The Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society has been a part of the cultural fabric of the community since 1981. The Society is a provincially-registered non-profit ethnic organization of Canadians of primarily Ukrainian heritage living on North Central Vancouver Island.
The Society is guided by a Board of Directors. Our fiscal year runs from September 1st to August 31st.
Mission Statement: The Society was established to preserve, practice and promote Ukrainian traditions, language and cultural interests.
Values Statement: We strive to act with integrity and to be honest and accountable in our actions. We are guided by the following values:
Respect – we act with compassion and acceptance towards all peoples.
Welcoming – we seek to create an accepting and comfortable environment.
Collaborative – we nurture relationships through a culture of connection, participation and sharing of resources.
Sense of Community – we strive to create a safe environment which accepts individual differences of identity.
Learning – we learn together to build strength and understanding in our society.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
At our Annual General Meeting on November 17th, 2025 elections were held for a number of positions on the Board. The Board meets on a monthly basis from September to June.
For 2025-2026, our Board of Directors is:
President – Janette Martin-Lutzer
Vice-President – VACANT
Treasurer – Donna Baydock
Secretary/Membership – Diane Davies
Events Coordinator/Fundraiser – Nathan Daniel
Director-at-Large (Volunteer Coordinator) – Janie Roelants
Director-at-Large (Equipment/Supplies/Logistics) – Doug McCallum
Director-at-Large – Carol Ostry
Director-at-Large – Svitlana Titova-Bahri
Director-at-Large – Chris Semenick
Meetings:
Members (who don’t have to be of Ukrainian heritage!) come together regularly for fun, fellowship and sharing of Ukrainian traditions.
Members Business Meetings:
Members are invited to attend regular business meetings to listen to the reports from Board members and bring items for discussion and planning. This is the time to become engaged in organizing events, fundraisers, work bees, and more. Members with an active membership have the right to present motions, engage in discussions and vote on motions.
Our next members business meeting will be on Tuesday, April 14th at 6:30 pm in the Genoa Sail building in Marina Park, Comox.
Cultural/Educational Meetings:
On occasion, we host and present topics of interest to members and the general public, such as speaker presentations and cultural workshops. We will post upcoming events here.
Interested in purchasing Ukrainian food (frozen)?
Several times throughout the year, we offer traditional perogies/varenyky (with a potato & 4-cheese filling) and cabbage rolls/holubtsi (vegetarian and meat options), hand-made in a VIHA-approved commercial kitchen by our volunteers.
Hot Chocolates on 5th Street in Courtenay has generously offered to stock our perogies and cabbage rolls for purchase by the public. Take a look in their freezer next time you are in their store. Thank you to Hot Chocolates for their continuing support. We plan to have perogies and cabbage rolls available just before Easter.
Update as of March 25th: Cabbage rolls and perogies now available! Get yours while supplies last!
Perogy Bee September 2025
Mobile Lending Library
Members can access our mobile library of educational and cultural resources (including fiction and non-fiction books) by sending the Society an email. Click the link on the Membership page to see what we have available for loan.