The UCC-APC held this years’ annual Hetman Award Banquet and Gala at the Meridian Banquet and Conference Centre on November 20, 2011.
“As part of the commemoration of a 120 years of Ukrainian settlement in Canada, we were honoured to present this year’s UCC-APC Hetman Award to Alberta’s first Premier of Ukrainian descent, the Honorable Ed Stelmach and his wife Marie Stelmach as exemplary volunteers and proud Ukrainian Albertans”, says UCC-APC President Daria Luciw. “We are proud of the contributions our community has made to our province and our country over the past 120 years in all sectors of society.” The evening also included National Youth Leadership Award presentation to Edmontonian Katrina Baziuk, greetings from the UCC-APC President, MLA Janice Sarich (on behalf of the Government of Alberta), Bishop David Motiuk (Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton), entertainment by local AXIOS Choir and Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble paying tribute to the first Ukrainian settlers in Alberta and the legacy they brought to our province and to Canada, traditional Ukrainian dishes.
— Read a full story in the Ukrainian News, Nov 24-Dec 7, 2011 Vol. LXXXIV. No. 23. Photo – Marco Levytsky
2012 Annual Hetman Awards Banquet & Gala
Ukrainian Youth Complex
9615 – 153 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
For ticket reservations – (780) 414-1624 or uccab@shaw.ca
Download the Hetman Award NOMINATION FORMS
