Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov and Tabatta Butler-Smith, (Photo: Pexels.com) Kamloops is extremely diverse in terms of Religion and Places of worship. Although Kamloops is predominantly Christian, there are also communities of Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jews. Most places of worship in Kamloops with websites are listed below: All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Mount Paul United Church…

Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov On February 24, the Russian Government Genocide of the People of Ukraine entered a new stage: the physical elimination of Ukrainians from their homeland on all territories of Ukraine. In one month, more than 25% of the total population of Ukraine (+10 Million People) has been displaced, and thousands have died.…

Recently I learnt about the unexpected passing of Jane. Many online students at Dalhousie School of Social Work might not know Jane. Still, every instructor who taught in an online social work program appreciated all the instructional design support she provided over the years. Distance Education Social Work Program at Dalhousie University is transformational for…

Daniel Kuryj is born in Buenos Aires in 1968 and graduated from Civil Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) in 1994. In the mid-90s he began to paint, create installations and compose poems. As the son of Odesa’s Ukrainian emigrants, Daniel was shocked by Soviet history and the tragedy of the Holocaust. His…

Pandemic keeps changing travel plans for many. However, thanks to the wonderful neighbours in Kamloops one can enjoy annually beautiful displays. Last year I made a Google Map: https://krasun.ca/2020/12/31/kamloops-winter-holidays-lights-2020/ to list all the beautiful houses we visited in 2020. This year I kept updating the map, and although some houses were not decorated the same…

Key Features and Few Concerns of Facebook Classes: #IloveUkrEng Trial. Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov I recently participated in the unique trial program to test Facebook classes and created a new course #ILoveUkrEng that will be formally launched in January 2022. During the trial period, we met with a few future students and language educators on…

On Ukrainian Christmas Eve, Ostap Lozynskiy, a 38-year-old Ukrainian artist, passed away. I never met Ostap, but many of my close friends did. When my classmate Oleksa, and Godsister, Ivanka, posted on the Facebook page about Ostap’s passing, I realized I needed to write about Ostap. He contributed a lot to preserving Ukrainian heritage through…

Welcome to the first Kamloops edition of Canadian-Ukrainian carols. I have collected carols to celebrate New Year and practice Ukrainian for several years. When I moved to Kamloops, BC, I wanted to localize some English carols while practicing Ukrainian. The inspiration to create an organized list via this book came after my God Mother (Khresna),…

2021 year has ended. I am grateful to have survived and thrive in reaching out to level 40 of the journey called life and celebrating New Year with the loved ones around the table in Kamloops, BC, with Zoom extension and Global reach to everyone who keeps me grateful every day for what we have. There is much news, and it will take several blog posts to share the highlights…

Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Today I finally submitted grades for approval, just a few hours before the deadline. I am very proud of students, who despite multiple challenges were working extremely hard to complete their social policy papers and addressing concerns with affordability, accessibility, adequacy and other social policy “A”s to improve services for diverse…

Dear Dr. Fairbairn TRU President,  Honourable Anne Kang Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training, Members of BC Legislative Assembly, TRU Senate and Board of Governors: I am writing this letter to call for action responding to the many members of the TRU community who expressed their serious concerns regarding the TRU investigation process. Over…

Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Thank you, everyone, for your responses and support after I compiled the first week’s media coverage about the TRU investigation: https://krasun.ca/2021/11/28/tru-investigation-what-do-we-know-and-what-actions-are-needed/ . After checking the outrage from TRU communities, I was hopeful that the TRU administration would make the most appropriate, acceptable, adequate decision and grant paid leave to two senior administrators who have…