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Artificial ice rinks start the winter season

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 3, 2024

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City of Bern | October 3, 2024

Because the Ka-We-De is being renovated, only the Weyermannhaus artificial ice rink and the PostFinance Arena are open in winter. They start their season on Saturday or at the end of October and have to plan well due to the bottlenecks.

In Bern, the opportunities for “Schlööfle” are limited in the next two seasons. Photo: Keystone

In Bern, the Weyermannhaus artificial ice rink starts its winter season next Saturday. The PostFinance Arena will be open from October 26th, as the city of Bern announced on Wednesday. For the next two winter seasons, only these two artificial ice rinks will be available to the public. The Ka-We-De is being renovated and is expected to reopen at the start of the 2026/2027 ice season.

An occupancy plan was drawn up for the available ice surfaces. The city announced that this should ensure the clubs’ games and training operations and at the same time ensure a maximum of free ice skating and hockey games for the public. In the Weyermannshaus, both ice rinks will be iced at the same time for the first time at the start of the season. Previously this was done in stages.

October 3, 2024 0 comments

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Bern team winless – Platform J

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 28, 2024

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National League | 28. September 2024

Bern, Langnau and Biel do not have a good Friday evening. None of the three Bern teams won in this round. The home team wins four out of five games. The facts about Friday’s round.

Lausanne beats the Bernese at home in extra time.Fotos: Keystone

The Mutzen simply cannot win away from home against Lausanne: Lausanne celebrated its tenth win in its last eleven home games against Bern. Damien Riat turned 0-1 (11th) into 2-1 (16th) with two goals within 149 seconds. The 1-1 was the first power play goal for the Vaudois team in the current championship. Waltteri Merelä saved the Bernese team by scoring 2-2 (55′) in extra time. Thanks to a goal from Janne Kuokkanen (63rd), the LHC still celebrated in the end. While Lausanne returned to success after two defeats, Bern lost for the fourth time in a row.

ZSC wins thanks to Rohrer

As expected, the ZSC Lions set the tone in the home game against the SCL Tigers, which underlines the shot ratio of 42:21. However, they sinned in the end and Langnau keeper Stéphane Charlin was in top form. Only Vinzenz Rohrer had to admit defeat; the 20-year-old Austrian was successful in the 31st minute after a wonderful solo. For the Lions, goalkeeper Robin Zumbühl had his first shutout in the National League. Although ZSC still has to wait for its first power play goal of the season, it defeated Emmental for the eighth time in a row.

There was only one goal in the game between the Tigers and ZSC.

Ambri is working overtime again

If Ambri-Piotta plays, an extension is, so to speak, inevitable. The Leventiners played overtime for the fourth time in the fifth game of the season and won for the second time. The decisive goal to make it 2-1 in front of the home crowd against Biel was scored after 46 seconds of overtime by Finnish defender Jesse Virtanen, who scored for the third time in the current championship. Ambri won for the third time in a row. Last season, the North Ticino team lost all three home games against Biel.

Kloten continues to surprise

Kloten, second in the table, started the season with few laurels, which makes the results so far all the more surprising. The Zurich Unterländer achieved their fourth victory with a 5-2 win against Fribourg-Gottéron in the fifth game; their only defeat was in a penalty shootout (in Ambri). Against Friborg they scored the first two goals to make it 2-0 in the power play, and after 33 minutes the hosts led 4-0. Miro Aaltonen stood out as a double goalscorer. Friborg suffered its fourth defeat in a row.

Ajoie still winless

Ajoie signed three top Finnish strikers this season, Oulve Palve, Jerry Turkulainen and Julius Nättinen, in order to finally move away from the bottom of the table in the fourth season after promotion. So far there remains hope. The Jurassians suffered their fifth defeat in the current championship with the 1:3 against Zug in the fifth game, the goal difference is 8:23. In their first away game of the season, Zug led 3-0 after 22 minutes thanks to goals from Sven Leuenberger (3rd), Lino Martschini (14th) and Elia Riva and left nothing to be desired. Ajoie also left the ice as a loser in the seventh home game against EVZ since promotion.

