I received a Word file in Ukrainian this morning that started as follows:



It came from a man named Andriy who lives in Kyiv, Ukraine and is writing a book about Ukrainian hockey players, including my cousin Gus Bodnar.

It is alas written in Ukrainian, which I do not read, write or speak. I’ll have to start cultivating some Ukrainian friends. Perhaps my brother Steve who, in Saskatoon, lives in one of the epicentres of Ukrainian-Canadianess.

Peter Rukavina

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HI..my name is DONNA FEDUN (nee Bodnarchuck which is the original last name of GUS BODNAR ) I’am Gus’s niece my dad and GUS where brothers I live in thunder bay ontario which was the citys of fort william and port arthur back prior to 1970… I would like to find out how you and my uncle are related?

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