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Canada to celebrate
120th anniversary of settlement of Ukrainians
Today at 20:02 | Interfax-Ukraine
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/104809/
Ukrainians will celebrate the 120
anniversary of their settlement in Canada by unveiling the monument to
Taras Shevchenko in Ottawa and carrying out the project, dubbed
Historical Train of Ukrainian Pioneers, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada
Ihor Ostash has said.
"2011 marks the 120th anniversary of the settlement of Ukrainians in
Canada. In order to hold the celebration of this anniversary at the
highest level the Ukrainian Embassy in Canada is preparing a
large-scale cultural image project Historical Train of Ukrainian
Pioneers, which is scheduled from June 23 until July 9… Also, on June
26 Ottawa will host a solemn ceremony of unveiling the monument to
Taras Shevchenko," he said at a press-club meeting the Ukrainian
Foreign Ministry.
According to the diplomat, the train will go along the route, which
first Ukrainian emigrants went after the arrival at the port of Halifax
to the railroad trip to western cities of Canada.
To
celebrate the 120th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada the Embassy of Ukraine
in Canada is launching the project of the
Historical
Train of Ukrainian Pioneers.
June
23 - July 9, 2011
http://www.ukremb.ca/canada/en/announce/detail/4253.htm
Commemorating the 120th Anniversary
of Ukrainian settlement in Canada, May 23, 2011,
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village: 120th Anniversary logo unveiling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t6rQuDBQEU&feature=player_detailpage
Montreal stop
|
Saturday,
June 25, 2011
09:05 - Train arrives in Montreal.
Events
in Montreal
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Delegation to visit St. Michael's Ukrainian
Catholic Parish Montreal
which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Time to be announces shortly.
09:55 – Train departs from Montreal to Ottawa. |
This
Project will:
-
include participants who will trace the same path that Ukrainian
pioneers took at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries
- start in
Halifax
and finish in the Canadian Prairies, just as the pioneers travelled;
- present the Ukrainian culture in
selected Canadian
cities;
- culturally unite the Ukrainian communities in different
Canadian provinces;
- attract media and public attention and focus on how the
Ukrainian community contributed in the development of Canada;
- celebrate the 120th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement
in Canada.
The Project is
planned to be launched on Wednesday, June
23, 2011 at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21in Halifax.
The following day, participants will board the train with the following
itinerary:
Halifax –
Montreal – Ottawa
– Toronto – Winnipeg – Saskatoon – Edmonton.
Intended
participants on the Train:
- federal and provincial/territorial politicians;
- leaders of the Ukrainian community in Canada;
- Canadian and Ukrainian media;
- representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada;
- Ukrainian and Canadian artists, performers, musicians
etc.
The participants will be given the option to travel any
segment of the itinerary, i.e. from Halifax to Ottawa or from Toronto
to Winnipeg etc.
The passengers
of
the Train are encouraged to wear authentic
Ukrainian costumes and take the things the
first Ukrainian pioneers took on their journey to the New World, i.e.
Shevchenko’s Kobzar, Ukrainian icons, grains etc.
The passengers
on
this train will have stopovers from between 1 and 3 days in each of the
selected cities. They will be able to take part in the planned cultural
events, organized in cooperation with the local Ukrainian communities.
The Golden
Sponsor
of the event is VIA Rail. The sponsors are Borden Ladner Gervais,
Canada Inns and others.
more information about the project please visit:
http://www.ukremb.ca/canada/en/publication/content/52264.htm
Follow the project on the Facebook under the
title
“Canadian Train of Ukrainian
Pioneers”.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Train-of-Ukrainian-Pioneers/191553984215309
Itinerary
of Historical Treain of Ukrainian Pioneers
http://www.ukremb.ca/canada/en/publication/content/52978.htm
Thursday,
June
23, 2011
Halifax
Opening ceremony
Friday,
June
24, 2011
12:15 -
Train departs from Halifax to Montreal.
Trip Duration: 21
hours 50 min.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
09:05
- Train arrives in Montreal.
Events
in Montreal
Sunday, June 26, 2011
09:55
– Train departs from Montreal to
Ottawa.
Trip Duration:
2 hours 10 min.
12:05
– Train arrives in Ottawa.
Events in Ottawa
Monday,
June
27, 2011
Events in Ottawa
Tuesday,
June
28, 2011
08:46
– Train departs from
Ottawa to Toronto.
Trip Duration:
4 hours 30 min.
13:16
– Train arrives in
Toronto.
Events in Toronto
Wednesday,
June 29, 2011
Events in Toronto
Thursday,
June
30, 2011
Events in Toronto
22:00 Train
departs from Toronto to Winnipeg.
Trip Duration: 1
day 11 hours.
Friday,
July
1, 2011
Trip to Winnipeg
Saturday,
July
2, 2011
08:00
– Train arrives in
Winnipeg
Events in Winnipeg
Sunday,
July
3, 2011
Events in Winnipeg
Monday,
July
4, 2011
12:00
– Train departs from
Winnipeg to Saskatoon.
Trip Duration: 11
hours 22 min.
22:22
– Train arrives in
Saskatoon
Tuesday,
July
5, 2011
Events in Saskatoon
Wednesday,
July 6, 2011
Events in Saskatoon
Thursday,
July
7, 2011
Events in Saskatoon
22:47
– Train departs from
Saskatoon to Edmonton.
Trip Duration:
7 hours 50 min.
Friday,
July
8, 2011
06:37
– Train arrives in
Edmonton.
Events in Edmonton
Saturday, July
9, 2011
Events in Ukrainian Heritage Village
Closing ceremony
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