UNF Saskatoon Branch Reactivated

On Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Bishop Filewych Ukrainian Bilingual School,

the UNF Saskatoon Branch was reactivated at a meeting of past UNF Saskatoon members and newcomers from Ukraine, thanks to the efforts of an organizing committee, consisting of: Dr. Ray Papish (Chair), Dr. Gabriella Mezo-Kricsfalusy and Lusia Pavlychenko. Taras Pidzamecky, UNF National President, Natalka Bundza-Iwanytzkyj, President of the UWO NE, George Yopyk, UNF Western Vice President, Volodymyr Grytsiv, President of the UNYF Edmonton Branch and Kristn Glover, UNF National Organizer, as well as past UNF Saskatoon Branch members Rachel and Bob Kowaluk and Olga Coates took part in the meeting. After a resolution to reactivate the branch passed unanimously, a new Branch Executive was elected: Dr. Roy Papish – President, Dr. Gabriella Mezo-Kricsfalusy – Vice President/Treasurer and members of the Executive: Lusia Pavlychenko, Oksana Bahriy, Fedir Petrivskyj, Lesia Krushelnytska and Galina Chaban. 

The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada wishes the reactivated branch many successful years of organizational work for the benefit of the Ukrainian community in Saskatchewan and Canada.