Match telegram ZSC Lions – SCL Tigers

ZSC Lions – SCL Tigers: 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Ort: Swiss Life Arena, Zurich – 10,333 fans. – SR Kaukokari (Finland)/Piechaczek (Germany), Fuchs/Huguet.

Tor: 31. Rohrer 1:0.

ZSC Lions: Zumbühl; Weber, Kukan; Lehtonen, Geering; Trutmann, Marti; Kinnunen; Froden, Malgin, Balcers; Rohrer, Grant, Zehnder; Chris Baltisberger, Lammikko, Sigrist; Riedi, Baechler, Henry; Count.

SCL Tigers: Charlie; Guggenheim, Riikola; Saarijärvi, Phil Baltisberger; Cadonau, Zanetti; Paschoud; Berger, Malone, Pesonen; Julian Schmutz, Flavio Schmutz, Saarela; Fahrni, Felcman, Allenspach; Rohrbach, Salzgeber, Lapinskis; Ross.

Punish: 1 x 2 minutes against ZSC Lions, 3 x 2 minutes against SCL Tigers.

Postfinance top scorer: Malgin; Saarijärvi

Remarks: ZSC Lions without Andrighetto, Hollenstein (both injured) and Hrubec (supernumerary foreigner), SCL Tigers without Mäenalanen (injured). SCL Tigers from 58:36 without a goalkeeper.

Match telegram Lausanne – Bern

Lausanne HC – SC Bern: 3:2 (2:1, 0:0, 0:1, 1:0) n. V.

Ort: Vaudoise arena, Prilly – 8701 fans. – SR Tscherrig/Eriksson (Sweden), Steenstra (Canada)/Stalder.

Tore: 11. Baumgartner (Vermin, Scherwey) 0:1. 13. Riat (Oksanen, Suomela/Powerplaytor) 1:1. 16. Riat (Finland, Oksanen) 2:1. 55. Merelä (Ejdsell, Loeffel/Powerplaytor) 2:2. 63. Kuokkanen (Rochette, Sklenicka/Powerplaytor) 3:2.

Lausanne HC: pasche; Glauser, Bayreuther; Heldner, Frick; Sklenicka, Marti; Vouardoux, fiddler; Riat, Suomela, Oksanen; Bozon, hunter, fox; Hügli, Kuokkanen, Rochette; Holdener, Bougro, Genazzi.

SC Bern: Reideborn; Untersander, Nemeth; Loeffel, Lindholm; Vermin, Kindschi; Füllmann; Lehmann, Baumgartner, Scherwey; Merelä, Czarnik, Ejdsell; Sablatnig, Bader, Marchon; Graf, Ritzmann, Simon Moser; Sign.

Punish: 4 x 2 minutes against Lausanne, 6 x 2 minutes against Bern.

Postfinance top scorer: Rochette; Lehmann.

Remarks: Lausanne without Pajuniemi, Pilut, Prassl and Raffl (all injured), Bern without Kahun and Kreis (both injured).

Match telegram Ambri-Piotta – Biel

HC Ambri-Piotta – EHC Biel: 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) n. V.

Ort: Gottardo Arena, Fifth – 6352 Fans. – SR Hürlimann/Staudenmann, Duc/Francey.

Tore: 7. Landry 1-0. 29. Rajala (Kneubuehler) 1:1. 61. (60:46) Virtanen (Landry, Kubalik) 2:1.

HC Ambri-Piotta: Senn; Heed, Curran; Virtanen, Zgraggen; Wüthrich, Zaccheo Dotti; Terraneo; Bürgler, Heim, Pestoni; Ang, De Luca, Lilja; Zwerger, Landry, Kubalik; Grassi, Miles Müller, Brüschweiler; Douay.

EHC Biel: Säteri; Stampfli, Lööv; Burren, Yakovenko; Grossmann, Christe; Kneubuehler, Andersson, Rajala; Hofer, Haas, Heponiemi; Tanner, Bärtschi, Nicolas Müller; Bachofner, Christians, Schläpfer; Derungs.

