Вінніпеґ Український № 9 (21) (November 2016)

#21 ЛИСТОПАД
NOVEMBER 2016

Звернення
редакторів
EDITORS’
COLUMN
ажливо думати про майбутнє. Цей зв’язок
між нами теперішніми і нами майбутніми
В
може, і має визначати нашу поведінку сьогодні:
що ми робимо зараз аби опинитися
там, де ми хочемо бути завтра? От настає завтра і це
питання вже буде стосуватися іншого зв’язку: нас сьогоднішніх
з нами колишніми. Уже звертаючись до минулого
ми радіємо успіхам і запитуємо себе чому щось
склалося не так, як ми хотіли і як не повторити помилок
минулого. Ця пам’ять, цей досвід, ці сподівання та
мрії – це все частина нас, це те, що робить нас тими
хто ми є. Важливо ці зв’язки не втрачати, при чому як
на рівні особистостей, так і на рівні нації. Розглядаючи
своє минуле, група відчуває, що вона залишилася такою
самою і відчуває власну самототожність у часовому
вимірі. Для України питання національної пам’яті
архіважливе, адже, вже довгий час ця пам’ять виступає
як поле змагань за ідентичність і питання Голодомор є
важливою частиною цього «змагання».
Серед нас досі присутні люди, які пережили цей жах,
хоч їх стає все менше і менше. Завдання наступних поколінь
зібрати, зберегти та передати ці спогади через
віки, аби не розірвався цей тонкий зв’язок нас з нашими
минулим.
Що сьогодні ми зробимо, аби наші діти знали правду
про Голодомор та аби такого ніколи на сталося знову?!
Ми щиро вдячні нашим авторам: Любі Федорків,
Дейні Конопельній, Орисі Трач, Люді Козловій та
Назару Пошелюжному. Спасибі за ваш час та чудові
статті! Також традиційно дякуємо всім, хто допомагає
розповсюджувати журнал та підтримує проект!
Валерій та Андрій
ondering our future is important. Who we want to
be tomorrow personally and as a nation should determine
our actions today.
P
Our memories, dreams, experiences and behaviours
comprise our personalities, as well as national memory
comprises our national identity – when we think about our
common past, we feels that we remained the same and feel our
self-identity in a time dimension.
Ukraine’s history is crucial to its identity, BUT many of
Ukraine’s historical events have been manipulated.
One such event is HOLODOMOR. As proclaimed on the
Holodomor Mobile Classroom currently travelling throughout
Canada:
“The richest soil, the best harvests, the biggest lie, the best
kept secret: THE UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE.
In the present, we honour and recognize the Survivors of
Holodomor.
We, as a Ukrainian community are given the task to preserve
the truth about Holodomor. We, as proud Ukrainian people are
responsible to preserve the memory of millions of innocent
men, women and children who were starved to death.
Today, we, as grateful Ukrainian-Canadians are obligated to
impart this knowledge to our children.
Tomorrow our children will ensure that in their future, the
Holodomor will never be forgotten and NEVER happen again.
We express sincere gratitude to our contributors: Luba
Fedorkiv, Dayna Konopelny, Orysia Tracz, Luda Kozlova,
and Nazar Poshelyuzhnyy. Traditional thank you to all our
volunteers and supporters!
Valerii and Andrii
PROMOTE YOUR
BUSINESS WITH US!
Phone: (204) 881 3793
E-mail: info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca
Publisher: Ukrainian Winnipeg Portal
UkrainianWinnipeg.ca
For advertising and other inquiries, please call
(204) 881 3793 or email info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca
The publishers may not have the same standpoints with the author
of printed materials. Advertisers are responsible for the content of
their commercial ads.
All articles by Valerii Pasko and Andrii Shcherbukha unless
specified otherwise.
Cover photo: Norbert K. Iwan
Special thanks: Slava and Gerry Edmunds, Tatiana
Murzunenko and Volodymyr Varakuta.
Слава Україні!

Happy to Serve
our Constituents
Blair
Yakimoski
MLA for
Transcona
Nic
CurrY
MLA for
Kildonan
t. 204.615.0844
e. blairyakimoskimla@outlook.com
t. 204.945.2322
e. nic@niccurry.com
James
TeiTsma
MLA for
Radisson
Cathy
Cox
MLA for
River East
t. 204.691.7976
e. james@jamesteitsma.ca
t. 204.334.7866
e. cathycox@mymts.net
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
3

PHOTO OF THE MONTH
XXV Congress of Ukrainian Canad
Representatives from Manitoba
4 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

ians in Regina
Photos: Norbert K. Iwan
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
5

6 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

Реставрація ікон
у Митрополичій Катедрі
Пресвятої Тройці
Фото: Norbert K. Iwan
Двадцять років тому, я та Богдан Василишин почати проект
прикрашення Митрополичої Катедри Пресв. Трійці іконами
та вітражами. Тоді мені навіть на приходило на думку, що
колись доведеться працювати над відновленням ікон біля
вівтаря. Першу стадію цього процесу виконують професійні
реставратори Марта Скрипник та Христина Прокопчук.
Віра Сенчук, іконописець
Нарешті можна сказати робота почалася на «повну пару».
Спочатку треба було перейти через всі вишколи безпеки, тоді
випробовування матеріалів та технік які будуть використовуватися під час
роботи. На перший погляд виглядало так, що всю кіптяву від диму та бруду
від часу не так і важко буде усунути.
Але як вже прийшлося до роботи, а особливо у верхньому ярусі, виникли
труднощі, як наприклад видалення клею, який змішався з кіптявою і застиг
в густу непроникаючу плівку.
Нам разом з Христиною Прокопчук доводиться довгими годинами за
допомогою ватних тампонів змивати сантиметр за сантиметром цю плівку,
яка покрила образ Христа.
Надмірна терпеливість та уважність це найважливіша характеристика та
вимога до цієї роботи.
Великою приємністю є бачити результат роботи і можливість дати друге
життя чудовому витвору Віри Сенчук. І звичайно, як найшвидше повернути
церкву парафіянам.
Марта Скрипник, реставратор
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
7

