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.
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