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Holodomor

ANNUAL HOLODOMOR COMMEMORATION TAKES PLACE AT WINNIPEG CITY HALL

The Holodomor took place in Ukraine in 1932-33 and was one of the most heinous crimes in the history of mankind. This tragedy was the result of a deliberate political strategy masterminded by Stalin and his totalitarian communist regime to destroy the Ukrainian peasantry and was part of a plan to destroy Ukrainian national resistance to the Soviet state. By sheer magnitude, losses during the Holodomor surpassed those of the Ukrainian nation during the Second World War.

November 25, 2017

Bulava Award

Bulava Award 2017

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Manitoba Provincial Council ANNUAL BULAVA AWARD Dinner honoring Ukrainian volunteer community leaders in Manitoba

The annual Bulava Award took place ion September 24, 2017 with 180 people in attendence. The Award is dedicated to the celebration and acknowledgement of Manitobans who have volunteered their time, energy and expertise to enhance our Ukrainian Canadian community in Manitoba ensuring it remains strong, vibrant and active for future generations.

September 24, 2017

Community

CONTAINER OF AID SENT TO UKRAINE

On June 3, 2017 a container of medical supplies to assist wounded and displaced victims of Russian aggression was sent to Ukraine by the UCC-MPC Euromaidan Committee. The bulk of the medical equipment was collected and donated by International Hope Canada. Costs for shipping the container to Ukraine were covered by a $5000 donation from the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada branch at St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg

June 3, 2017

Bulava Award

Bulava Award 2016

A very special and pleasant UCC-MPC Bulava Award 2016 banquet took place on September 26, 2016 in Winnipeg. Thanks to everyone who attended, the volunteers, and especially to this year’s Honorees, who through their work and example, have created the Ukrainian Canadian community that we all enjoy today!

September 25, 2016

Supporting Ukraine

Hospital supplies sent to Ukraine

UCC-MPC’s container of supplies for hospitals in Ukraine has been loaded on a train and is heading for Montreal where it will be loaded on a ship headed for Ukraine. While in Toronto, volunteers were able to add a number of additional high value items including 5 electronic patient lifters, 16 mattresses and a number of boxes full of medical supplies. One photograph shows how the container looked leaving Winnipeg, and then how it looked before it got sealed and sent.Thanks to all volunteers that helped, to our donors, to International Hope Canada, and the professional transport people who will ensure that this valuable assistance makes it Ukraine!

June 17, 2016

Community

AID TO UKRAINE

On Saturday June 11, 2016 UCC-MPC Euromaidan Committee met its commitment of sending a container of medical equipment to Ukraine. The container was filled with mostly fully functioning modern hospital beds, which had been obtained and refurbished by International Hope Canada. The container made its way to Toronto. While in there, volunteers were able to add a number of additional high value items including 5 electronic patient lifters, 16 mattresses and a number of boxes full of medical supplies. One photograph shows how the container looked leaving Winnipeg, and then how it looked before it got sealed and sent.

June 16, 2016

Community

Ukrainians’ 125th Anniversary

To mark the 125 Anniversary of the settlement of Ukrainians in Canada on March 10, 2016 the Province of Manitoba proclaimed 2016 The Year of Manitoba’s Ukrainian-Canadian Cultural Heritage. At the March 10th session of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly, the Premier of Manitoba Hon. Greg Selinger, read a proclamation which had the support of all parties represented in the House.

March 10, 2016

Art & Culture

UCC-MPC STATEMENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPORTATION BY JOSEPH STALIN OF THE CRIMEAN TATARS

On May 18, 2017 the world marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1944 deportation of the entire Crimean Tatar – the indigenous people of the Crimean Peninsula – population from their homeland to far-flung regions of the Soviet Union. This criminal act of ethnic cleansing was initiated on the orders of Soviet leader.

November 15, 2015

History

Internment

On October 24, 2015 the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Manitoba Provincial Council organized a one day symposium to mark the unjust Internment of Ukrainian Canadians and others during the First World War. This took place at the Provincial Legislature Building. Later that day, a monument honoring those interned was unveiled on the grounds of the Legislature.

October 24, 2015