Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion has participated in every single Folklorama, since the festival began in 1970.
We are among 3 original pavilions that are still around today:
- Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion
- German Pavilion
- Icelandic Pavilion (now known as Scandinavian Pavilion)
Past Pavilion Locations
- Ukrainian Canadian Congress offices at 456 Main Street
- St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Church
- West Kildonan Collegiate
- Garden City Collegiate
- Maples Collegiate
Past Pavilion Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators
Past Pavilion Coordinators
Year | Name | Name |
1970 | TBC | TBC |
1971 | Ned Derkach | |
1972 | Ned Derkach | Joan Lewandosky |
1973 | Ned Derkach | Joan Lewandosky |
1974 | Ned Derkach | Joan Lewandosky |
1975 | Ned Derkach | Joan Lewandosky |
1976 | Ned Derkach | Joan Lewandosky |
1977 | Ned Derkach | |
1978 | Sylvia Todaschuck | Ted Teterenko |
George Korol | ||
1979 | Andrew Serray | |
1980 | Sylvia Todaschuck | |
1981 | Alex Surasky † | Peter Kohut |
Andrew Serray | ||
1982 | Sylvia Todaschuck | Alex Surasky † |
1983 | Sylvia Todaschuck | |
1984 | John Baluta | |
1985 | Zenon Hluszok | |
1986 | Orest Lazaruk † | |
1987 | Orest Lazaruk † | |
1988 | Orest Lazaruk † | |
1989 | Joan Lewandosky | |
1990 | Joan Lewandosky | |
1991 | Joan Lewandosky | |
1992 | Joan Lewandosky | |
1993 | Joan Lewandosky | |
1994 | Joan Lewandosky | |
1995 | Lesia Szwaluk | Jack Pyra † |
1996 | Lesia Szwaluk | Jack Pyra † |
1997 | Lesia Szwaluk | Jack Pyra † |
1998 | Martin Pasieczka | |
1999 | Martin Pasieczka | |
2000 | Martin Pasieczka | |
2001 | Martin Pasieczka | |
2002 | Martin Pasieczka | |
2003 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2004 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2005 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2006 | Maryann Labay | |
2007 | Maryann Labay | |
2008 | Maryann Labay | |
2009 | Maryann Labay | |
2010 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2011 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2012 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2013 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) | |
2014 | Jeff Kozak | |
2015 | Jeff Kozak | |
2016 | Elaine Capar | Adam Hluszok |
2017 | Elaine Capar | Adam Hluszok |
2018 | Elaine Capar | Adam Hluszok |
2019 | Elaine Capar | Adam Hluszok |
2020 | N/A | |
2021 | N/A | |
2022 | Adam Hluszok | Yury Kruk |
Past Pavilion Assistant Coordinators
Year | Name | Name |
1971 | ||
1972 | ||
1973 | ||
1974 | ||
1975 | ||
1976 | Sandy Stefanyshyn | Peter Kohut |
1977 | Sandy Stefanyshyn | Peter Kohut |
1978 | Joan Lewandosky | Peter Kohut |
1979 | Joan Lewandosky | Peter Kohut |
1980 | Louis Melosky | |
1981 | ||
1982 | ||
1983 | Peter Manastyrsky | |
1984 | Lesia Szwaluk | Chrystia Semaniuk |
