Last Thursday, the Alberta Legislative Assembly met for one bill only, Mr. Zwozdesky’s Bill 37 the “Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act”.  In that one sitting the bill went through all three readings and the Committee as a Whole with no debate.  The last step is the Royal Assent – which officially declares it law.

From the Barrie Examiner:

Barrie will be caught up in a whirlwind of festivity and entertainment at the ninth annual Ukrainian Festival.

The festival, which began in 1999, began with just 100 people crowded into St. Mary’s Church and has grown in size in recent years. This year, the festival takes place on Oct. 19 at the W. A. Fisher Auditorium in Barrie Central Collegiate.

“Every year the crowd gets bigger and people from all over Ontario attend,” says Diane Lubinski, festival co-ordinator.

The festival is the largest indoor Ukrainian festival in Ontario. It will include numerous kiosks filled with various items, including embroideries and pysanky. Pysanky is the traditional name for decorated eggs. The meal will have many favourite dishes, including perogies and kapusta, which is like Kraut, yet very Ukrainian.

The 9th Annual Ukrainian Festival of Barrie, Ontario:
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 – 11:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Barrie Central Collegiate at 125 Dunlop St. W – Barrie, Ontario.

From CBC:

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko abandoned the search for a functioning governing coalition on Wednesday, dissolved parliament and called the third election since his “Orange” revolution swept to power in the 2004 vote.

“I hereby declare the activities of … parliament to be suspended and call an early parliamentary election,” Yushchenko said in a recorded television address.

“The vote will take place in democratic and lawful fashion.”

Sorry, not feeling so well this week.  See you Monday!