Consulate General Vancouver
Swissviews.ca is a publication of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver and has the goal to promote its activities in the Provinces of Alberta and in British Columbia, Canada and to provide general knowledge about Switzerland – in close collaboration with different project partners and sponsors.
Welcome Message from Mr. Walter Deplazes
Dear fellow citizens,
Upon arriving in Vancouver on May the 1st I had the pleasure of taking part in the 10th Presidents conference of Swiss Organizations in Western Canada in Victoria on May 6. What a great introduction that was.
My last assignment was at headquarters in Bern. Now I have the great pleasure and honour to serve you from the West Coast of this wonderful country, Canada.
I entered the Foreign Service in 1973 and have been posted in Portugal, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey, Sweden, Germany and the USA. My wife Siegrid has accompanied me all the way and is with me now in Vancouver.
The Consulate General in Vancouver is responsible for a jurisdiction which encompasses the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta as well as the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories. This is, of course, a huge surface. The sheer vastness of Canada in comparison with Switzerland is the main difference between the two countries. Otherwise, we Swiss and Canadians share many similar values. These common views make life and work in Canada both interesting and enjoyable.
Siegrid and I are looking forward to meeting you wherever you are.
Walter Deplazes
Consulate General of Switzerland
790 - 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, B.C.
V6C 3E1
Phone: 604-684 2231
Fax: 604-684 2806
e-mail: vertretung@van.rep.admin.ch
webpage: http://www.sciv.ca
Territorial jurisdiction: provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon and Northwest Territories