Hundreds of people gathered in the Kiwanis Memorial Park in downtown Saskatoon for Ukrainian Day in the Park on Saturday.

The smell of traditional Ukrainian dishes filled the air, as Ukrainian folk music could be heard throughout.

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One of the booths at the event was selling traditional Ukrainian items.

Olesya Hursky, Stream of Hopes co-founder, said every item they sell comes from Ukraine.

“Most are made by a variety of different vendors, and come from different parts of Ukraine.”

Hursky said shipping goods from Ukraine is not the easiest thing to do.

“It has its challe

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