1985 | Chrystia Semaniuk | |
1986 | Jack Pyra † | |
1987 | ||
1988 | Jack Pyra † | |
1989 | Jack Pyra † | |
1990 | Jack Pyra † | |
1991 | Jack Pyra † | |
1992 | Jack Pyra † | |
1993 | Jack Pyra † | |
1994 | Jack Pyra † | |
1995 | ||
1996 | ||
1997 | ||
1998 | ||
1999 | ||
2000 | ||
2001 | n/a | |
2002 | n/a | |
2003 | n/a | |
2004 | n/a | |
2005 | n/a | |
2006 | n/a | |
2007 | n/a | |
2008 | n/a | |
2009 | n/a | |
2010 | n/a | |
2011 | n/a | |
2012 | n/a | |
2013 | Jeff Kozak | |
2014 | n/a | |
2015 | n/a | |
2016 | Alyssa Wachniak | |
2017 | n/a | |
2018 | n/a | |
2019 | n/a | |
2020 | n/a | |
2021 | n/a | |
2022 | n/a |
Past Pavilion Ambassadors
Past Adult Ambassadors
Year | Name | Name |
1990 | Nadia Kostyshyn-Bailey | Roman Yereniuk |
1991 | Joan Lewandosky | Taras Babick |
1992 | Gwen Pich | Evhan Uzwyshyn |
1993 | Carol Kuz | Greg Romaniuk |
1994 | Patricia Kmet | Scott Armstrong |
1995 | Patrusia Tymkiw | Martin Pasieczka |
1996 | Jack Pyra † | Irka Pankewycz |
1997 | Claudia Jaresh | Steve Zegalski |
1998 | Llwellyn Armstrong | Ron Storozuk |
1999 | Elaine Capar | Paul Mayba |
2000 | Marusia Labay | Glenn Solar |
2001 | Sylvia Todaschuk | Bill Skromeda |
2002 | Phyllis Hawryliuk † | Brian Petrynko |
2003 | Sonja Bejzyk | Allan Bailey |
2004 | Laryssa Garrrick (Semchyshyn) | Glenn Kulbaba |
2005 | Vera Matwichyna † | Ivan Pecuh |
2006 | Christina Semaniuk | Don Babey |
2007 | Yvonne Hawryliuk | Dave Krawaler |
2008 | Tamara Lisowski | Jerry Baluta |
2009 | Hannya Bryl-Klimenko | Mark Karpa |
2010 | Irka Semaniuk | Mark Galarnyk |
2011 | Luba Krucko | Phil Demchenko |
2012 | Rosemarie Todaschuk | Roman Jaworsky |
2013 | Melissa Grantham (Kwasny) | Dobryan Tracz |
2014 | Breanne Korban | Greg Udod |
2015 | Teresa Hryndzio | Nathan Martindale |
2016 | Bill Chabluk | Marcie Romaniuk |
2017 | Mike Rawluk | Nadia Kmet |
2018 | John Zacharuk | Kathrine (Katrusia) Basarab |
2019 | Lawrence Maksymetz | Nataliya Sovinska |
2020 | n/a | n/a |
2021 | n/a | n/a |
2022 | Myles Burdeniuk | Samantha Luczenczyn-Lane |
Past Youth Ambassadors
Year | Name | Name |
1985 | Lisa Townsend (Kochanski) | Marko Wasyliw |
1986 | Deborah-Ann Gilchrist | Zenon Boyechko |
1987 | Daria Pfund (Matwichyna) | Roman Duplak |
1988 | Marnie Komyshyn | Chris Shwaluke |
1989 | Christina Pyra | Markian Yereniuk |
1990 | Natalia Lount (Lebedin) | Chris Sikorsky |
1991 | Tanya Shwaluke | Russell Wach |
1992 | Krista Mendres | Marshall Sokoliuk |
1993 | Andrea Babick | Adam Lischynski |
1994 | Tanya Nawolski (Matwichyna) | Joanne Zahaiko |
Jeff McCarron | Cameron Wallis | |
1995 | Stacey Jacques | Ivan Babick |
1996 | Kristya Matwichyna | Jeanine Kryschuk |
1997 | Tanissa Martindale | Ken Ouendag |
1998 | Teresa Stolarsky | Michael McCarron |
1999 | Bohdanna Novak | Ruslan Tracz |
2000 | Andrea Block (Saxler) | Greg Law |
2001 | Mariana Sklepowich (Boukailo) | Adam Hluszok |