Welcome Back to the
University of Winnipeg
Ukrainian Student Association
З поверненням до
Української Студентської Асоціації
при Вінніпезькому Університеті
omething new is coming
to the University of
S Winnipeg, and it’s something
Ukrainian! For the
first time in many years,
a Ukrainian Student Association is
active at the University of Winnipeg.
We contacted as many Ukrainians
and honourary Ukrainians as
we could to attend our first meeting.
Our first meeting was on October
19, 2016, with about twenty
students attending. Students got to
discuss their ideas for the upcoming
year and met the executive and
other members over pizza. The
executive members include Zenia
Michno, Oleh Poshelyuzhnyy,
Orycia Karpa, Nina Semchyshyn,
Hannah Picklyk, Marko Roslycky,
and Dayna Konopelny. Some of our
prospective events include; perogy
sales at the university, creating St.
Nicholas hampers for Ukrainian
orphanages, and caroling during the
Christmas season. We look forward
to spreading our Ukrainian culture
throughout the university, our
province, and connecting with the
national Ukrainian Canadian Students’
Union.
If you would like to support or
get involved with the University
of Winnipeg Ukrainian Student
Association, you can contact us
at uwukrsa@gmail.com or follow
us on Instagram or Facebook. We
will continue to submit updates
of our activities and events to
Ukrainian Winnipeg, so you can
see what we are up to.
by Dayna Konopelny
ещо нове розпочинає свою роботу
в Університеті Вінніпегу
Д і це дещо Українське! Вперше
за багато років Українська Студентська
Асоціація відновлює
свою діяльність у Вінніпезькому Університеті.
Прийняти участь у нашій чільній
зустрічі ми запросили стільки українців,
а також почесних українців, скільки було
в наших силах.
Перша зустріч відбулася 19 жовтня
2016 року за участі приблизно двадцятьох
студентів. Смакуючи піцу студенти
мали можливість обговорити власні ідеї
щодо діяльності організації у наступному
році, а також зустрітись з виконавчими
та іншими членами асоціації. Виконавчими
членами стали Зеня Міхно,
Олег Пошелюжний, Орися Карпа, Ніна
Семчишин, Ганна Пиклик, Марко Рослицький
і Дейна Конопельна. В наші
плани входить проведення наступних
заходів: продаж вареників на території
університету; збір подарункових пакунків
до дня св. Миколая для вихованців
українських інтернатів; а також колядування
у Різдв’яний час. Ми з нетерпінням
чекаємо можливості поширити
українську культуру в межах нашого
університету та провінції, а також співпраці
з Союзом Українського Студенства
Канади.
Якщо Ви маєте бажання підтримати
нас, чи взяти участь в Українській
студентській асоціації, з нами можна
зв’язатись написавши листа на
uwukrsa@gmail.com або долучившись
до наших сторінок у Фейсбуці чи Інстаграмі.
Для того, щоб Ви залишалися
в курсі подій, ми будемо продовжувати
публікацію звітів про нашу діяльність
в Украінському Вінніпезі.
МІСЦЕВІ
Футбольні
новини
від Бориса
ПАК-УКРАЇНА закінчив
чемпіонат в
I 3 Дивізії «Manitoba
Major Soccer League»
(MMSL) на третьому
місці. Це хороший результат
для новачків, враховуючи, що
команда поповнилась новими
гравцями. Власне, це і зіграло
роль у вдалому виступі. Тепер
команда буде готуватись до нового
сезону.
Крім цього ІПАК- УКРАЇНА
не залишається осторонь життя
української громади Вінніпегу.
15 жовтня наша дружина організувала
забаву до Дня Захисника
України в Просвіті. Велика
подяка всім хто долучився до
організації цього вечора, та всім
хто відвідав наше забаву. ІПАК-
УКРАЇНА передав 25% ( $450)
від вього доходу до Ukraine War
Amputees (UWA). Наша команда
і в майбутньому планує долучатись
до організовувати подібні
проекти.
Борис Легкар
Гравець ІПАК-УКРАЇНА
8 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

КОЛОНКА РІЄЛТОРА
КОРОТКО ПРО ПРАВИЛА БЕЗПЕКИ
ПРИ ПРОДАЖІ АБО КУПІВЛІ НЕРУХОМОСТІ
родавець є відповідальним за те, аби створити
безпечні умови огляду нерухомості
П для потенційних купців. Виставляючи нерухомість
на продаж, пам’ятайте, що до вашої
хати можуть завітати відвідувачі різного віку і
стану здоров’я: старші люди або родини з дітьми. Заздалегідь
і уважно перевірте стан подвір’я і хати. Відкиньте
сніг та посипте там, де слизько. Переконайтеся,
що під’їзди до хати та доріжки в хорошому стані,
усі сходи та поручні міцні та відремонтовані, немає
оголених електричних проводів, гострих інструментів,
якщо маєте стрілецьку зброю – що вона зберігається
згідно з чинними вимогами законодавства.
Подумайте про домашніх тварин. Вони не тільки
можуть відвертати увагу та відволікати купців від
детального огляду (що не є бажаним для процесу
продажу), але також можуть бути агресивними у
присутності чужих людей в хаті. До речі, величезна
кількість мешканців Вінніпеґу тримає домашніх тварин
усіх розмірів і видів: від котів до таких екзотичних,
як риба піранья, шиншила тощо. Тільки собак у
Вінніпезі біля 112 тисяч.
Пам’ятайте, якщо відвідувач дістав будь-яку травму
на вашій території, то цілком можливо, що господар
буде визнаним відповідальним і страховка на
його хату буде сплачувати відшкодування постраждалому.
Крім того, неприємні спогади про хату, де
стався випадок, завжди будуть на заваді вдалого та
швидкого продажу і раніше зацікавлений купець, як
правило, відмовиться від купівлі, навіть якщо випа-
док не мав серйозних наслідків.
Страховка хати захищає продавця у випадку крадіжки
або іншої завданої шкоди вашому майну. Отже,
готуючи хату на продаж, починайти пакувати ваші
персональні речі. Одночасно спакуйте цінності, такі
як срібло, оригінальні картини, колекції або предмети
мистецтва. Сховайте дрібні або блискучі речі,
які можуть зацікавити дітей, запасні ключі від хати
та автомобіля, папери з персональною та фінансовою
інформацією, ювелірні вироби та гроші.
Порада купцям: ніколи не знаєте, що побачите за
дверима чужої хати. Тому тримайте родину разом і
дітей біля себе. Попередьте дітей, щоб не бігали і нічого
в хаті не чіпали, включно з іграшками і тваринами,
які можуть там бути.
Рієлтори треновані з питань безпеки і все вищезазначене
пояснюють своїм клієнтам. Нас також інструктують
щодо персональної безпеки. На щастя, ми
живемо у відносно безпечному суспільстві, але, всетаки,
випадки насильства, зломи та крадіжки інколи
трапляються і у Вінніпезі. Наведу кілька випадків, що
сталися протягом останніх років. На двох рієлторів
(подружжя) напали «купці» під час показу хати, забрали
автомобіль і персональні речі. Кілька порожніх
хатів були знищенні – злочинці забрали нові кухонні
прилади, видрали мідні труби, зняли нові кухонні
шафи. Нещодавно на жінку-рієлтора був скоєний замах,
також під час показу хати. Вона не тільки відбилася,
але й здала злочинця поліції. Минулого року
ЮРИДИЧНІ ПОСЛУГИ УКРАЇНСЬКОЮ ТА АНГЛІЙСЬКОЮ МОВАМИ
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
9

КОЛОНКА РІЄЛТОРА
були випадки, коли хтось із «купців» відкривав вікна в
півницях, а пізніше повертався із метою крадіжки.
Наша асоціація приділяє багато уваги питанням безпеки.
Уся наша професійна система оперування організована
таким чином, щоб дати нам змогу своєчасно
дістати найбільше інформації про незнайомих людей,
що дзвонять нам кожного дня і яких ми зустрічаємо під
час нашої роботи, попереджує про підозрілі дзвінки та
інші потенціальні небезпеки, інформує про останні
події в місті.
Коли хата виставляється на продаж, то власникам рекомендовано
дозволяти огляд тільки в присутності рієлтора.
По-перше, з причин безпеки, а по-друге – тому що
професійний рієлтор має набагато кращий шанс продати
і не “загубити” зацікавленного купця. Але деякі люди
вибирають шлях приватної продажі (або купівлі) без
участі рієлторів. Можно дискутувати про вигоди і недоліки
приватних операцій, але одне не підлягає сумніву:
рієлтор допоможе вам подбати про безпеку. Якщо ви,
все-таки, вирішили продавати приватно, то я сподіваюсь,
що поради нижче стануть вам у пригоді.
Отже, записуйте усі телефонні номери, із яких вам
дзвонять потенційні купці і їх імена. Передзвоніть, щоб
переконатися, що вам дали вірний номер. Перед оглядом
хати просіть показати особисті документи потенційного
покупця. Запишіть номер та модель (марку)
автомобіля, на якому приїхав купець. Дайте знати сусідам
або друзям, що ви чекаєте на гостей і хто вони є.
Бажано, щоб більш ніж одна доросла людина була вдома
під час показу. Не діліться з купцями розкладом вашого
родинного життя і планами, такими як “чоловіка не буде
вдома”, “їдемо у відпустку”, тощо. Перебувайте з гостем
увесь час, доки він у вашій хаті і на подвір’ї.
Купівля нерухомісті – цікавий час вашого життя, наповнений
радісними емоціями та неповторними враженнями.
Водночас, купівля нерухомості – це відповідальний час,
тому будьмо уважними і обережними, щоб добрих спогадів
було більше!
Люда Козлова
10 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