Punish: 2 x 2 minutes against Ambri-Piotta, 4 x 2 minutes against Biel.

Postfinance top scorer: Virtanen; Yakovenko.

Remarks: Ambri-Piotta without Isacco Dotti, Kostner, Maillet, Pezzullo (all injured) and Juvonen (surplus foreigner), Biel without Cunti, Delémont and Zryd (all injured).

Match telegram HC Ajoie – EV Zug

HC Ajoie – EV Zug: 1:3 (0:2, 1:1, 0:0)

Ort: Raiffeisen Arena, Pruntrut – 4003 fans. – SR Hebeisen/Dipietro, Urfer/Gnemmi.

Tore: 3. Leuenberger 0:1. 14. Martschini (Herzog) 0:2. 22. Riva 0:3. 24. Devos (Turkulainen, Nättinen/Powerplaytor) 1:3.

HC Ajoie: Patenaude; Nussbaumer, Fey; Scheidegger, Brennan; Pilet, Fischer; Thiry; Sopa, Palve, Pedretti; Turkulainen, Romanenghi, Nättinen; Robin, Devos, Veckaktins; Garessus, Rundqvist, Bozon; Pouilly.

EV train: Wolf; Bengtsson, Geisser; Hansson, Carlsson; Smurf, Riva; Balestra, Muggli; Simion, Kovar, Hofmann; Martschini, Olofsson, Duke; Biasca, Senteler, Künzle; Wingerli, Leuenberger, Eggenberger.

Punish: 3 x 2 minutes against Ajoie, 2 x 2 minutes against Zug.

Postfinance top scorer: Brennan; It drives away.

Remarks: Ajoie without Frossard, Hazen, Maurer, dirt (all injured) and Ciaccio (sick), Zug without Genoni (injured) and Vozenilek (surplus foreigner). Ajoie from 59:47 without a goalkeeper.

Matchtelegramm Kloten – Fribourg-Gottéron

EHC Kloten – HC Fribourg-Gottéron: 5:2 (1:0, 3:1, 1:1)

Ort: Swiss Arena, Kloten – 4371 Fans. – SR Borga/Stricker, Gurtner/Humair.

Tore: 13. Aaltonen (Ojamäki, Niku/Powerplaytor) 1:0. 25. Diem (Niku/Powerplaytor) 2:0. 27. Aaltonen (Smirnovs, Profico) 3:0. 33. Joel Marchon (Diem) 4:0. 39. DiDomenico (De la Rose, Bertschy) 4:1. 57. Sörensen (DiDomenico, Gunderson) 4:2 (without goalkeeper). 60. (59:44) Meier (Steve Kellenberger) 5:2 (into the empty goal).

EHC Kloten: Waeber; Niku, Profico; Gregoire, Wolf; Sidler, Steve Kellenberger; Steiner; Simic, Aaltonen, Audette; Ojamäki, Morley, Ramel; Meier, Schäppi, Meyer; Weibel, Diem, Joel Marchon; Smirnovs.

HC Fribourg-Gottéron: Rüegger; Rathgeb, Jecker; Gunderson, Streule; Diaz, Borgman; rope maker; Dorthe, Schmid, Mottet; Sorensen, Wallmark, Nathan Marchon; Sprunger, Walser, Gerber; Bertschy, De la Rose, DiDomenico; Naf.

Punish: 3 x 2 minutes against Kloten, 1 x 2 plus 5 minutes (Seiler) plus playing time (Seiler) against Fribourg-Gottéron.

Postfinance top scorer: Niku; Sorensen.

Remarks: Fribourg-Gottéron from 56:04 to 56:53 and 57:02 to 59:44 without a goalkeeper.

