Biel/Bienne, Jura, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Canton Jura will leave the Dews (Western Switzerland Economic Development) group at the end of 2009 to join the two Basel cantons (Basel State, Basel City) for economic promotion. The canton, in a press release, expressed its disappointment at the results of its collaboration with Vaud, Valais and Neuchatel. Dews will in any event be undergoing a change, enlarging to cover the rest of French-speaking Switzerland, including Bern, Fribourg and Geneva before the end of 2009.
Tour de Romandie (image, topomap)
Vaud, Switzerland (Genevalunch) – Traffic will be disrupted in canton of Vaud 29 April and 1-3 May due by cyclists racing in the Tour de Romandie. Traffic will be stopped progressively as the cyclists advance on their course. The Vaud cantonal police ask that drivers respect traffic restrictions and rerouting by security services (see schedule below).
Prix de Lausanne 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Dance students ages 15 to 18 are being invited by the Leenaards Foundation and the Prix de Lausanne to compete for a scholarship that will cover an academic year of professional study at one of the major European dance schools which are partners of the Prix de Lausanne.