МАЙБУТНІМ ПОКУПЦЯМ ЖИТЛА
ЩО ТАКЕ
HOME BUYERS’ PLAN?
H
ome Buyers’ Plan (HBP) це державна програма, яка дозволяє зняти до $25,000 протягом
календарного року з вашого «registered retirement savings plan» (RRSP), тобто спеціального
банківського рахунку для заощаджень, при купівлі вашого першого житла.
Чому краще знімати гроші з RRSP, а не з простого банківського рахунку?
Головна особливість RRSP в тому, що кожна копійка в цьому рахунку неоподаткована. Скажімо
ви заробили $1,000 (неоподатковані), після оподаткування ваша зарплата становитиме приблизно
$750 (оподатковані). Після того як ви покладете ці гроші на RRSP, в кінці року податкова
служба (CRA) вам поверне тих $250, які з вас зняли при виплаті зарплати. Якщо ви переведете ці
$250 на свій RRSP рахунок, то ви фактично будете мати ту саму неоподатковану суму в $1,000.
Гроші, які знаходяться на RRSP можуть бути інвестовані в будь які фінансові інструменти -
акції, облігації, взаємні фонди, GIC’s, довгострокові депозити і т.п. В любому випадку $1,000 буде
рости швидше, ніж $750, що дасть вам змогу скоріше накопичити на передплату для покупки
житла.
Коли ви маєте право використати Home Buyers’ Plan?
• В тому випадку, якщо ви проживаєте в Канаді і протягом попередніх чотирьох років не
жили в оселі, яка належала вам або вашій дружині/чоловіку.
• Після отримання письомового договору про покупку або початок будівництва житла в
якому ви плануєте проживати.
Які умови знімання грошей з RRSP?
• Гроші переведі на RRSP повинні бути там не менше 90 днів перед тим, як їх можна буде
зняти.
• Гроші потрібно зняти не пізніше 30 днів з моменту коли ви стали власником житла.
• Після того як ви зняли гроші з RRSP, покупку житла потрібно здійснити не пізніше 1-го
жовтня наступного року.
• Кожен раз коли ви знімаєте гроші потрібно заповнити форму T1036, яку можна знайти на
сайті податкової служби (CRA).
• Суму яку ви зняли потрібно повернути в ваш RRSP протягом 15 років.
Більше інформації про Home Buyers’ Plan можна знайти на сайті податкової:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rrsp-reer/hbp-rap/menu-eng.html
З питаннями звертайтесь на nazarposhel@gmail.com
Nazar Poshelyuzhnyy
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
11

HOLODOMOR
National Awareness Tour in Winnipeg
Photos: Norbert K. Iwan
12 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

Holodomor Education and Awareness
Official kick off for the
Holodomor Mobile Classroom at the Provincial Legislative Building
October 20, 2016
U
Photos and text: UCC-MPC
CC-MPC was happy to have Premier Brian Pallister, along with Minister of Education Ian Wishart, attend this important
event. MLA Blair Yakimoski did an outstanding job as MC. UCC-MPC is very appreciative of the contribution of the Province
of Manitoba to this project, and to the Canada Ukraine Foundation for spearheading this initiative. Special thanks to the
Holodomor survivors and Sisler High School students who made the special effort to attend this launch and ceremony.
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
13

Holodomor Education and Awareness
Holodomor Mobile Classroom
EUBP Students Experience
Text: & photos: Nataliya Sovinska
his school year has started
with a great event for Chief
T
Peguis students. Our school
hosted the Holodomor Mobile Classroom.
The Holomodor bus was
parked at the front of Chief Peguis
Junior High School for the entire day
on Wednesday, October 19th where
it was visited by EUBP students
from across the province: HC Avery,
Springfield Middle, East Selkirk Middle,
Bernie Wolfe, and Ralph Brown
Schools. Students took part in a
60-minute, facilitator-led interactive
experience known as “The Historian’s
Craft.” They were shown a video
of people who suffered and died during
the Holodomor. Survivors were
also interviewed and they described
what they had to endure.
The Holodomor National Awareness
Tour features the Holodomor
Mobile Classroom (HMC), a state-ofthe-art,
interactive mobile learning
space, to assist in engaging and educating
students and the public across
Canada about the Holodomor.
The term Holodomor (Ukrainian
for “death by forced starvation”) is
based on two Ukrainian words: holod
– “hunger, starvation, famine”
and moryty - “to induce suffering, to
kill”. It was an act of genocide against
the Ukrainian people committed
by the Soviet Communist regime in
1932-1933. It occurred in the middle
of the heart of Europe, in a region
considered to be a breadbasket country
– Ukraine. The ancient nation of
agriculturists were subject to starvation
not caused by nature, diseases,
or economy, but by one of the most
ruthless forms of torture and death.
14 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

Holodomor Education and Awareness
The government imposed exorbitant grain quotas
and passed a law, known as The Five Stalks of Grain.
This law made it a crime, punishable by death, to take
as little as five stalks of grain. In some places, soldiers
in watch towers stood on guard to be sure that
desperate villagers did not take any of the harvest.
The territory of Soviet Ukraine, and the predominantly
Ukrainian-populated Kuban, were isolated by
armed units. People could not go in search of food to
neighbouring regions.
As millions starved to death, the USSR sold the
crops, that had been seized from Ukraine, abroad.
The USSR vigorously denied that the Holodomor
had occurred for over 60 years. However, once the
Soviet Union collapsed, documents in archives of the
Communist Party and secret police became accessible,
proving that Soviet authorities pursued policies
they knew would result in the deaths of millions of
Ukrainians.
Students had the chance to learn about the Ukrainian
genocide in this interactive classroom on wheels.
Here are some of Chief Peguis student’s reactions to
their experience: “This trip was awesome! Our class
not only had fun but we also learned a lot of new facts.
My favorite part was where we could learn researching
facts about Holodomor on IPads and presented it
to our friends. We have learned that 3 million kids
and 7 million adults died.” “The bus tour was AMAZ-
ING!” “The bus looked like a small theatre.” “I like
how everything is connected to the main screen.” “I
really liked the trip, the bus was truly amazing and
fun, the movie was very interesting, the activities on
IPads were very educational. I have learned why the
Holodomor started, what caused it, how it ended, and
how many people died.”
All EUBP students are thankful that the Holodomor
Awareness Tour came to Manitoba from Ontario.
They are grateful to have had an opportunity to
meet other EUBP students from across Manitoba, to
study the Holodomor in this new and dynamic way
and to learn about such important historical information.
The Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk
MaryAnn Mihychuk
Maryann.Mihychuk@parl.gc.ca
(204) 984-6322
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
15