2002 | Katya Adamdov | Yarko Petryshyn |
2003 | Svitlana Maluzynsky | Tymon Melnyk |
2004 | Chelsea Perrault (Berezuk) | Andrijko Semaniuk |
2005 | Anne Bakowski | Adam Praznik |
2006 | Olesya Solodkova | Markian McColl |
2007 | Ivanka Babiak | Paul Szelemej |
2008 | Andrianna Kulyk | Jay Korban |
2009 | Ivanka Waplak | Antony Maluzynsky |
2010 | Nadia Demko | Julian Machula |
2011 | Leanna Daughney | Tymothy Jaddock |
2012 | Olya Katchanovski | Alexander Pankiw |
2013 | Dayna Konopelny | Nina Semchyshyn |
2014 | Orycia Karpa | Andrij Sawczuk |
2015 | Laryssa Yakimoski | Adrianna Karpa |
2016 | Alexander Hryndzio | Adrianna Krawczuk |
2017 | Grace Capar | Adriana Sawczuk |
2018 | Mykola Kruk | Alexa Yasinski |
2019 | Serhiy Swinton | Erin Rogowsky |
2020 | n/a | |
2021 | n/a | |
2022 | Danylo Kruk | Emily Leskiw |
Past Folklorama Ambassadors General and Youth Ambassadors General from Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion
Year | Name | Name |
2005 | Andrijko Semaniuk | |
2008 | Yvonne Hawryliuk | Dave Kawaler |
2009 | Adrianna Kulyk | |
2010 | Antony Maluzynsky | |
2015 | Greg Udod |
Past Pavilion Mayors, Queens and Princesses
Past Pavilion Mayors
Year | Name |
1970 | NONE |
1971 | |
1972 | |
1973 | Walter Pyl |
1974 | Peter Kondra † |
1975 | Jim Chapryk |
1976 | John Huyda † |
1977 | Orest Lazaruk † |
1978 | John Karasevich † |
1979 | Louis Melosky |
1980 | Andrew Ogarenko † |
1981 | Serge Radchuk |
1982 | John Petryshyn |
1983 | Andrew Serray |
1984 | Peter Manastyrsky |
1985 | Walter Lebedin |
1986 | John Baluta |
1987 | Lesia Szwaluk |
1988 | Jack Pyra † |
1989 | Cecil Semchyshyn † |
Past Pavilion Queens
Year | Name |
1970 | Marta Hnatiw |
1971 | Liz Kondrat |
1972 | Oksana Serwylo (Chomtschyn) |
1973 | Mary Stefaniuk (Melnyk) |
1974 | Karen Luchak (Osachuk) |
1975 | Bohdana Bashuk |
1976 | Luba Bilash |
1977 | Marijka Kulyk (Jaszczyk) |
1978 | Martha Chuchman |
1979 | Patricia Schur |
1980 | Marijka Spytkowsky |
1981 | Larisa Veryha (Prodan) |
1982 | Larysa Rozumna |
1983 | Lydia Shawarsky (Hawryshkiw) |
1984 | Vivian Kruhlak (Osachuk) |
1985 | Anne Kolody |
1986 | Teresa Szram (Suprun) |
1987 | Lesia Jensen (Kitasz) |
1988 | Halyna Tataryn (Skala) |
1989 | Patrusia Myketa |
Past Pavilion Princesses
Year | Name | Name | Name |
1979 | Diana Borys | ||
1980 | Nadine Ellie | ||
1981 | Daria Zmiyiwsky (Balas) | Nadia Dybaylo | Olia Booyar |
1982 | Anne Minenko (Michajlyszyn) | ||
1983 | Valerie Gaddows | ||
1984 | Mary Markesteyn (Borys) | ||
1985 | Natalka Kunets (Bosak) | Natalia Radawetz (Picklyk) | Darka Romaniuk |
1986 | Katherine Letby (Stolar) | ||
1987 | Stefa Diakiw † | Natalka Hutsulak (Hawaleshka) | Natalka Michajlyszyn |
1988 | |||
1989 | Daria Luciw |
Past Miss Folklorama from Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion
Year | Name |
1974 | Karen Luchak (Osachuk) |
1979 | Patricia Schur |