Alberta’s Elsie Kawulych Named to Order of Canada

Elsie Kawulych was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada by His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, on December 30, 2012, for her contributions to preserving and promoting Ukrainian culture in Canada and for her volunteer engagement in her community. She demonstrated her great perseverance and determination by becoming one of the first women from Vegreville’s Ukrainian community to be accepted into university and earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics from the University of Manitoba.

Congratulations have been extended to Mrs. Kawulych by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

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Elsie Kawulych