National League

Rank Team Games S U+ U- N Goals Points
1. ZSC Lions 5 2 3 0 0 14:8 12
2. EHC Kloten 5 2 2 1 0 15:9 11
3.
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
4
2
2
0
0
15:8
10
4. EV train 4 3 0 0 1 14:8 9
5.
HC Lugano
4
3
0
0
1
16:11
9
6. HC Ambri-Piotta 5 1 2 2 0 15:14 9
7. Lausanne HC 5 2 1 0 2 14:13 8
8.
SC Bern
5
1
0
3
1
12:15
6
9.
SCL Tigers
5
2
0
0
3
14:12
6
10. EHC Biel 5 1 1 1 2 11:11 6
11. HC Fribourg-Gottéron 5 1 0 2 2 11:15 5
12.
HC Davos
4
0
1
1
2
7:16
3
13. Genève-Servette HC 3 0 0 2 1 4:7 2
14.
HC Ajoie
5
0
0
0
5
8:23
0

September 28, 2024 0 comments

Business

New constellation of the school commission – Platform J

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 27, 2024

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Wimmis | 27. September 2024

Pupils from the communities of Reutigen and Zwieselberg have been attending the high school in Wimmis for a long time. After the two communities merged at the beginning of this year, a new contract for school cooperation has now been approved. The local council also discussed various projects and their loans and follow-up loans.

The community of Wimmis (seen here at the bottom of the picture) has renovations and replacements in the pipeline that require loans. Photo: Keystone

At its meeting on September 19th, the Wimmis municipal council decided on some of the municipality’s current issues, as it wrote in a communiqué on Thursday. In it, the community informs about a new cooperation agreement, which became necessary because the communities of Reutigen and Zwieselberg merged at the beginning of this year. For many decades, students from both communities have been going to school in the Wimmis high school center. At first only the secondary school students, since summer 2015 also the secondary school students. Co-determination for the Reutigen community is ensured with two representatives on the school commission. Therefore, the Commission now has a new composition.

Renewal of the outdated auditorium technology

The stage technology of the Aula Chrümig was also a current topic. The technical equipment in the Chrümig auditorium, which dates back to the 1960s, is to be renovated for 165,000 francs. The project includes the replacement of all stage technology as well as new LED hall lighting. If the community meeting approves the loan this December, the work will be carried out in summer 2025. It is at least doubtful whether the new facility will continue to serve for more than 60 years.

Expansion around the Chrümig multi-purpose building

The local council also dealt with an expansion project in the community. Wenger Fenster AG is planning an expansion at the Wimmis location and is dependent on additional space for goods handling and parking spaces. These are to be realized around the Chrümig multi-purpose building. Since the building and the land belong to the municipality, the project is to be financed by the municipality to the tune of 250,000 francs. A corresponding loan will be requested from the community meeting in December 2025. The counter-financing takes place via a long-term rental to Wenger Fenster AG.

Money for new water pipes

The community is renewing a service and a road at the same time. The water pipe in the rear part of Lochmattestrasse is scheduled to be replaced next year. For this purpose, a loan of 150,000 francs will be requested from the community assembly. A further 180,000 francs will be requested from the municipal assembly for the road renovation that is taking place at the same time. The project therefore costs a total of 330,000 francs.

More money needed for construction work

Finally, the local council discussed a required additional loan. In connection with the new construction of the Walo AG factory site, the water pipe in Alte Staatsstrasse was replaced. The local council has approved a commitment loan of 60,000 francs for this purpose. The construction work turned out to be more difficult than expected, which is why an additional loan of almost 20,000 francs was necessary, concludes the statement from the municipality of Wimmis.

September 27, 2024 0 comments

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Bern municipal council open to seven instead of five seats

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 25, 2024

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City of Bern | 25 September 2024

The Bern municipal council is open to expanding the city government from five to seven seats. This is made clear in its response to an urgent inter-party motion.

The Bern municipal council currently consists of five members. In the future, there could be seven again.Photo: Keystone

In his view, there is no single correct size for a government, according to the answer published on Tuesday. Various aspects must be weighed up. The local council does not want to close itself off to the debate and is looking forward to the discussion in the city council.

