Stories
First Métis Man of Odesa wins three Dora Awards
Edmonton-based theatre artist Lianna Makuch continues to demonstrate the power of art through her evocative work in theatre. The director’s most recent stage production, First Métis Man of Odesa, was recognized on June 27, 2023, with three Dora Awards in the...
Dmytro Kyianytsia
Kyiv – Hamilton * Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada (CYM), Hamilton Branch Dmytro Kyianytsia shared the following story. “I arrived in Canada from Kyiv on June 19, 2022, with my mother and sister. Three months later our father joined us. We settled in Hamilton,...
Sofiia Baranovska
Nova Kakhovka – Regina * Chaban Ukrainian Dance Association Sofiia Baranovska shared her story as follows. “I am from the especially beautiful and ever-blossoming city Nova Kakhovka, Kherson oblast (province) in the southern part of Ukraine. My hometown has been...
Kutsyi Family
Sarny – Edmonton * Plast Ukrainian Youth Association, Edmonton Branch The Kutsyi Family shared its story as written below. “We are the Kutsyi family – Oleksandr and Inna with five energetic children, Evelina, Iliia, Anna, David, and Mariia, who arrived in Edmonton in...
Olena and Vitalii Brahin
Zaporizhzhia – Calgary * Tryzub Ukrainian Dancers Olena and Vitalii Brahin arrived in Canada from Zaporizhzhia with their two children in June 2022. Prompted to leave by the first fire at the nuclear power plant in their home city, they arrived in Calgary to a warm...
Nazar Lozynskyy
Lviv – Toronto * Vesnivka Women’s Choir Nazar Lozynskyy arrived in Toronto, Ontario, on August 10, 2022, from Lviv, Ukraine. A professional musician and conductor, Nazar sang in the Dudaryk Men’s Choir in Lviv and later became its head choirmaster. He came to Canada...