- Bohdan Zip
Bohdan "Bud" Zip (born 1929 Yellow Creek,
Saskatchewan ) is a former politician fromAlberta ,Canada . He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1986.Early life
Bohdan Zip was born in 1929 in the community of Yellow Creek,
Saskatchewan .cite web|url=http://www.webservicecenter.net/uportal/modules/cms/files/cupp/newsletters/CUPP_Fall_2007.pdf|pages=14|publisher=Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program|title=Newsletter |works=Fall 2007 Issue 1|accessdate=2008-07-22]Ukrainian community
Bohdan was big in Calgary's Ukrainian community during the 1970's. He served as Chairman of the board for St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox Church. In 1976 he helped acquire funding to build a Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Calgary.
Political career
In the 1982 Alberta provincial election Bohdan was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta forCalgary Mountain View for theProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta . He retired after serving one term as a back bench member.References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
* [http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1976/2557640.shtml Build New Center For Ukrainians In Calgary, The Ukrainian Weekly, December 26, 1976, No. 255, Vol. LXXXIII]
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