UCC reps participate in Ethnocultural Council

WINNIPEG - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) participated in the biennial general meeting of the Canadian Ethnocultural Council (CEC) held in Toronto on May 25-26. The UCC was represented by President Eugene Czolij, former President W. Oleh Romaniw and First Vice-President Paul Grod.

The CEC unites 32 ethnic congresses, including the UCC, and promotes the multicultural character of Canada. During the meeting Mr. Czolij reported on the activities of the UCC over the course of the last two years.

The delegates at the biennial general meeting re-elected Art Hagopian as CEC president, as well as UCC's representative, Mr. Romaniw, as CEC vice-president.

The general meeting also called upon the federal government to apply the basic principles of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act in supporting ethnocultural organizations through core funding to enable them to continue to develop a cohesive and just Canadian society.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 7, 2002, No. 27, Vol. LXX

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