Vancouver Islander to detail his humanitarian travels to Ukraine amid war Comox Valley Record, 2 February 2024

One Comox man has taken it upon himself to make a difference in Ukraine… [Read more]

CVUCS Newsletter – Fall 2023

Read all about our upcoming events, AGM including annual elections, and more! [Read more]

Courtenay church hosting fundraiser for local Ukrainian community Comox Valley Record, 25 October 2023

St. George’s United Church is joining with the Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society (CVUCS) for a fundraiser in support of Ukrainian newcomers to the Comox Valley. The Nov. 25 fundraiser, “Still Standing with Ukraine” will consist of a large premium silent auction plus table sales…[more]

Local Ukrainian club appreciates Mayor Bob Wells

The Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society wants to thank the City of Courtenay, along with the Town of Comox, the Village of Cumberland, SD#71 and the CV Regional District for their generous financial and in-kind support for Ukrainian newcomers since the beginning of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine…[more]

Tickets still available for ‘Still Standing with Ukraine’ concert in Campbell River Campbell River Mirror, 18 September 2023

A standing ovation was the response from audiences in the South Okanagan last February for a group of Ukrainian dancers from Calgary. Those same dancers, the Tryzub Junior Ukrainian Dance Troupe, are about to land in the Comox Valley to perform to audiences in the Comox Valley and Campbell River…[more]

Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society urges continued community support, Comox Valley Record, 13 September 2023

Some 600,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion have been issued Canadian Ukrainian Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) visas but have not yet been able to come to Canada.That solitary fact, based upon figures issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, is mind-numbing. After more than 18 months of accepting Ukrainian newcomers to the North Island…[more]

Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society meeting the needs of newcomers Comox Valley Record, 3 September 2023

In February or March of 2022, if you had spoken with a member of the Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society (CVUCS) about Ukrainian newcomers, they would have had more questions than answers: Who were these newcomers?…[more]

War a reminder of earlier tragedy for Comox Valley Ukrainian family Comox Valley Record, 2 September 2023

The Malysh family, Orest and Mariia, were married in 2015. They lived in western Ukraine near Poland, in a region called Ivano-Frankivsk. In Ukraine, the family spent a lot of time together hiking and travelling around the region. Their big vegetable garden with many fruit trees fed the family. Life was good; then everything started to…[more]

Tryzub Ukrainian Dancers Coming to the Comox Valley and Campbell River Comox Valley Record, 1 September 2023

Building on the success of performances in the Okanagan Valley, the Tryzub Youth Ukrainian Dance Troupe has been invited to work with the Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society (CVUCS) and the Ukrainian Nightingale Project to raise money in support of Ukrainian families in the North Island…[more]

Ukrainian family forever grateful for their new life in Campbell River Campbell River Mirror, 30 August 2023

The story of the Plakhotin family’s life in Campbell River started with rain on Dec. 31, 2022.

But Oleksandra Plakhotin believes that it was a good sign for a new beginning. To her, rain washes away painful memories and failures and helps prepare the way forward for a new happy life….[more]

Tree dedication upcoming in Comox to honour Ukrainian Independence Day Comox Valley Record, 16 August 2023

It has been said that Ukrainian roots planted in the richness of Canadian soil flourish.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine over 18 months ago, 65 households comprising 170 Ukrainian newcomers…[more]

Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society presents second in a series of historical lectures Comox Valley Record, 6 June 2023

The Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society continues its series on Ukrainian history, with a presentation on the second and third waves of Ukrainian immigration into Canada…[more]

Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society putting a call out for more volunteers Comox Valley Record, 19 April 2023

If you can imagine leaving everyone you know and love, your home and job or school and coming to a place with just a suitcase and arriving at a place unplanned, where you can’t even order a cup of coffee without assistance, then you can imagine what it’s like to be a displaced Ukrainian…[more]