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. . . and Bust!

The late 80’s brought a second identity crisis for the UPBC of Calgary: public interest waned, membership numbers dropped significantly to only about 30 members, and the club considered formally dissolving the organization. In June 1...

Boom . . .

In 1982, President Joe Gonis placed an ad in the Calgary Herald, inviting fellow Ukrainians to come to a Club dinner-meeting; the membership instantly doubled! Not long after that, at the Tradewinds Hotel, sixty-two Ukrainians met for...

Major changes

The purpose of Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Businessmen’s Clubs in Canada was being deeply pondered in the early seventies. As a result, a few major changes occurred in 1978: women were allowed membership in the club and it de...

Meet me at the St. Louis!

The club originally met at the St. Louis Hotel, which was then owned by member John Starchuk. There was some debate as to whether the club might function as a benevolent club or a social club; the primary motivation was for Ukrainians...

Beginnings

Our history begins on June 16th, 1960 when eleven charter members founded the Ukrainian Professional and Businessmen’s Club to create friendships and a sense of community among Ukrainian Canadians in our city and give support to vari...
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Latest News

  • June 23, 2022Silent Auction to Fundraise For Ukrainian Evacuees in Calgary
  • May 17, 2022A farewell to our member, Walter Chayka
  • hockey playerMarch 25, 2022Cry no tears for Russia’s elite, including Ovechkin

RSS News from Ukraine

  • Hryvnia slightly strengthens to U.S. dollar on Sept 24 February 1, 2023
  • Україна може перемогти у війні з Росією, але в обох є проблеми - генерал США January 26, 2023
  • Five Russian-led troops eliminated in Donbas over week – OSINT group December 5, 2022
  • The UNIAN photo bank to include almost 1,500 true photos of the war in Ukraine and its resistance to the Russian Federation March 31, 2022
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