The new icon is a good example of how an icon on a traditional theme can be adapted to a particular situation. On the one hand, Fr. Damian draws on traditional iconographic images of St. Stephen. At the same time, he adds new elements which contextualizes the icon.
In his left hand St. Stephen is holding a minature replicate of the St Stephen's Ukranian Catholic Church in Calgary. In the background you can see the Rocky Mountains with flowing rivers below them. In the grassy area at bottom of the icon, Fr. Damian has included the Alberta wild rose. He is also included the names of the Babej family.
This is a great example of how a new icon can be written which adheres closely to the canonical tradition of icons of a particular saint while including sufficient contemporary and localized elements to make it relevant and meaningful to a current community event. This is certainly what is meant when iconography is referred to as a "living tradition."
