ukraine: voices from ottawa — 'people don’t know if they’re going to wake up, or what’s the next thing that this lunatic will pull off'
the shots being fired in ukraine have been heard, and felt, around the world — by residents there, by expats, by the sons and daughters of emigres, and by people with no direct connection to the country who are nonetheless deeply troubled by what's taking place.
"in 2016, i think, i attended the first ukrainian festival held in ottawa at the ukrainian church on heron road and watched a ukrainian dance ensemble. my mom and dad were part of a ukrainian dance ensemble when i was growing up — that's how they met.
a good friend of mine, my guitar teacher in kharkiv, which is being bombed now, said he had to spend nights in a bomb shelter.
bdeachman@postmedia.com how you can help numerous groups and organizations are collecting donations in support and relief of ukraine residents and refugees, including the following: canada-ukraine foundation cufoundation.ca/
national bank of ukraine (nbu) special account to raise funds for ukraine armed forces bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi
unicef canada secure.unicef.ca/page/98630/donate/1?locale=en-us additionally, other groups seeking funds can be found on the ukrainian canadian congress's website, at ucc.ca/2022/03/03/where-to-donate-to-support-ukraine
montrealers march for ukraine: 'we would like to show the world that we must stop the war'
they pushed empty strollers meant as a sad symbol of the children who have been killed since russian invaded on feb. 24.