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2022-23 Meetings

Formal UGG-NCR meetings for this season follows our traditional approach of being convened on the fourth Tuesday of each month, with the exception of December where there we will not be any meeting.  Meetings will also be suspended for the summer months of June, July and August. Start time is 7:30 PM (Eastern) unless otherwise noted.

Since the start of January 2020, the UGG-NCR’s formal monthly meetings have been delivered as on-line “Webinars” rather than in-person presentations / discussions.

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  • A Canadian War Story, a film documentary

    This documentary shown at our November webinar is about Ukrainian-Canadian participation in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. John Paskievich is the director and writer of the documentary film and the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre produced the film. The story is based on oral history interviews with veterans, archival film footage and photographs. The Second World War was an important part of the history of Ukrainians in Canada because their contribution to the war effort confirmed their status as Canadians and enabled them to fully participate in the political and economic life of the country. Also, this story will assist researchers who are interested in discovering the record of their ancestors who participated in this epic struggle.

    We are grateful for having received permission  from “The Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre” (UCRDC) to broadcast this video during our November 2022 webinar. Due to copyright restrications, we cannot make a recording of this film available on our website.  For those still interested in viewing this video, copies may be available at your local public library.  Alternatively the film may be purchased from the UCRDC as follows.

    The film showing was preceeded by introductory remarks from Jerry Fikis and Borys Gengalo. Recordings of these introductory remarks can be found here. 

    On a related topic, you may also be interested in reading about the recent unveiling of a  plaque by the UCCLF commemorating “enemy aliens” in Toronto’s Bloor West Village.

    © UGG-NCR 2022. All rights reserved. No images or content from this presentation may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the presenter. Access to this recording is solely for educational and informational purposes.