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Borys was born in 1953 in Fort William, Thunder Bay, north of Ontario.
Thunder Bay at that time, was a very interesting place, a lot of Ukrainians moved there
after World War II, because they could find a job. When he was three,
the Sirskyj family moved to Toronto, and in 1962 to Waterloo.
![]() One of the unforgettable memories: in the Winter of 1971, 7 members of Canada's Plast Youth Association - Borys Sirskyj, Zirka Rad, Mykhajlo Hansh, Darka Sharanevych, Vasyl Pavlenko, Oleh Kandyba, Omelan Tarnavsky and one member of Plast from the USA, Paul Dorozhynsky, flew to Australia for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Plast. It was the first Plast delegation to visit Australia. They spend 22 hours in an airplane and were welcomed by about 300 people. In Australia, the mornings were really hot 110°F, and in the night the temperature dropped down to 54°F. In the camp place lived many kangaroos and koala bears. It was the chance to meet members of Plast from all around the world and become closer to Plast in Australia.
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The most memorable things for Borys Sirskyj are samples of soil from Chornobyl and from the grave of Taras Shevchenko in Kaniv, Ukraine. Borys Sirskyj worked as a Canadian diplomat in Europe and during his visit to Ukraine, he was allowed to go into the Chornobyl Zone, close to the reactors, where he got the sample of soil. He also visited Kaniv and other places in Ukraine. This soil samples reminds him of Ukraine and the tragedy of Chornobyl, and how many effort has to be done to build Ukraine as a prosperous independent country. Borys is a member of Ottawa Plast organisation for many years, he was a representative to the High Plast Command (HPC) in 1975-1980 and was a counsellor for younger members of Plast. He belongs to the "Hajdamaky" group.
Interviewed by Marika Katrushenko
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