Over 200 protesters show their support for Ukraine at Saskatoon rally
CBC
Over 200 people came together in Saskatoon on Sunday afternoon to show their solidarity with Ukraine, raise awareness about the war and ask the world to help the country.
People were holding signs as well as blue and yellow Ukrainian and red and white Canadian flags during the rally outside of city hall.
Organizers Iryna Matsiuk said one of the key goals of the event was to talk about how to support people living in Ukraine.
"We knew that we will have a lot of people coming today," said Matsiuk, who is a volunteer with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
"Over the last couple of days we've got an outpouring support from everybody — our neighbours, our coworkers."
Most of Matsiuk's family, including her mother, grandmother and sisters are living in Ukraine, she said.
She said seeing so many people coming out to support the cause is heartwarming.
"As a community, we will be able to do a lot and we really appreciate it," said Matsiuk.
"We really, really, really need the support while we are going through this hard time."
Like Matsiuk, Kateryna Gnatiuk still has a lot of family in Ukraine.
The woman from southern Ukraine is a recent immigrant to Canada who arrived in Saskatchewan last year.
Now she has to watch her former home city being attacked.
"Already [for] three days, Mykolaiv is under the fight with Russian soldiers," she said.
Every morning Gnatiuk and her husband get up around 4 or 5 a.m. to check in with their families in Ukraine, including her mother, grandmother, siblings, and her husband's parents.
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