КАЛЕНДАР ПОДІЙ
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Щоб бути в курсі останніх подій, відвідайте наш сайт: www.ukrainianwinnipeg.ca/events
Хочете додати Ваш івент в календар? Пишіть нам: info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca
ЛИСТОПАД
NOVEMBER
1 TUE
Symposium on
Лекція про Україну
Ukrainian Canadian history
2 WED
Симпозіум з
public talks on Ukraine at
українсько-канадської історії
the U of W (FREE)
(FREE)
3 THU
WHEN: November 14, 7 pm
WHEN: November 18, 7 pm
WHERE: University of Winnipeg, Room
WHERE: St. Andrew's College (29 Dysart Rd)
2B23, Bryce Hall
4 fri
WHEN: November 19, 9 am
Transformations of National Identity and
WHERE: Oseredok (184 Alexander Ave)
5 sat
Historical Memory in Ukraine since the
Ukrainian Canadians Contribution to
Euromaidan - public talk by Victoria Sereda
Canada: Beyond the Founding Story
from Ukrainian Catholic University 6 sun
Симпозіум по темі "Внесок
Трансформація національної свідомості
українців у розбудову
та історичної пам'яті в Україні після 7 mon
канадського
Євромайдану - лекція Вікторії
суспільства".
Середи з Українського
Католицького
8 tue
Gaelic & Garlic Gala
Університету.
Dinners -
9 wed
Ірландська та часник ($35)
10 thu
for tickes call (204)801-0310
WHEN: November 18 and 19, 7pm
11 fri
WHERE: 654 Erin St (upstairs hall)
Zabava in honor of
The Irish Pavilion- Folklorama & Spirit of Ukraine
125 years of Ukrainian
12 sat
Pavilion - Folklorama are having a 2 night
Immigration to Canada
fundraiser to support their volunteers. Enjoy a
($10)
13 sun
blending of Irish and Ukrainian food, drink,
music and dance.
For tickets call (204)292-0843
or (204)803-7351
14 mon
2 спільні фандрейзери українського
(Spirit of Ukraine) та ірландського
WHEN: November 19, 8 pm
павільйонів Фольклорами: жива
15 TUE
WHERE: UNF Hall (935 Main)
національна музика,
танці,їжа та напої.
Social is dedicated to 125 years of Ukrainians in
16 wed
Canada organized by University of Manitoba
Ukrainian Canadian Student’s
17 thu
Society(MUCSS).
Performances by ‘Budmo’ and The
World Premier of DJ NJ. Lots of fun,
18 fri
Лекція про Україну
tasty refreshments and good
public talks on Ukraine at
company.
the U of W (FREE)
19 sat
WHEN: November 22, 7 pm
WHERE: University of Winnipeg, Room
20 sun
2B23, Bryce Hall
21 mon
The Famine in Ukraine through the prism
Міжнарожний
of the Winnipeg Free Press and the
День Пам’яті Жертв
22 tue
Winnipeg Tribune - public talk by Serge
Голодомору - International
Сipko from University of Alberta
Holodomor Memorial Day
FREE
Голод в Україні за повідомленнями
23 wed
з місцевих газет - лекція Сержа
WHEN: November 26, 1:30 pm
Кіпко з Університету
WHERE: Holodomor Famine Monument,
24 thu
Альберти.
Winnipeg City Hall
(510 Main St)
25 fri
Панахида та громадське відзначення
жертв Голодомору
26 sat
Community Panakhyda and
Holodomor Commemoration
Program
Christmas Traditions
Ukrainian
27 sun
On November 26, 28, at 7:32 p.m.
with Orysia Tracz ($20)
light a candle of remembrance
WHEN: December 1, 7 pm
28 mon
and reflect in a moment of
WHERE: McNally Robinson
silence to honour the memory of
(1120 Grant Ave)
the victims of the Holodomor as an
29 tue
international commemoration.
Orysia Tracz will describe and explain
26 28 листопада о 7:32 вечора
the symbolism behind the special 30 wed
засвітіть свічку і хвилиною
celebrations and how they have been
мовчання згадайте невинних
adapted to Canada.
жертв Голодомору.
ГРУДЕНЬ
To book: (204) 475-0483
DECEMBER
1 THU
16 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

One of Canada’s leading post-secondary institutions, recognized by both Maclean’s magazine and The Globe and Mail
UWINNIPEG
Your Educational Path To Success
The University of Winnipeg is noted for academic
excellence and offers a vibrant, diverse campus
community that is conveniently located downtown,
alongside the Balmoral Rapid Transit hub. In addition
to offering undergraduate degree programs and unique
graduate studies programs, Winnipeg provides a range
of distinct educational pathways to career success.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM
PROFESSIONAL, APPLIED CONTINUING EDUCATION (PACE)
14-week full-time offerings
4 to 7-week intensive English programs
Academic pathway program for Canadian
university/college entrance
Taught by industry - recognized instructors
Fast-track full-time diploma programs: 1 year or less
Includes resume, job search training, and work practicum
Canadian Work Experience program combines
English study with volunteer work placement
Diploma programs available: Educational Assistant, Human
Resource Management, Internet Systems Specialist, Managerial
and Financial Leadership, Network Security Diploma, Project
Management, Public Relations Marketing, and Management.
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN UKRAINE
Over the past several years, UWinnipeg has established a number of innovative partnerships in Ukraine,
with a focus on academic and student exchange programs, as well as sharing best practices in sustainable development.
N.T.U.U
“Kyiv Polytechnic
Institute”
National
University of the
“Kyiv Mohyla Academy”
Ukrainian
Catholic
University
National Academy
of Public
Administration
Vasyl Stefanyk
Precarpathian
National University
Uzhorod
National University
City of Lviv
To learn more, visit UWINNIPEG.CA
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
17

УКРАЇНСЬКА
ЄВАНГЕЛЬСЬКА ЦЕРКВА
Пастор: Анатолій Шевчук
тел. (204) 805 2295
Богослужіння відбуваються:
· Неділя 11:00
· П'ятниця 19:00
730 McPhillips St. Winnipeg
www.ukrevangelchurch.ca
ukrevangelchurchofwinnipeg
ukrevangelchurch@gmail.com
North Winnipeg
Credit Union Limited
Кредитова Кооператива Північного Вінніпегу
Saving money?
Try our TFSA
(Tax Free Savings Account)
with great rates!
Хочете покласти гроші на депозит?
Спробуйте наш TFSA
(Tax Free Savings Account)
з найкращими відсотками!
Ми спілкуємось
на Вашій мові:
українською, польською
та російською.
Service in Ukrainian,
Polish and Russian.
310 Leila Avenue Ph: (204) 954-7450
1068 Henderson Hwy Ph: (204) 954-7710
З питань розміщення реклами дзвоніть / for advertising inquiries call (204) 881 3793, e-mail: info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
First steps
on the Canadian steppe:
Two trailblazers –
one vision
Luba Fedorkiw
125 years ago, on September 7, 1891 two trailblazing Ukrainian
pioneers, Iwan Pylipiw, a blacksmith by trade and Wasyl Eleniak , a
herdsman arrived in Montreal, Canada on the S.S. Oregon, travelling
from the village of Nebiyliv, Kalush region, Galicia through Hamburg
to Liverpool, England and eventually crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
The trip cost approximately $60.00
n 1891, Canada’s population was 4.8 million,
I Manitoba’s -152,506 and Winnipeg’s - 25,636
with CPR and CNR train stations, one Immigration
Hall and additional welcome sites.
Arriving to Winnipeg from Montreal, Pylipiw recalled:
“it was quite clear that we were traversing a
wilderness”. Heading west with a German speaking
agent, both men scouted the prairies of Saskatchewan
where in Langenburg, Saskatchewan he connected
with his German Mennonite friend who worked
under his supervision on log floats in Galicia. At that
time, a railway connection to Edmonton did not exist
permitting Iwan to re-connect with Johan Krebs,
his classmate from Galicia who was already homesteading
in that vicinity.
Recording the co-ordinates of potential homesteads,
both trailblazers returned to Winnipeg to
legally register the land. This acknowledged them as
the first Ukrainians homesteaders.
Iwan Pylipiw recalled how and why he came to
Canada:
“ A lot of people from our village worked on log floats,
their people used to talk about Canada. “Do you have
your relatives’ address ? ” I asked one German. He said
he did. I wrote them a letter. In their answer, they said:
“Leave all of your troubles and come here.” “I sold a
pair of horses and oxen to get money for the trip. But
that still was not enough, so I sold a piece of land too…
………..I went to the village office (starostvo) to get a
passport. I had them write out the passport for my whole
family, including my wife and three children, but I went
alone……….with Wasyl Eleniak……”
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
19