The debate is scheduled for October 17. If Parliament declares the proposal to be significant, the municipal council will quickly begin work on revising the municipal regulations. The people will have the final say.

The proposal comes from the SP/Juso, GB/JA, AL/PdA, Green Free List and SVP factions. The city is growing, they say. With seven municipal council members, the organization of the departments can be optimized. The workload can also be distributed better.

The Bern municipal council has consisted of five members for 20 years. Previously, there were seven.

In its response to the motion, the municipal council points out that the number of government members varies in other cities. In Zurich there are nine, in Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Winterthur and Lugano there are seven each. In Lucerne, St. Gallen and Biel there are five.

For purely efficiency and organizational reasons, the local council sees no compelling reason to increase the number of seats. Of course, there are other aspects as well.

September 25, 2024 0 comments

Sport

YB narrowly beats Vevey-Sports – Platform J

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 14, 2024

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Super league teams remain unscathed in the cup | September 14, 2024

The Young Boys went into the break in Vevey with a two-goal lead. They conceded two goals and ended the game with a 3-2 victory.

Cedric Itten (front) scored the second goal for the Young Boys on Saturday.Photo: Keystone

The Super League clubs have so far remained unscathed in the second round of the Swiss Cup. Winterthur saved itself in the penalty shootout in Wil, the Young Boys were almost punished for slacking off in Vevey, and St. Gallen had some trouble in Ticino.

Matteo Di Giusto gave FC Winterthur an early lead against the St. Gallen underdog from the Challenge League, but Simone Rapp equalized for the hosts after an hour, and Aaron Appiah scored to make it 2-1 for Wil in the 104th minute when Winterthur goalie Stefanos Kapino and defender Granit Lekaj got in each other’s way during a defensive move. It was not until the 117th minute that Remo Arnold saved the visitors and sent them to the penalty shootout. In this, Kapino saved attempts by Jason Parente and Ruben Dantas, while all Winterthur players scored.

The Young Boys took the lead after half an hour against Promotion League opponents Vevey-Sports with a double strike by Alan Virginius and Cedric Itten, but then took things a little too easy, probably with an eye on the Champions League away game at Aston Villa on Tuesday, so that the hosts were able to equalize in the second half with a double goal by Ilyas Chaïbi (53rd/74th minute). It was only the 3:2 by Darian Males in the 82nd minute that finally decided the game in favor of the upper class team.

St. Gallen is sweating in Ticino

Almost an hour had been played on Lake Lugano when Christian Witzig scored St. Gallen’s first lead. Before that, the ambitious Promotion League club Paradiso had made the Eastern Swiss team sweat. Evan Rossier, who had come from Lausanne, needed just five minutes to put the underdogs in the lead, and after 20 minutes Albert Vallci equalized with St. Gallen’s first chance.

Both before and after the 2-1, goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi, who was somewhat surprisingly chosen over St. Gallen’s usual cup goalie Lukas Watkowiak, had to intervene decisively. In the end, however, the Eastern Swiss team avoided a disgrace like last year in Delémont. Three minutes before the end, substitute Kevin Csoboth made the decision.

FCZ, Lugano and Lausanne also exist

Like Young Boys and St. Gallen, and the day before Grasshoppers, Sion and Yverdon, FC Zurich, Lugano and Lausanne-Sport also held their own against lower-class opponents. Zurich won 3-0 against second division team Le Communal Sport Le Locle. Lugano, who have recently reached the cup final three times in a row, beat last year’s Yverdon conquerors Rapperswil-Jona from the Promotion League 3-1, while Lausanne-Sport beat second division team Aemme from Bern 4-0.

Ifeanyi Mathew, Antonio Marchesano and Umeh Emmanuel scored for FCZ in the second half, Milton Valenzuela, Daniel dos Santos and Mattia Bottani for Lugano, before Merlin Hadzi scored the consolation goal for Rapperswil-Jona. Teddy Okou and Karim Sow each scored twice for Lausanne-Sport.

