Released on December 13, 2002
His Excellency Dr. Yuri Scherbak, Ambassador of Ukraine, today bestowedupon Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk a State Award of Ukraine, the Order for Merit, 3rd
Class, during a ceremony at the Legislative Building in Regina.
"This award recognizes the significant business and cultural contributions
made by Dr. Cipywnyk toward Canadian/Ukrainian co-operation," Scherbak
said. "It is with sincere pleasure and honour that I invest Dr. Cipywnyk
with this order today."
During a luncheon following the award presentation, Intergovernmental
Affairs Minister Chris Axworthy said, "Dr. Cipywnyk has worked tirelessly
to advance commercial and technological co-operation, cultural relations,
and community-led initiatives that promote links and activities between
Saskatchewan and Ukraine. That one person can achieve so much through
their work as a volunteer is remarkable and an example to us all."
Cipywnyk is immediate past president of the Canadian Ethnocultural Council
and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. In 1993, he was elected president of
the Ukrainian World Congress. Cipywnyk was also active in the Ukrainian
Canadian Professional and Business Federation; Advisory Council, University
of Saskatchewan/Ukraine Relations; and the Advisory Committee on
Saskatchewan Ukrainian Relations.
Cipywnyk was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1992. He has received
the Canada 125 Commemorative Medal, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, the
Shevchenko Medal by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, and an Honorary
Doctorate of Canon Law from St. Andrews College, University of Manitoba.
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