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
Previous knowledge that volksdeutche (Galician
Mennonites) resided in Gretna opened another opportunity
for Iwan and Wasyl. They were hired as
threshers during the harvest season
at $1.50 per day, room and
board. Both men were impressed
with Gretna’s prosperity, the
fertile soil, forest and river. The
commonality of speaking German
and Ukrainian was welcoming.
Wasyl Eleniak remained in
Gretna as cattle herdsman. Iwan
Pylipiw departed on December
1st travelling through Winnipeg
to Montreal- Boston-London-
Hamburg-Berlin and he returned
to his village of Nebyliv, on January
12, 1892. His purpose was
clear: 1) sell his possessions, 2)
organize his family and neighbour
and 3) to return to Gretna.
Wasyl Eleniak’s new home,
Gretna, Manitoba (founded in
1883) – north of the 49th parallel, a
short distance from Emerson (former
Hudson Bay Company Fort Dufferin) on the Jefferson
Highway to St. Paul’s, Minnesota, less than one mile
from Neche on the North Dakota border was a bustling
center for West Reserve Mennonite pioneers who
settled the region in the 1870s. Gretna, strategically
located in south central Manitoba touching the Palliser
Triangle of arid grassland dominated agricultural
life – cattle importing and livestock production
under the authorized grazing leases in the First Dominion
Land Act of 1872. Additionally,
wheat/ flax was cultivated and
milled. When the Winnipeg Grain
Exchange was incorporated (1887),
Winnipeg gained status as a prominent
grain exporter on the newly
constructed CP(Syndicate) Railway
through Emerson to eastern Canadian
and European markets.
Gretna, site of the stalwart Ogilvie
& Co. grain elevator, boasted a storage
capacity of 40,000 bushels of
wheat, perhaps, the Galician Red Fife,
acclaimed for its quality, hardiness
and yield, and notably, imported by
Galician Mennonite farmers.
Gretna, was considered the window
to Canada’s northwest. The proud
and determined community of over
600 people included: a) the original
pioneers (Mennonite emigrants from
Galicia under Austro - Hungary , from Russia – 1870s
or families migrating from Kansas), b) new arrivals –
reunified with families , c) adventurers - enticed by
government advertisements promoting
prosperity on Canada’s
frontier. In a foreign land where
buffalo roamed, tall grasses grew
and mosquitos were merciless
the romantic notion of bounty
was compelling, d) merchants,
tradesmen, businessmen, teachers,
preachers, service providers,
Americans and anyone who utilized
Neche or Emerson as ports
of entry, exit or even smuggling,
e) seasonal workers, needed
in spring and at harvest time.
Farmhands or herdsmen hired
themselves out to earn financial
resources, and f) the indigenous
people and Métis who historically
traded fur pelts travelling
by land (Post Road) and river.
Gretna was an amiable stopping
Wasyl Eleniak
point.
In 1891 Gretna’s notable economic,
political and social news was reported in The
Gretna Star, Neche Chronotype and Der Nordwestern.
Village amenities included a train station, post office,
bank, hotels, Cobelantz General Store/outfitter,
Customs Office, Northwest Mounted Police, quarantine
station, saw mill, lumber yard, blacksmith, grain
elevator, steam operated grist mill, farm implement
dealer, medical/ midwife and legal services, a school
and church. Gretna’s community worked, socialized
and worshipped together regardless
of ethnic or religious background of
its residents. Gretna provided the
warm cradle of kinship much needed
on a harsh prairie winter day to both
local or visitor.
Iwan Pylypiw
Wasyl Eleniak, also known
as the “Lemko Cowboy” worked for
Jacob Dreuger (Kreuger ?) and/or
Heinrich Laiba (Loewen ?) earning
money to afford return passage
home. He left Gretna in the spring of
1893. Arriving in Nebyliw, he immediately
sold his possessions and
finalized passport arrangements (
February 26, 1894) for his brothers
Petro and Iwan and their families.
They travelled to Hamburg,
Germany, boarded S.S. Mongolian
and docked in Quebec City on June
25, 1894. Heading west by train via
20 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
Gretna
Winnipeg, they re-established their presence in
the Gretna region where all three families lived
and worked. As proven cattlemen, herders or hired
hands they each earned $80.00 – $100.00 per year,
80 bushels of wheat and 40 bushels of rye, as well as
the use of a small house. With the bountiful supply
of river water, a soil made up of deep black loam,
overlaying a clay subsoil and excellent drainage their
families cultivated vegetables, cared for livestock and
poultry that supplied their needs.
On November 10, 1894, in Gretna, a son, Iwan William
was born into Wasyl Eleniak’s family. (Registered
in Manitoba Vital Statistics).*
While the Eleniak brothers dreamed of homesteading,
they chose to remain close to the stable
Mennonite community where they were able to save
the much needed finances.
In July, 1895, Dr. Joseph Oleskiw, an agronomist
from Lviv, Halychyna region initiated a personal
tour of Canada in order to assess and confirm the
situation of early Ukrainian pioneers. With letters of
introduction from the High Commissioner in London,
England, he met with representatives of the Canadian
government in Ottawa to formulate a memorandum
regarding the continuous immigration of Ukrainians
to Canada. In Winnipeg, he met with the Commissioner
of Dominion Lands and in Edmonton with
the Minister of Internal Affairs. He was particularly
impressed with the Red River soil which was “so
rich, that even without fertilizing, it will produce good
crops.” This fertile belt was originally discovered by
Capt. John Palliser and Henry Hind during their exploration
of Canada’s interior in 1857-60. The Pallister
Triangle encouraged visions of limitless opportunity
for entrepreneurial homesteaders.
In August, 1895 Oleskiw stopped at the prosperous
Mennonite colony in Gretna, where he heard about
the Ukrainian cowboy. In his memoirs Wasyl agreed:
“I suppose now you could call me a cowboy, as I herded
their cattle.”
Dr. Oleskiw’s eloquent accounts of frontier life
were published in pamphlets, one entitled O Emigratsiyi
(On Emigration), circulated in Western Galicia
and Europe. It described allocated districts for
homesteading, the requirements for land registration,
crop types and their yields, use of machinery, marketing
and the price of wheat. His encouraging reports
opened the flood gates of East European emigration.
Further, he noted: “in a few years the farmer will build
himself a good livelihood.”
Upon Dr. J. Oleskiw’s appeal, the Canadian government
accorded a Ukrainian immigration bureau in
Winnipeg appointing a multilingual educator from
Galicia as an immigration agent, making him the first
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
21

