Author: Bohdan Kolos

March 13, 1941-August 10, 2023 Oksana Zakydalsky (nee Witushynsky) was a researcher, journalist, editor, educator, dedicated leader and volunteer of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, loving mother and grandmother, a woman of vision and action who raised Ukrainian youth and her own family, inspired the community and contributed to rebuilding nationhood in her ancestral homeland of...

TORONTO – In the first days of March, there was an uplifting atmosphere and a general feeling of anticipation as delegates arrived at the Plast Toronto Huculak Centre for the annual meeting of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in Canada. There is always excitement before a Canada-wide Plast meeting, especially when it is in person. It...

TORONTO – Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in Canada held its annual meeting in February, concluding the first in-person national meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic with several unique outcomes. The meeting was also the first since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than one year ago. Both the...

TORONTO – During a change of command ceremony held at Police headquarters on December 19, 2022, Ukrainian Canadian Myron Demkiw, a 30-year veteran of the Toronto Police Services, was sworn in as the chief of police in Toronto. Mr. Demkiw, who was born to Ukrainian parents and raised in Toronto, grew up as a proud...

Most people, having lived through world wars, displacement and emigration, will be quick to admit that life can be full of surprises, and rarely does one arrive at their exact planned destination. This past summer, the Ukrainian community of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, found itself at a respectful celebration of just such a life – the life...

TORONTO – Members of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in Canada met for the annual meeting via video conference on April 9 with discussions largely focused on how members of the organization can help individuals impacted by the war cope with their emotions. Many of the members noted that they were stunned by Russian President...

TORONTO – A group of professional educators looked for an available opportunity to present their unique seminars in Ukraine in person this past summer, but COVID-19 didn’t let it happen. Instead, the North American teachers, who are members of the Institute for Professional Development of Teachers, instead developed another successful 2021 summer version of their...