had an amazing career. Discover her exceptional path and follow her into her passion!

Au cours des 20 prochaines minutes, vous entendrez le fabuleux récit de Virginie Egger, illustratrice suisse au Canada !  Avec sa technique unique de collage de photos découpées fusionnées à la peinture et à l'encre, Virginie Egger, illustratrice de renom fascinée par la diversité humaine, a fait sa place au Canada. A travers ses dessin, elle exprime la multiplicité des cultures, des formes e...

As part of their Double Master’s Degree at Carleton University in Ottawa and the University of Lucerne in Switzerland, Arta Tahiraj and Sukhi Dhaliwal spent several months living and studying in Switzerland in 2019. During the next 25 minutes, they will talk about their first impression of Switzerland, snowshoeing in the Swiss mountains and what the Canadians can learn from the Swiss people! 

Allegra! Bun di! Viva! What do you know about Switzerland's 4th national language, Romansh? This month, it has been 83 years since Romansh has been recognized as an official language in Switzerland. We take this anniversary as an opportunity to talk (about) Romansh and to learn a few words along the way. Here to help us is native Romansh speaker Fabia Leoni. 

Our new podcast episode with Michael Zaugg, the Swiss conductor and artistic director of the professional choir Pro Coro Canada in Edmonton, presents a captivating artistic journey from Switzerland to Scandinavia and Canada. The renowned and innovative maestro also compares choir traditions in Switzerland and Canada, discusses current trends in staging concerts and sheds light on the specific meas...

From Filles du Roi to Artificial Intelligence Today’s podcast will feature Prof. Vincent Mooser, a Swiss pioneer in using genomics-based tools and datasets to develop new target-based therapies to improve human health. His fascinating work at McGill University links historical settlers in French Canada, such as the Filles du Roi, and their rare disease heritage with Montreal’s cutting-edge Artific...

Swiss Abroad, Johann Roduit, wears many hats - he is an entrepreneur, innovator and organizer of TEDxAbbotsford. We talked with him about what brought him to Canada, the impact of the global pandemic on his work, the Swiss speaker at TEDxAbbotsford and his plans for the coming year. 

The Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal talked to Swiss-Canadian photographer Thomas Guignard about his exhibition at the Goethe Institut Toronto. He takes over the Goethe Media Space to investigate questions about reading hubs and architectural spaces.

Le consulat général de Suisse à Montréal s'est entretenu avec le photographe canado-suisse Thomas Guignard au sujet de son exposition au Goethe-Institut de Toronto. Il reprend la salle de presse du Goethe pour explorer les questions relatives aux centres de lecture et aux espaces architecturaux.

It is the first Swiss feature film that made it onto Netflix: "The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch" by Swiss author Thomas Meyer.  The Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver had the absolute pleasure to talk to Thomas Meyer in an online film discussion. 

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Podcast “From the Alps to the Rockies”. Today we talk to Swiss Abroad Chantal Achermann who owns the Rogers Paradise Lodge in Northern BC together with her husband Roger. She told us about her search for the perfect lodge, her first winter in the north and her new neighbours - the wolves and bears.

Today, two preeminent researchers discuss Swiss and Canadian responses to COVID-19 and future challenges. The experts are: Professor Marcel Tanner, member of the Advisory Board of Switzerland’s National Covid-19 Science Task Force and President of the Swiss Academy of Sciences and former Director of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel. He is joined by Professor Peter Jüni, rece...

Today`s broadcast will present Swiss-Canadian polar research activities and collaborations in the Arctic. It features two outstanding scientists with Prof. Stephan Gruber, the Canada Research Chair for Climate Impacts/Adaptation in Northern Canada at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University in Ottawa and Prof. Koni Steffen, who is the director of the Swiss Federal...

In this very first episode, Elizabeth Semmelhack tells us about the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, from its origin by compatriot Sonja Bata to today’s role in society.

Welcome to the podcast 'From the Alps to the Rockies', a new podcast hosted by the Swiss Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulates General in Montreal and Vancouver. Join us in July for our first episode. The broadcasts will feature speakers from Switzerland and Canada, who will discuss various aspects of collaboration from the Swiss Alps to the Canadian Rockies.  More updates will follow on...