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
Ukrainian civil servant in Canada. Cyril Genik, served
in this capacity until 1911. His role was to guide and
monitor the group travel of 27 families and several
single men to establish the first Ukrainian colony of
Stuartburn, 72 miles from Gretna. In his assignment,
he communicated with the Minister of the Interior,
Clifford Sifton, the Department of Immigration and
Dr. J. Oleskiw in Galicia. He interpreted, advised and
guided illiterate pioneers on legal land transaction
and arranged transportation by train/oxen to distant
homesteads. His family lived on Euclid Ave., where
he founded the T. Shevchenko Reading Society(1903).
As steady waves of Ukrainian immigrants proliferated
rural Manitoba, they trekked swamps and trails
arriving to final destinations. The Canadian government
offered neither financial assistance nor loans.
Pioneers cleared bush, built a zemlyanka (mud hut),
dug wells and depending on the season, gardened. The
Aboriginals showed settlers how to dig medicinal Seneca
roots. These were sold for the much needed
money. Men hired themselves out wherever they
could find work. Human tragedies were many. These
are recorded in Northwest Mounted Police reports,
stored in pioneer memories or buried in abandoned/
unmarked graves.
The social and economic development of young,
unskilled single men and women that chose to stay
in urban Winnipeg differed from the rural homesteader.
Suffering from the initial abject poverty and
poor housing, men worked in construction, paving or
other manual jobs while women served as domestics
or menial laborers until they could afford to advance
their future.
Wasyl Eleniak and his extended family lived and
worked in Gretna for a total of six and a half years.
The three Eleniak brothers yearned for their own
farms and migrated to Edna/Star, Alberta. Wasyl recalls
leaving Gretna in late 1898 after cancelling an
application for a homestead in Stuartburn, the year
prior. “I took 2 cows, a team of oxen, a wagon and a
plow. My brother, Iwan did the same. We paid $40.00
for a railway car to take our belongings from Winnipeg
to Edmonton.” The cost included passage for family
members, 30 chickens, personal food provisions – 12
sacks of flour, 8 hams and some cloth to make clothes
for the children.
On May 23, 1898, in Edmonton. the two Eleniak
brothers registered their homesteads located a short
distance from Iwan Pylypiw. Petro, the third brother
had already built a burdei (shelter covered with turf).
Wasyl states: “I immediately started to cut down trees
for logs and by next year [1899] had our own [twostorey]
house built. The same one that I lived in for
well over fifty years.”
Ivan and Maria Pylypiw
In contrast to Gretna, the first years of homesteading
at Edna/Star were most difficult.
“How we suffered – uprooted trees…dynamited roots and
cleared the land.” Homesteading was difficult, but “not as
hard as living in Galicia” under Austro- Hungarian rule.
Wasyl’s prime avocation was to farm. It gave him
satisfaction to grow and sell cereal crops and raise domestic
animals. “I was always fond of cattle and raised
quite a few head.” As a herdsman from early childhood,
he humbly took pride in his life’s purpose. He
loved horses and was a skilled horse whisperer.
The Eleniak brothers raised their families, prospered
and integrated into Canadian life.
On January 3, 1947, Wasyl was chosen by the Canadian
Government to receive Honorary Canadian Citizenship
at the First Citizenship Ceremony held at the
Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.
Wasyl Eleniak, a humble Canadian-Ukrainian pioneer
died on January, 1956 at the age of 98.
Iwan Pylipiw returned to Winnipeg from Galicia
in May, 1893. The families from Nebyliv that
preceded him attempted to connect with Wasyl Eleniak
in Gretna. Due to a smallpox outbreak and Gretna’s
quarantine, their choice was to head to Beaver
Lake, Alberta.
Iwan’s family, wife and four children, the youngest,
baby Anna (6 months) rented quarters in Winnipeg’s
immigrant section while he departed to work in both
Gretna and North Dakota.
22 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
After several months of work, Iwan stated:
“ I returned with some German people who were going
to Athabasca. In Winnipeg, I bought a yoke of oxen, a cow,
a plow, a wagon, a sack of four, salt and sugar. I took all
these commodities to the railway and loaded them into
a boxcar. The freight charges for the shipment were forty
dollars, and the shipper could travel free of charge. Thus,
I journeyed to Edmonton and from there to Bruderheim
where I took a homestead. I stayed there six months and
then moved to the Star district (Edna). I acquired a farm
the location of which is described thus: township 56,
range 19, section 22, southwest quarter, 160 acres, west
of the fourth meridian in Alberta.”
Although the early pioneers are not individually
and prominently recorded in Canadian history books,
Ukrainian forebears’ toil in nation building is most visible
when driving through rural Manitoba, Saskatchewn
and Alberta.
Combined with personal freedom, frugality and
persistent ingenuity, the blessings of Canada’s economic,
social and political opportunities fell upon the
descendants of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants,
(1891-1914). Many became skilled workers, tradesmen,
teachers, businessmen, lawyers, priests, postmasters,
school trustees, artists, writers, editors of newspapers,
leaders and elected officials to all levels of Canadian
government and importantly, loyal citizens. They
loved Canada, “Nash novyj kraj” (Our new land).
Iwan Pylipiw’s family prospered. They multiplied
land holdings from the basic 160 acres and acquired:
“four more quarters, so that I have five, all paid for and
registered in my name…”
Iwan Pylipiw died tragically on October 10, 1936 at
the age of 77 and was buried in Chipman, Alberta. His
farmhouse has been designated as an historic site
migration/immigration involves push-pull factors.
For the Ukrainians, was it only their per-
E
sonal economic circumstances, the hardships
of living in poverty, insufficient farm land, expropriation
of owned land due to debt in Western Galicia that
pushed them to seek the opposite - free land, selfsufficiency,
self-determination and freedom from the
yoke of masters?
Was it not Canada’s immediate need to populate the
vast barren interior which served as the impetus at
the time of Prime Minister John A. MacDonald (PC)
and most significantly, Sir. Wilfred Laurier (Lib.) to
resolve the major dilemma of peopling the prairies?
In retrospect, the federal policies that supported immigration
were indeed mutually satisfactory to both
the Ukrainian pioneer settlers and the host country.
This perfect timing for Ukrainian tillers of the soil
and other East Europeans resulted in millions of acres
of raw land being converted into productive prairie
farms. Canada gambled on Pylipiw, Eleniak, Oleskiw,
Genik, Sifton, 170,000 Ukrainian peasant farmers and
won.
In commemorating the 125 anniversary of Iwan
Pylipiw and Wasyl Eleniak’s first steps on the Canadian
steppe, it is vital to acknowledge and re-honor
the foundation they laid for the second (1922-39),third
(1945-69), fourth (1970-91) and fifth (1991- ) waves of
Ukrainian immigration to Canada.
It is necessary to celebrate the circumstances with
the events which bonded the Mennonite and Ukrainian
friends of the Old Country and reunited them once
again in Canada.
The permanent footprints of both cultures have shaped
and impacted the economy, culture and heritage not only
of Manitoba, but Canada. To them homage is due.
Vichna yim slava ! Vichna yim pamyat !
Primary and secondary Ukrainian and English sources used.
Manitoba Vital Statistics registration of live birth.*
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
23

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
ПОДОРОЖ ДО КАНАДИ
JOURNEY TO CANADA
Ukrainian Immigration Experiences 1891 - 1900
PIER 21 – CANADIAN
MUSEUM OF
IMMIGRATION
by Rev. Michael and Marilyn Krochak
O
n a recent trip to Halifax to visit with our
son and his family, we had the opportunity
to visit Pier 21 and see the display commemorating
125 years of Ukrainians in Canada.
The exhibit, Journey to Canada – Ukrainian Immigration
Experiences 1891-1900, was produced by the
Huculak Chair of Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography
in the Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta
and brought to Halifax with assistance from the
Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
When we arrived at Pier 21 located at the Halifax
Harbor waterfront, there was a cruise ship docked
immediately adjacent to Pier 21. One could imagine
that new immigrants had just arrived in Canada – and
we could imagine our ancestors getting off the ship,
perhaps a bit bewildered as to where their next adventure
would take them.
Upon entering the museum at Pier 21, one is
directed to a room called the Scotia Bank Family History
Center which offers reference services. It provides
information on topics including waves of immigration
spanning the years from 1928 to 1971 of the
different ethnic groups and their genealogy.
Looking at the display, we could appreciate the
many steps it took for early immigrant Ukrainians to
get to Pier 21 as they left their homeland and, very
often, their loved ones, in order to make the journey
to a place so far away from home in the hope of a better,
more productive life for their families. The following
poem expresses the concern of someone who
is contemplating immigrating to a new land:
“O my dear wife,
What are we going to do?
I want to go to Canada
And leave you behind.
I shall leave you in the old country
And go alone to Canada,
I’ll either make some money
Or I shall perish.”
“Don’t go to Canada, my husband,
Don’t go there to suffer,
Without you here it’s hard for me
To feed the children.”
I didn’t listen to my children
Or to my wife.
I went to the village chief and took out
a passport.
When I got to the edge of the village,
I bowed low,
“Farewell, friends and neighbours,
Forgive me if I quarreled with anyone;
Farewell neighbours,
Church and Mother of God,
Only God knows whether I’ll return
To you to die.”
- Traditional song sung by Pavlo Lozinsky,
Winnipegosis MB, 1964
(Source: An Introduction to the Ukrainian Canadian
Immigrant Folksong Cycle, Robert B. Kymasz, 1970)
24 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

