TORONTO – The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) honored Roman Waschuk, former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine, and his spouse, Oksana Smerechuk, for their contributions to public service and Canada-Ukraine relations at a special tribute gala in Toronto on February 1.
Due to the generosity of sponsors and supporters, $100,000 was raised to support the Roman Waschuk and Oksana Smerechuk Fund, within the UCC Charitable & Educational Trust, which funds the UCC Parliamentary Internship Program, as well as the UCC Community Development Fund that supports important community programming initiatives.