Lausanne-Ouchy still in the doldrums

The biggest surprise of the second round so far is the elimination of Stade Lausanne-Ouchy. After a disappointing start to the championship, the Challenge League relegated team also failed to find their way in the cup. The Vaudois team lost 0:1 to first division side Langenthal. The only goal for the Bernese team was scored by former Grasshopper Amel Rustemoski in the second minute.

The round of 32

Play on Friday

FC Thun Bernese Oberland (ChL) – Grasshopper Club Zurich (SL), 0:2 (0:1)

SC Emmen (2. Int.) – Yverdon Sport FC (SL), 1:2 (1:2)

SC YF Juventus (1.) – FC Sion (SL), 0:2 (0:1)

FC Monthey (1.) – Etoile Carouge FC (ChL), 0:2 (0:2)

FC Besa 1 (2nd) – FC Biel-Bienne 1896 (PL)1:6 (0:2)

On Saturday,

FC Luzern (1.) – FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (ChL) 1:0 (1:0)

FC Paradiso (PL) – FC St.Gallen 1879 (SL) 1:3 (1:1)

FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL) – FC Lugano (SL) 1:3 (0:0)

FC Aemme (2.) – FC Lausanne-Sport (SL) 0:4 (0:1)

Vevey-Sports (PL) – BSC Young Boys (SL)  2:4 (0:2)

FC Wil 1900 (ChL) – FC Winterthur (SL), 6 p.m.

FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2.) – FC Zurich (SL) 0:3 (0:0)

Play on Sunday

FC Schaffhausen (ChL) – Servette FC (SL), 2.30 p.m.

FC Gambarogno-Contone (2nd Int.) – AC Bellinzona (ChL), 4pm

FC Aarau (ChL) – FC Luzern (SL), 4 p.m.

FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL) – FC Basel 1893 (SL), 4.30 p.m.

September 14, 2024 0 comments

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Environmental responsibility initiative is rejected – Platform J

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 10, 2024

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Council of States in brief | 9 September 2024

No counter-proposal, no alternative. Parliament is proposing to the people that the Environmental Responsibility Initiative be rejected. Further decisions by the Council of States will be made shortly.

With two abstentions, Parliament recommends that the people reject the Environmental Responsibility Initiative.Photo: Keystone

The Federal Councils reject the environmental responsibility initiative of the Alliance for Environmental Responsibility. Following the National Council, the Council of States has also decided to recommend that the people and the cantons vote no to the referendum.

In the decisive vote on Monday, the small chamber voted 34 to 9 with one abstention in favor of joining the National Council. In June, the National Council had decided by 129 votes to 60 with two abstentions to recommend that the people vote no.

Motions from two minorities in the preparatory Council of States committee failed. One minority proposed that the people should be advised, together with the National Council, to vote yes to the initiative. A second minority wanted to present the people with a direct counter-proposal.

With its initiative, the Alliance for Environmental Responsibility aims to create a Swiss economy that only consumes enough resources to preserve the natural foundations of life. The Federal Constitution should be amended accordingly.

Parliament curtails association complaint rights in housing projects

In future, associations will no longer be allowed to file complaints against smaller housing projects in the development area. The Council of States has clearly said yes to a controversial curtailment of the association’s right to complain. However, details are still disputed.

In the eyes of the majority of the Environmental and Spatial Planning Commission, this represents a moderate restriction of the right to appeal. It has thus been decided that association complaints under the Nature and Heritage Protection Act are in principle no longer possible for residential construction projects if the floor area is less than 400 square meters and the project is located in a building zone.

Parliament wants legal basis for pest control

Invasive pests such as the Asian hornet and the spotted wing drosophila should be better controlled in Switzerland. Parliament is calling on the Federal Council to amend the Chemicals Risk Reduction Ordinance (ChemRRV) and, if necessary, other ordinances.

On Monday, the Council of States passed a motion adapted by the National Council without opposition. The original text by Council of States member Peter Hegglin (Die Mitte/ZG) went further. He had called for “effective treatment methods to be approved immediately throughout Switzerland.”

September 10, 2024 0 comments

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