One of our most popular events in the last decade has been our annual Taste of Ukraine – a gourmet extravaganza of traditional and contemporary Ukrainian food prepared by chef Helena Haridzuk. UCPBA continues to organize a growing va...
On the cultural front, UCPBA provided critically needed seed funding for the first three years of operation of the enormously popular Calgary Ukrainian Festival. In 2011, UCPBA Calgary collaborated with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchest...
At this time, there also emerged a renewed focus on business themes, with an annual presentation on markets and investment strategies by Bohdan Romaniuk being very popular. Other speakers over the past decade have included historians,...
In 2002, the club revised both its bylaws and its name, becoming the Ukrainian Canadian Professional & Business Association of Calgary, the name which it retains today. The bylaws were further updated and extensively revised in 2008....
The new century brought with it new hopes and concerns based on a series of promising and equally tragic developments in Ukraine. Topics addressed at dinner meetings ranged from the temporary foreign worker program and the adoption of...
The nineties saw the establishment of scholarships and awards to recognize the accomplishments and to support the aspirations of individuals within our community. UCPBA’s ties with sister organizations were also strong at this time,...
The nineties also saw a renewed focus on the arts. Yearly Christmas Carol Festivals with participation of all Ukrainian community choirs were begun, a tradition which continues to this day. Special events at the Glenbow Museum showcase...
Although the Club certainly put on its share of social events, it also took its responsibility for community development seriously. As an example, the Club was a founding member and original sponsor of the Echoes of Ukraine TV program....
The nineties were a whirlwind of activity and development. The focus was on business, on fun, on heritage. In addition to regular monthly dinner meetings, the Club organized many special events, both for its own members and for the com...
The Declaration of Independence of Ukraine in 1991 drastically changed the popular mood. Ukraine and Ukrainian topics were at the forefront of the world agenda, and the club flourished under increased attention. Membership nearly tripl...