About artist
Borys Sirskyj was born in Thunder Bay. Borys moved to Ottawa in 1979 when he became Executive Assistant to Senator Paul Yuzyk. In 1986, he joined the Solicitor General’s Department where he has been till his retirement in 2017. Borys has been active in the Ukrainian community for over 35 years in Plast – Ukrainian Youth Association, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, History teacher - Kursy Ukrayinoznavstva (Ukrainian High School Courses), Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Commission, etc. He has also MC’d many community events, including the Toronto Ukrainian Festival (for 20 years); the Ukrainian Festival in Vegreville, Alta; and the CNUF in Dauphin, Man.
