Spring Postillion and Kinder & Jugendseiten
The new 2022 Spring Postillion is now available online! Kinder & Jugendseiten: In the 2022 Spring Postillion on page 26 of the print version and on page 28 of the online version, there is a list of around 20 words that have been almost forgotten in the German language. Were…
Archives at the University of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg German-Canadian Studies program is in the initial phase of setting up an archive of German-Canadian personal documents, diaries, letters, and photographs. They are asking anyone with stories of immigration, and first impressions of Canada from German-Canadians to be submitted! More information here.
SGC Special Volunteer Awards
Every year SGC recognizes volunteers that have been generous with their time, effort, and talents to promote German culture in the province. The SGC Special Volunteer Awards have been presented to outstanding volunteers in Saskatchewan’s German-Canadian community since 2000. The Council’s member organizations can submit an application for a special…
Seeking board nominations!
The Saskatchewan German Council (SGC) is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors to fill three director positions at the Annual General Meeting on June 19, 2022. If you are interested in keeping the German culture flourishing in Saskatchewan, consider a nomination. As an umbrella organization to over 30 member…
German Culture Online
Saskatchewan German Council is on YouTube! Celebrate German culture online with recipes of Käsespätzle (German Cheese Spätzle), Grießnockerlsuppe (Semolina Dumpling Soup), cultural crafts for kids, German-English story time, a walk through Berlin, and much more. Check out SGC’s YouTube channel.
Shaping Tomorrow, Now: The DW Global Media Forum 2022
On June 20 and 21, 2022, the next DW Global Media Forum will explore opportunities to foster resilient journalism in times of crisis and capacitate civil societies for the future. More information here.
Miniseries on Netflix: The Billion Dollar Code
Netflix has a new miniseries out, called The Billion Dollar Code. Its based on a true story that tells of how two German developers sued Google for patent infringement, arguing that Google Earth blatantly appropriated their own Terravision program from the 1990s. The show makes the case into an enthralling,…
Europe’s First Quantum Computer with more than 5,000 Qubits Launched at Jülich
A quantum computer with more than 5,000 qubits has gone into operation at Forschungszentrum Jülich. The project is a cooperation between the Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC) and the Canadian hardware manufacturer D-Wave Systems, one of the leading providers of quantum computer systems based in Burnaby, British Columbia. The new system…
Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2022
Register for the 8th Berlin Energy Transitiona Dialogue on March 29 to 30!The annual international forum where the world’s energy leaders meet. “Since 2015 the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue has become the leading international forum for high-level policymakers, industry, science and civil society to exchange ideas for a safe, affordable…
International Mother Language Day
Every year International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21st “to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism”. Did you know that there are over 40 language schools in Saskatchewan, offering 30 different languages and that 4 of those schools offer German? SGC offers a…