On February 7th, the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce invited members to the ‘European Technologies Meet West Coast Aesthetic’ event at the New Exchange Building – a $120 million heritage and office tower project in Downtown Vancouver. Over 20 SCCC members joined the entertaining event, guided by the leading Architects […]
When Swiss people abroad meet for a Fondue Night, you certainly need one thing: a lot of cheese. This year more than 80 people found their way to the Swiss Chalet in Coquitlam to celebrate the third annual Fondue Night of the Swiss Chamber and the Swiss Mountain Range. It’s […]
The Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce is looking back on a successful year full of interesting events. Thanks to their members and friends, the chamber was able to organize different social and business events and this article will look back on all the events of 2017. At the end we would […]
On November 29, the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce invited for their annual Pre-Christmas Reception and Silent Auction Event. More than 70 people followed the invitation and joined the chamber to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. It has become a tradition of the Swiss Canadian Chamber to invite […]
On October 17, the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce invited for a Swiss Crypto Valley Cocktail Reception. Over 90 attendees discovered that Switzerland is rapidly becoming one of the global leaders in Blockchain technologies and Crypto Currencies. The event was sold out. Here is a quick summary of the event. […]
Diction Ltd is a translation agency with offices in Switzerland and Canada and a member of the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Their services include editing, proofreading, translation, and copywriting in almost every language. We had the chance to talk with Patrick Fassbender, CEO of Diction, about the advantages of […]
Next Monday is the kickoff for the fourth Vancouver Startup Week (VSW). With about 3000 attendees this is going to be a great opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs, investors and organizations. We had the chance to talk to Vivian Chan, VSW Co-Chair, and Katty Wang, her Co-Chair, about the program […]
On October 7/8, the Swiss Canadian Mountain Range Association is celebrating their annual Schützenfest at their chalet. A great opportunity to meet other Swiss people and to participate in some shooting competitions. What is the highlight of the Schützenfest 2017? The highlight of the event will be the “Absenden” on […]
Everyone is talking about blockchain. Big banks such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan call it “a technology that can change everything, a game changer”. Blockchain can solve the question on how we organize humans, networks, and decision-making processes. But do you actually know what blockchain is? Blockchain, or distributed […]
The last week in May was fully marked by the Green event “Building Lasting Change” organized by the Canada Green Building Council. Delegations from all over the world found their way to Vancouver to talk about actionable solutions to reduce GHG emissions. In the same week, the Swiss Canadian Chamber of […]
Vancouver is one of the best coffee cities in the world – Vancouverites love their coffee shops as much as Londoner love their pubs. Our corporate member Quality Coffee Systems (QCS) entered the coffee business almost 20 years ago and today they have clients such as UBC, Costco or Whistler […]
When you enter the store Matterhorn Music you see instruments and little tools as far as the eye can see. Right in the middle, David Gsponer is focused on repairing an instrument. “There are not many people around here anymore who are repairing instruments.” We talked with our newest member […]