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Unveiling of WWI Internment Operations Interpretive Display and WWI National Internment Commemoration Day in Calgary
Media Advisory: (Calgary, AB, October 22, 2026) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) and The Military Museums cordially invite you to attend the official unveiling of an educational and commemorative exhibit dedicated to Canada’s First World War Internment operations from 1914 to 1920. The event will feature a commemoration of WWI National Internment Commemoration Day. WHEN: Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m. (MT) WHERE: The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild
Oct 221 min read


Ukrainian Youth Unity Council of Edmonton welcomes the admission of guilt by Mr. Duncan Kinney.
Ukrainian Youth Unity Council Media Release (Edmonton, AB. October 19, 2026 ) The Ukrainian Youth Unity Council and its member organizations welcome the news that, after five years, Mr. Duncan Kinney has admitted that he is the person who spray painted the statue of Roman Shukhevych on August 10, 2021, and that he had no lawful justification or excuse for these actions. In doing so, Mr. Kinney admitted that he is guilty of mischief. On the day of his own admitted mischief – A
Oct 192 min read


Canada’s First World War Internment Statue and Bronze Plaques Vandalized in Banff National Park
For Immediate Release – Calgary, June 4, 2026, UCCLA RCMP are investigating after the UCCLA discovered that two trilingual bronze plaques commemorating Ukrainians and other Europeans interned in Banff National Park during the First World War were gone. The bronze plaques – one affixed to the First World War internment statue entitled Why and the second to a rock nearby - were gone and presumed stolen when UCCLA officials arrived for a visit in late May. In addition, the statu
Jun 41 min read


Vegreville site of UCCLF’s latest WWI Internment monument
For immediate release (Vegreville, Calgary, June 25, 2024) Canada’s newest educational and commemorative monument to the Internment...
Jun 25, 20242 min read


"Commemorating History: The Unveiling of the First World War Internment Operations Monument in Vegreville, Alberta"
The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) invites you to attend the official unveiling of a monument marking Canada’s...
May 29, 20241 min read


UCCLF unveils WWI internment monument at Alberta’s Legislature
For immediate release (Edmonton, October 2, 2023) Canada’s newest educational and commemorative monument to the internment operations of...
Oct 2, 20233 min read
"Galicia Division"
Members of the "Galicia Division" were interned after the end of the Second World War near Rimini, Italy. There, they were screened by...
Sep 25, 20231 min read


First World War Internment Operations Monument to be unveiled at Alberta's Legislature Grounds
The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) invite you to attend the official unveiling of a monument marking Canada’s...
Sep 24, 20231 min read


UCCLF unveils panel commemorating “enemy aliens” in Calgary, Alberta
For immediate release (Calgary, AB, June 12, 2023) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) on Saturday, June 10th,...
Jun 11, 20233 min read


Unveiling of Calgary, Alberta First World War Internment Operations Interpretive Panel
Media Advisory: (Calgary, AB, June 8, 2023) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) invite you to attend the official...
Jun 7, 20231 min read


UCCLA: Russia is a terrorist state
For immediate release (Ottawa, March 29, 2023) UCCLA is calling on Canada’s government to officially designate the Russian Federation as...
Mar 28, 20232 min read


UCCLF honours Ukrainian Canadians who served in WWII at Edmonton commemoration
For Immediate Release - March 20, 2023 (Edmonton) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) hosted a commemorative event...
Mar 18, 20233 min read


UCCLF unveils plaque commemorating “enemy aliens” in Toronto’s Bloor West Village
For immediate release (Toronto, ON, November 22, 2022) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) on Saturday officially...
Nov 22, 20223 min read


UCCLF to unveil WWI internment operations panel in Toronto
Media Advisory for immediate release (Toronto, ON, and Calgary, AB, November 16, 2022) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation...
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Alleged Hate Crime Hoax Culprit Charged
UCCLA: For immediate release (October 26, 2022) On 14 October 2022, Duncan Kinney of Edmonton was charged by the Edmonton Police Service...
Oct 26, 20222 min read


UCCLF welcomes announcement of internment statue at Alberta Legislature
For immediate release (Calgary, October 26, 2022) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) welcomes news that the...
Oct 26, 20222 min read


UCCLF unveils memorial to “The March to Emerson” in Manitoba border town
For immediate release (Emerson, MB, September 18, 2022) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) and the Municipality...
Sep 25, 20223 min read


Unveiling of Emerson, MB, WWI Internment Operations Photographic Monument and Interpretive Panel
UCCLF Media Release, For immediate release (Emerson, MB and Calgary, AB, September 7, 2022) The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties...
Sep 7, 20222 min read


Preserving the Gareth Jones Papers at the University of Toronto
April 25, 2022, 10 AM Eastern Time Speakers Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk Speaker Lubomyr Luciuk is a professor of political geography at the Royal...
Apr 16, 20221 min read


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