Alex Biega (lawyer)

Alexander Biega, QC was a Canadian lawyer and author. He was the President of the Ukrainian Canadian Centennial Commission – Quebec,[1] and author of The Ukrainian Experience in Quebec (Toronto, Basilian Press, 1994).

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Alex Biega (ice hockey).

Background

He was the son of Peter Biega, a Ukrainian emigrant who settled in Canada.[2] Biega was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1949[3] and practiced as a criminal defence lawyer in Montreal, Quebec.[4][5][6]

His book, The Ukrainian Experience in Quebec (co-written with Myroslaw Diakowsky), was published by Basilian Press, in both French and English, in 1994.[7][8][9][10]

Biega died in September 2004 at the age of 82.[11]

References
  1. Roman Golash. "Ukrainian Experience in Quebec(Introduction)". Ukemonde.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. Biega Family Pages
  3. "> Alexander Biega". LawTok. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. The Montreal Gazette - Jan 17, 1951 – Page 15
  5. The Montreal Gazette - Feb 19, 1969 – Page 3
  6. The Montreal Gazette - Dec 12, 1975 – Page 31
  7. WorldCat
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Multicultural Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  10. "In My Charge". Ukrhistory.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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