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Founded in 1941 According to Page 607 of “The Ukrainian Canadians: A History” by Michael Marunchak, 2nd edition, published by the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences (UVAN) in 1982: “First local branches of UCC were organized in Western Canada, Saskatoon, Regina, Vegreville (1940); Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver (1941).”

Heritage Days (Aug. 6and 7 1989)

Heritage Days (Hawrelak Park August 4 & 5, 1991)

Stepan Sumka holding award

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Pavilion Management Award

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Ukraine Pavilion

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Resources:

  1. “The Ukrainian Canadians: A History” by Michael Marunchak, 2nd edition,
  2. A History in Transition: Essays in the History of Ukrainians in Canada” [published by CIUS) also in 1982. Chapter 9 has the history of the UCC.
  3. Much of the history of UCC Edmonton from 1982 to 2017 is available in Ukrainian News, Published by Marco Levytsky Among the most notable achievements was the unveiling of the first Holodomor monument in the world in 1983 which was organized by UCC Edmonton under the leadership of Dr. Snihurowych. That was covered extensively in Ukrainian News. Digital copies of Ukrainian News from 1988 to 2017 are available at: https://archive.org/details/ukrainian_news?tab=collection