The View From Here: This and That
Volodymyr Kish.
I have had a month-long vacation from writing this weekly column, as the newspaper I write for took its annual summer hiatus. I...
The View From Here: Birth, Marriage and Death in a Ukrainian Village
Volodymyr Kish.
I have been doing some detailed genealogical research lately into Devyatyr, the village in Western Ukraine where my mother was born and raised....
The View From Here: Internet Connections
Volodymyr Kish.
Over the past few years I have noticed a significant increase in the number of my relatives in Ukraine getting plugged into the...
The View From Here: Journalism Under Threat
Volodymyr Kish.
Writing, and journalism in particular, tends to be a relatively solitary occupation. Although collaboration with others is sometimes required, most of the time...
The View From Here: Ukrainian Dance
Volodymyr Kish.
Spring, amongst many other things, marks the beginning of the Ukrainian festival season. Over the next three or four months, communities across all...
The View From Here: The Babchenko Affair
Volodymyr Kish.
Last week was punctuated by a bizarre event that has generated considerable debate and controversy both within and outside the Ukrainian community, and...
The View From Here: What’s The Word?
Volodymyr Kish.
Back some months ago, I wrote an article about some of the words used by Ukrainians living in western Ukraine that were distinctively...
The View From Here: Panakhyda
By Volodymyr Kish.
For most of my life I did not think much about death. Of course, I was well aware that our time on...
The View From Here: Mothers
While our regular columnist Volodymyr Kish takes a break this week, we have a guest writer filling in with some poignant observations in honour...
The View From Here: Hryts, Garlic and Horseradish
Volodymyr Kish.
It is spring time in Pidkamin, that picturesque little town on the road between Brody and Ternopil, and home to my eccentric yet...
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Edmonton’s Dnipro Concludes Highly Successful Ukraine Tour
Marco Levytsky, NP-UN Western Bureau.
Greeted with accolades wherever they performed, Edmonton’s Dnipro Choir completed a successful two-week tour of Ukraine, August 23.
Quite surprisingly, for a...
A Personal Tribute to Vitaliy Shevchenko
Marco Levytsky, Western Bureau Chief.
Instead of the usual editorials I write, I am submitting this week’s piece as a personal reflection – a personal column...
Consul Arrives in Edmonton
Kostenko to serve as acting Consul General until permanent one is approved.
NP-UN Western Bureau.
Ukraine’s Consul to Canada has arrived in Edmonton and is preparing...
Toronto Welcomes 22nd Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival
Yuri Bilinsky, New Pathway - Ukrainian News.
Last weekend, Toronto welcomed the 22nd annual Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival. This year’s Festival had a record...
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Західне Бюро НШ-УВ.
У середу, 19 вересня, в Києві після тривалої хвороби на 65-му році життя помер відомий український політик, державний діяч, журналіст і письменник...
