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UCC eNewsletter – May 2013

Posted May 16th, 2013, in ,

In this issue:

New Ukrainian Canadian Senator Gives UCC Exclusive Interview  
UCC Shocked Over CMHR Content
UCC Continues Cross-Country Roadshow 
Historic Dauphin & Parklands UCC Branch Founded 
Alberta Tour  
Saskatchewan Tour 
Upcoming Events:

Banff Internment Pavilion Opening
The UCC AGM & Board Meeting   

Thanking Our Donors and Cooperate Sponsors  

 

New Ukrainian Canadian Senator Gives the UCC Exclusive Interview
 
On Tuesday April 30, UCC conducted


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Ukrainian Canadian Congress Congratulates Stephen Poloz on Appointment as Governor of the Bank of Canada

Posted May 14th, 2013, in , , ,

OTTAWA -MAY 15, 2013- The Ukrainian Canadian Congress congratulates Stephen Poloz on his nomination to be the next Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Mr. Poloz, a third generation Ukrainian Canadian from Oshawa, is set to take over from current Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney on June 3, 2013.
“The Ukrainian Canadian community congratulates


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Stronger Communities Through Stronger Organizations – Videos & Documents from Workshop

Posted May 11th, 2013, in , ,

Action Plan handoutsNon-Profit Governance Pre-WorkshopPresn Slide Handouts (v.F)Workshop-Agenda-V-1.1

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d__Xsrc1lAo

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0mFyY8tsk8

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-482c_mDQIk


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UCC URGES SUPPPORT FOR THE UWC MAY APPEAL

Posted May 8th, 2013, in , , , ,

UCC URGES COMMUNITY TO SUPPPORT THE UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS

Toronto -May 8, 2013-The Ukrainian Canadian Congress asks you to support to the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) during its annual May Campaign.
“The work of the World Congress is critical today more than ever,” state Paul Grod, UCC National President.  “I am very proud of the work being done


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UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS CELEBRATED AND RECOGNIZED IN ALBERTA

Posted May 3rd, 2013, in , , ,

May 2, 2013-OTTAWA- Ukrainian Canadian Congress National President Paul Grod presented Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals to 6 deserving community leaders in public ceremonies held in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta on April 19 and April 20, 2013,


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ARTICLE: Holodomor teaches us about ruthless, unchecked power [The Windsor Star]

Posted May 2nd, 2013, in , ,

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/04/25/in-its-80th-anniversary-year-holodomor-teaches-about-ruthless-unchecked-power/
It’s just one room and it was to have housed a prominent gallery to inform about one of the world’s greatest human rights tragedies, the Holodomor. Josef Stalin imposed that famine to starve Ukrainians into submission.
Millions died in 1932 and 1933 while Europe mutely, sometimes knowingly, consumed confiscated wheat.
The Holodomor, we are told, will be


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Alberta Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Award Winners

Posted May 2nd, 2013, in

Alberta Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Award Winners
 
Petro Dackiw
The UCC is pleased to award the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to Mr. Petro Dackiw. Mr. Dackiw has been a dedicated member of the Ukrainian Community in Alberta for many years and is a past recipient of the UCC –APC Hetman Award (2000).
A founding


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Where is Canada’s strategy to help Ukraine? [Winnipeg Free Press]

Posted May 1st, 2013, in , ,

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/where-is-canadas-strategy-to-help-ukraine-205352401.html
Since the tumultuous days of the Orange revolution, Ukraine has lost a lot of its newsworthy cachet. Aside from some isolated items about oligarchs or unseemly parliamentary practices (such as locking up the leader of the opposition), not a lot of attention has been paid to Ukraine’s evolving “strategic position.”
As one former senior political adviser


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Ukrainian Canadian Congress Marks Anniversary of Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster

Posted Apr 25th, 2013, in ,

Ottawa, Ontario-April 25, 2013 – On April 26, 2013, the world will commemorate the anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine.
In 1986, the Chornobyl nuclear disaster suddenly and drastically transformed the lives of thousands of people in Ukraine and Belarus. Even today, Ukraine continues to cope with the long-term health, economic and environmental consequences


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UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CONGRESS CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL MANITOBA ROADSHOW FIERY WINNIPEG TOWN HALL ASKS UCC TO STEP UP EFFORTS ON RIGHTS MUSEUM

Posted Apr 24th, 2013, in , ,

WINNIPEG- APRIL 23, 2013-Ukrainian Canadian Congress National President Paul Grod and Executive Director Taras Zalusky, successfully concluded the first leg of the UCC National roadshow with successful meetings in Winnipeg, Brandon and Dauphin April 5-7, 2013.
“We had a very successful visit in Manitoba and are encouraged by the vibrant and active community that we met


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June – September 2013

Jun 1
4th Annual Calgary Ukrainian Festival @ Acadia Recreation Complex
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