About

Camp St. Basil exists because of the vision of four members of the Executive of the Ukrainian Catholic Youth of Western Canada, (Fr. W Firman, Parish Priest of a Parish in Saskatoon and UCY-Spiritual Director for Saskatchewan; Fr. Sebastian Kurylo, OSBM, UCY-Spiritual Director for Alberta; Fr. Boniface Sloboda, OSBM, UCY-Spiritual Director for Manitoba; and Bro. S. Methodius Koziak, F.C.S., St. Joseph’s College, Yorkton Saskatchewan who in March, 1946 made a decision together to provide their services to give youth training in leadership.

These were held in different provinces till 1947. From 1948 to 1950 were held in Edmonton and at Camp St. Basil (initially known as St. Basil’s Villa), beginning in 1951.

With the continued vision of providing youth in leadership training, practical study of religion, Ukrainian Language, history, folklore, folk-singing, folk-dancing and crafts. It is with this vision and purpose that Fr. Sebastian Kurylo, OSBM as YCY-Spiritual Director of the Youth Organization in Alberta began searching for a suitable site to carry out the mission of youth education in the Ukrainian catholic Eparchy of Edmonton. Thus, the beginning of Camp St. basil in Spring of 1951.

~ From the history of Camp St. Basil http://www.campstbasilsociety.org/history/