A 75 min. CBC documentary titled "Ukrainian Canadians: A
Time to Remember". Originally aired in 1988.
The Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen’s Association (UCSA)
The Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen’s Association (UCSA)
grew out of the social and religious gatherings of Ukrainian Canadian
servicemen stationed in England during the Second World War. The first
social gatherings were held by the Ukrainian community at the Ukrainian
Social Club in Manchester. Under the leadership of G.R.B. Panchuk and
others, these social gatherings developed into the UCSA which was
formally constituted in Manchester on 7 January 1943. In June 1943, the
UCSA obtained its own building in London, England. The UCSA provided a
center of social and recreational activities for Ukrainian servicemen on
leave. Visitors and guests also included Ukrainian servicemen from the
United States, England, Poland and other countries. After June 1944, the
UCSA expanded its activities to assist Ukrainian refugees and Displaced
Persons in Western Europe. The UCSA was formally disbanded on 9 January
1946.
Returning servicemen founded the Ukrainian Canadian Veteran’s
Association (UCVA) in Winnipeg on 14 June 1945. Within the next few
years, branches were formed in most of the major cities in Canada. These
branches were also affiliated with the Royal Canadian Legion.
The UCVA became a member-organization of the
Ukrainian Canadian Committee (UCC) which continued UCSA’s work in
assisting Ukrainian Displaced Persons and Refugees in Western Europe.
The association printed its own bulletin and later the journal Opinion.
Until 1950, the national office was located in Winnipeg and thereafter
transferred to Eastern Canada.
From 1965 to 1970 there were two executive branches,
the East and the West. Various other organizational changes were
attempted to facilitate the national administration of the UCVA. The
association held its conventions every three years.
The UCVA devoted its efforts to promoting and maintaining Ukrainian
culture in Canada and providing social and recreational activities for
its members. The association supported various cultural projects
including the research and publication of studies on the history of
Ukrainians in Canada and Ukrainian Canadian participation in the
Canadian war effort during the First and Second World Wars.
The collection was donated in 1980 by G.R.B. Panchuk, Director of the
UCVA Archives Project. Additional material was received from John Yuzyk
in 1982.
Each volume is a box containing 20 cm. of files. Photographs were
transferred to the National Photography Collection of the Public
Archives of Canada. A file of posters was transferred to the horizontal
filing storage area in the Manuscript Division. Issues of Opinion and
Newsletter were transferred to the National Library.
Some information regarding the UCSA and UCVA is found in the Ukrainian
Canadian Committee Collection (MG 28, V 9), Stephen Pawluk Collection
(MG 31, D 155) and the G.R.B. Panchuk Papers (MG 31, D 118).
A modified Library of Congress system of Ukrainian transliteration is
used in this finding aid, however some personal names, titles and words
previously transliterated according to other systems were left in their
original form.
This collection is of particular interest to researchers in the history
of Ukrainian Canadians especially their contribution to the Canadian war
effort during the Second World War. The collection also contains some
information on Ukrainian Displaced Persons and Refugees in the
post-Second World War period.
This collection was organized with the financial assistance of the
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, which
co-sponsored the Ukrainian Archives Internship Program at the Public
Archives of Canada for 1986.
Massive Strike: Ukraine Cuts off Russia's
Main Army Supply Connection Moscow
UNBELIEVABLE: Ukraine Bombed Russian
Capital — Moscow Plunged into Darkness after Massive Explosion!
For the first time in modern Russian history, the Kremlin canceled its
Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg due to a massive drone wave
launched by Ukraine. But this was just the beginning. Hours later, 198
UAVs swarmed the skies above Moscow. Key radar stations went blind.
Power outages crippled Istrinsky and Zelenograd districts. The Atlant-Aero
drone factory exploded. As the capital plunged into confusion and fear,
it became clear: the front line is no longer in Donetsk—it’s now inside
Moscow’s perimeter. Ukraine has struck not just positions, but symbols.
And the message is clear: Russia’s illusion of internal security is
collapsing.
CRIMEA TURNS INTO HELL! Ukraine Unleashes
Full Power of US Missiles after Russia Threatens the U.S!
As Medvedev evoked Cold War nightmares with threats of Russia’s “Dead
Hand” system, Ukraine responded not with words—but with fire. In a
series of unprecedented precision operations, Ukrainian forces struck
deep into Russian infrastructure: the Salsk logistics hub was paralyzed,
Moscow’s skies were swarmed by kamikaze drones, and Russia’s
invincibility symbol—an active S-400 battery in Crimea—was vaporized.
But it didn’t stop there. Olenya Air Base, home to Russia’s
nuclear-capable bombers, burned under a drone assault. Now, from Kerch
to Murmansk, Russia’s military spine is cracking—and the war has moved
from the frontlines to the empire’s heart.