125th Anniversary of
Immigration to Canada
One of the most difficult tasks was to purchase
a “шифкарту” (boarding pass) to get on a ship to
cross the Atlantic. We can all appreciate today how
all generations of Canadians have benefitted from
this great sacrifice on their part.
The display of pictures and photographs show
the ships on which our ancestors sailed and the
trains which brought them to western Canada,
their first home in the new land. Many of the new
immigrants stayed with friends or relatives for a
period after their arrival. Many others had to fend
for themselves and build shelters to live in until
they could actually build a home. The most common
form of a temporary dwelling was called a
“budha” which was dug partially into the ground.
The early immigrants received
a parcel of land for
free; however a $10.00 fee
was charged to administer
the claim of the homestead.
To qualify, the claimant
needed to build a house,
live on the property for at
least six months in three
consecutive years and to
cultivate at least 30 acres of
land before the deed to the
property was secured. Most
homesteaders succeeded in
meeting these goals.
Our tour guide shared stories of some of the
newcomers and the people who welcomed them.
We were shown the tight quarters in life-size models
of a ship’s cabin and dining room as well as
samples of luggage, trunks and personal treasures.
first things our ancestors did upon their arrival was
to gather together in homes to pray and to thank
God for all that He has provided and to look to Him
for guidance for their future. A priority for them
was to build a church in which they could worship
according to their
tradition. Across the
western Canadian
landscape we see
the many Ukrainian
churches which
have been built,
many of them which
are still in use today.
Halls were also built
as gathering places
for socializing and
informational meetings
and learning.
A plaque honouring the five
waves of Ukrainians who immigrated
to Canada was on
display. This plaque, which
was unveiled in July 2016 by
members of the various levels
of government and the Ukrainian
community, and which had
been blessed by Rev. Roman
Dusanowskyj, pastor of Holy
Ghost Ukrainian Catholic
Church in Sydney, NS, reads:
“In honour of the many thousands of Ukrainians
who began to arrive in Canada after 1891
seeking freedom and prosperity. They helped
build our great nation and championed Canadian
values like multiculturalism. Ukrainian
Canadians have enriched Canada through industriousness,
rich cultural heritage, strong
religious beliefs and dedication to their community
and ancestral homeland.”
As we left this historic museum, we felt a sense
of pride in how this wave of early Ukrainian immigration
has influenced this great country of Canada,
bringing our faith, culture and customs to influence
and add to our Canadian mosaic. One of the
As second, third and fourth generation Ukrainians
living in Canada, we have a great deal for
which to be thankful. Our forefathers through
their determination, hard work and involvement
in community life achieved success in many fields
such as medicine, politics, business, education and
agriculture thus paving the way for our integration
into the Canadian way of life.
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
25

З питань розміщення реклами дзвоніть / for advertising inquiries call (204) 881 3793, e-mail: info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca

TROUBLE
WITH TRANSLATING –
IN SO MANY WORDS
Orysia Tracz
K, so you have to translate
some simple Ukrainian article,
passage, or letter into Eng-
O
lish. No problem, or so you
think. Wait a minute. Some of these
Ukrainian words and phrases just don’t
sound right in English – without more
explanation, at least. And you know
very well that literal translation just
doesn’t work, or you wind up with one
of the translations from hell.
There’s something that appears often
in Ukrainian literature from the past
about the elderly and children sitting or
sleeping on the “pich” or “peech” – on
the stove or oven?! Of course not! Not
even the hearth is close as a term. You
need to go into a lengthy explanation
of just what a Ukrainian village clay or
tile pich is, so that your reader does not
think Ukrainians needed to be arrested
for elder and child abuse.
You want to wish someone “shchastia”
– luck? No, not really. Shchastia
means so much more. Probably bliss,
well-being, fortune, prosperity, health,
success – depends on what is meant.
When you wish someone “shchaslyvoyi
dorohy” [bon voyage], you mean
for them to have a safe trip. Shchastia is
so much more than luck.
You’re going “huliaty” – what are you
up to? Huliaty can mean dancing, walking/strolling/promenading,
rushing
around, playing games, sitting around
drinking, having fun, and having much
more than fun, in intimate relations.
For animals, huliaty means being in
heat. Again, clarity and understanding
mean the difference between innocent
fun and really getting into trouble.
Huliaty vesillia is to hold a wedding.
“V nediliu rano zillia kopala” – the
wonderful Olha Kobylianska novel is
usually translated as “On Sunday Mor-
ning She Gathered Herbs”. But zillia
and herbs are not necessarily synonymous.
In the English world, we usually
associate herbs with culinary uses, as a
flavouring for dishes. They are, technically,
a non-woody plant; in horticulture
an herb often refers to any plant
that is culinary or used medicinally. It
is the medicinal and magical properties
that are so integral to the word “zillia.”
In the Kobylianska novel, the zillia is
being picked is for a love potion. In
North America, the green stuff growing
all around is weeds, while in Ukraine,
so much of it is zillia.
And then there’s “ridnyi, ridna” – hoboy…..
“Ridna maty moya” – my own
mother? “Ridnyi krai” – native land?
The word stems from “rid” – clan, kin,
family, lineage; also gender and kind
or sort. So ridnyi is something belonging
to your family or extended family,
kin. But in English, when you say “my
mother,” you already mean your own
mother. To emphasize “ridna maty
moya” is redundant. And yet it isn’t –
it is poetic, sentimental, so much more
than “my own mother”. “Ridnyi krai”
can be my native land even though I am
not a native, and was not born there. It
is still my homeland, my ancestral land.
“Moyi ridni” – my kin, my relatives, my
fellow countrymen, kindred, people
who are dear to me?
Then there are the phrases. In one
language they can be perfectly innocent,
and in the other, can be x-rated.
I found out the hard way when I was
passing on to a friend the Christmas invitation
the Hutsuly extend to the fierce
animals and the forces of nature before
Sviat Vechir – “…. and if you don’t come
now, don’t come to us during the year.”
And the wicked weather and animals
are told to go into the mountain valleys
and caves “de sontse ne svityt’” – where
the sun does not shine. At that, I heard
my friend choke and laugh. How was
I to know that “where then sun don’t
shine” has a totally different meaning
in English?!
I worked at the University of Manitoba
Libraries, and used to work in Special
Collections, with the Slavic Collection.
Many years ago, someone from
the Acquisitions Department brought
us a letter from a publisher of a Ukrainian
art journal in the U.S. The department
had sent a claim for the current
issue, and the publisher replied that
the issue will be sent when it is “outof-print.”
Of course, that did not make
sense, and we wrote them in Ukrainian
to ask about the order. They replied,
this time in Ukrainian, that they were
relieved someone there (in Manitoba)
spoke a normal language. The two
elderly professors, multi-lingual except
for English, had used a few dictionaries
to get that first letter out to us. Well,
in Ukrainian, “vyity z druku” means to
come off the printing press, i.e., to be
published/printed. So that is why we
would get the issue when it is out-ofprint.
These are just a few examples of how
complicated translating can be. There
are so many more. The whole culture
of language and national identity is
behind each word. Literal just doesn’t
cut it. You have to know and feel both
languages, you must be fluent, and bilingual,
or else you can wind up where
the sun don’t shine.
It goes both ways. A recent book
from Ukraine on the folk costume of
Volyn has the title “Davnie vbrannia
na Volyni.” The English title page says
“The Old Clothes on Volyn.”
Reprinted from The Ukrainian Weekly
by permission of the author.
- ЛИСТОПАД 2016 - Український Вінніпеґ
27

