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Holodomor: International Flame visits Regina

May 21, 2008 -- A commemorative Holodomor famine-genocide program was held by the Regina branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in front of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on April 29, 2008.

Approximately 200 members of the community attended the program, which was opened by Master of Ceremonies Orest Warnyca, President of the Regina Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.


Tricia Kaminski, Premier Brad Wall; Brian Shalley (flag-bearer), Stefan Horlatsch, Vera Feduschak (flag-bearer), Orest Warnyca, Ed Lysyk, Rev. Father Kuzyk, Msgr. Luzney. Missing from the photo: Saskatchewan flag-bearer Kayla Bilokury

The Premier of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Brad Wall, was there to greet flame bearer and Holodomor survivor, Stefan Horlatsch. In his greetings, Premier Wall stated "we in Saskatchewan, as much as anywhere on the planet, understand the amazing gift that the world was deprived of because of this famine and genocide, for we have been such significant benefactors of that gift -- the gift of Ukrainian value and tradition and contribution. Those values are poured into the DNA of this province."

Historical information on the Holodomor and a call to have such information included in the Saskatchewan school curriculum were provided by UCC Regina member Tricia Kaminski and UCC Saskatchewan president Ed Lysyk.

Stefan Horlatsch, Ed Lysyk and Orest Warnyca were later acknowledged in the session of the Saskatchewan Legislature.

During the session, members of the political parties made presentations recognizing the Holodomor as a famine-genocide in Ukraine.