Welcome to the podcast "From the Alps to the Rockies". The broadcasts will feature speakers from Switzerland and Canada, who will discuss various aspects of collaboration from the Swiss Alps to the Canadian Rockies. Episodes will focus on immigration stories, innovation, diplomacy and scientific collaboration. The podcast is presented by the Swiss Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulates General in Montreal and Vancouver.
Pamela Farrell is the Executive Director and Founder of the charity GROW Community Food Literacy Centre in Niagara Falls. In this podcast episode, she will describe her journey from Switzerland to Ca…
Parli Svizzero?
Italian is one of Switzerland's four national languages. But Swiss Italian has its own characteristics and expressions that are unique, astonishing and often quite different from stand…
Découvrez Matteo Oppizzi, jeune et talentueux cycliste de catégorie U19. Il vous parle ici de son parcours, de sa passion pour le cyclocross et le vélo de montagne, ainsi que de son secret pour conci…
Do you prefer to drive your own car, ride your bike or are you an avid public transport user? Has your mode of transportation changed since the pandemic started?
In today’s episode, Sandra Phillips, f…
If you are an avid climber, skier or mountain enthusiast in Canada, you have probably followed in the footprints of the Swiss Mountain Guides! In today’s episode, Dr. Ilona Shulman Spaar will take us…
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…
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 en…
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…
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 peintu…
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 Swit…
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…
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 t…
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 imp…
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…
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 G…
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 inv…
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 ple…
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 husban…
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 Natio…
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 f…