ENTERTAIMENT. РОЗВАГИ
TUG
The Ukrainian Game
O
n the front page of the Winnipeg Free Press on
Thursday, February 8, 1996 the headline read
‘Board Game TUGS at Ukrainian Roots’.
A retirement project for Daria and Rostyslav Surowy – The
Ukrainian Game (TUG) was a labour of love for these two
retired Teachers of Ukrainian heritage in 1995.
A unique Board Game about Ukraine and Ukrainians
around the world it is both fun and educational. It has been
described as “an experience – a reminder as to who Ukrainians
are as a people, about their history, geography, culture
and what they have so courageously accomplished in their
glorious but largely unknown past.”
The TUG game consists of over 2100 questions and answers
on topics ranging from history and geography, to culture
(religion, language, the arts) and famous people. Written
in English, the game is suitable for all who are interested in
Ukrainian topics. Like any trivia game, the Players have a
specific goal to attain in order to win the game.
The goal of the game is to piece together the six (6) parts
of the Ukraine’s national flag. Naturally the questions vary
in difficulty but this should not deter anyone from playing as
the game is recommended as a learning tool.
At the time, 2000 copies of the game were produced and
sold around the world to locations as diverse as Toronto, Columbia
University in the U.S., Australia and Ukraine.
In Winnipeg, the Surowy’s were very generous gifting the
game to graduates of Ridna Shkola, the University of Manitoba,
Oseredok and local Libraries.
In a recent Interview, Daria recalls ‘the whole procedure
from the beginning took about two years. It was a lot of hard
work – more than we had anticipated at the outset but it was
a project to add something unique to the community. We
wanted to show that Ukrainians could do more than just sing,
dance and attend Jet’s rallies!’
There are a limited number of The Ukrainian Game (TUG)
available at Kalyna at a cost of $ 35.
As Daria says:
?
Voice)
In what year was the first Ukrainian book, ‘Obrazki z
Ameriki’ published in North America? 1896
What is the English translation of Lesia Ukrainka’s poem
‘Contra Spem Spero’?
Hope Against Hope
Where in Canada do both the Heads of the Ukrainian Orthodox
and Greek Catholic Churches reside? Winnipeg
What prominent English writer was born in Berdychiv,
Zhytomyr Region? Joseph Conrad (1857 – 1924)
What year was the paper ‘Ukrainsky Holos’ (Ukrainian
first published in Canada? 1910
‘what could be a more perfect gift for studying Ukrainian history
and learning about the past? This is definitely a game of knowledge
but being educational does not preclude it from being fun’.
28 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

SAUSAGE MAKERS
Meat Market Delicatessen
TM Property of Central Products and Foods Ltd.
630 Nairn Avenue
Winnipeg
(204) 667-2981
CULTURE. КУЛЬТУРА
Grass Fed Manitoba Beef & Bison
Naturally Fed Free Run Chickens
Smoked Turkeys, Social Orders
Delicatessen Meats & Cheeses
Our Own Wood Smoked Sausages:
Most are Gluten Free, Lactose Free,
No added MSG, Reduced Fat & Salt
Imported European Groceries
/sausagemakers
www.korbanchapel.com
info@korbanchapel.com
AFFORDABLE LIVING FOR 55 PLUS
For more information contact:
Tel: 204 586 5816 or Email: smpvilla@shaw.ca
800 Burrows Avenue • Winnipeg MB R2X 3A9
З питань розміщення реклами дзвоніть / for advertising inquiries call (204) 881 3793, e-mail: info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca

KIDS SUMMER CAMP
A Little Bit of Hollywood
at Ukrainian Park
by Dayna Konopelny
e called in our best directors,
W actors, screenwriters, and filmmaking
visionaries to participate
in a camp theme unlike any other
- Lights. Camera. Camp! Ukrainian Park
Catholic Children’s Camp runs for the
first two weeks of July at Ukrainian
Park Camp just North of Gimli. A week
of camp gives campers the chance to
live with their community and faith,
use their creativity, and get active
(thanks to the lack of internet and cellular
connection).
From Monday to Friday, each day was
a different genre (varying slightly for
our week with older to younger campers).
Our genres included; music videos,
mockumentaries, romantic comedies,
thrillers, silent films, and Ukrainian
folk. Some camper films worthy of a
nod include; the mockumentaries that
humoured us with their reenactment of
larger than life campers and counselors,
the silent film “The Shoe Dragon”, who
apparently lives at Ukrainian Park, and
the Ukrainian Folk film, which taught
us about valuable Ukrainian traditions
with a modern twist. (The modern twist
being ‘dido’ explaining that they grew
potatoes from the earth, and the grandchildren
pulling a bag of potato chips
from the earth) The creativity from the
campers never ceased to amaze us.
Throughout our many years, we’ve
done themes like The Olympics, The
Amazing Race, and Canadian and Proud
of It, to just name a few. However, our
biggest challenge every year is engaging
the boys and girls, the athletes and the
intellects, at the same time. After a
quick survey of the campers, it’s clear
that we’ve finally found a theme that
each camper could enjoy. Whether the
camper was helping to film the scenes,
write the script, pick the costumes, or
act as the lead, each camper was able to
find something that suited them. Something
to be more proud of was that all
campers did act in all the movies! Every
camper was able to overcome the nervousness
and fear of being in front of the
camera, to create a movie that they will
remember for many years to come.
Our second week of camp proved to
be a transition year for our camp with
our numbers increasing to about 30
new campers! Of course there is always
the general nervousness and homesickness,
but by the end of the week the
strains of “Why can’t camp be longer?”
definitely out-weighed the tears we
faced at the beginning of the week.
We would like to give a special thanks
to all of the counselors who volunteer
their time to make camp memorable for
the campers. Not only do our counselors
directly care for the campers, but many
spent their spare time editing the team
videos to be ready at the end of the
week for the Golden Pysanky Awards.
In addition to our devoted counselors
there is also, Sr. Ruth, who runs our
religion program, Pani Alice, who runs
our art program, and Pani Adela, who
is our camp nurse. These three ladies
put in considerable amounts of time to
make our camp special.
Now that we’ve walked the red carpet,
awarded the Golden Pysanky, and
winter is approaching, we can begin to
think about next year. Who knows what
our planning team might dream up! We
could be traveling the world, telling
new stories, or jumping back in time.
You’ll just have to wait to find out!
30 Український Вінніпеґ - ЛИСТОПАД 2016 -

11 locations throughout Winnipeg
Call 204-949-2600 for a location near you or visit us at www.wyattdowling.ca
З питань розміщення реклами дзвоніть / for advertising inquiries call (204) 881 3793, e-mail: info@ukrainianwinnipeg.ca