With war never far from mind, B.C. Ukrainian Cultural Festival’s focus is celebration

B.C. Ukrainian Cultural Festival

When: May 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Clarke Theatre, 33700 Prentis Ave., Mission

Tickets: $13 adults; $10 seniors and youth at bcucf.com with 20 per cent of admission fees going to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Normally, when attending the B.C. Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Lyn Tretiak brings prints of her paintings to sell. But as the retired Coquitlam teacher and principal says: “These aren’t normal times.”