Stuartburn is a small, primarily
Ukrainian
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community in southeastern
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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and situated in the
Rural Municipality of Stuartburn
Stuartburn is a rural municipality (RM) located in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,629 according to the Canada 2006 Census.
The municipality is named after the Ukrainian-Canadian village of Stuartburn within th ...
. Stuartburn is considered to be the first
Ukrainian community in western Canada.
The town is located west of
Vita
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on Provincial Highway 201. It borders the rural municipalities of
Emerson-Franklin,
Hanover
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,
La Broquerie
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, and
Piney, as well as
Kittson and
Roseau Counties in
Minnesota
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in the
United States
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.
History
The first Ukrainian immigrants arrived in Winnipeg in July 1896 en route to Stuartburn,
which is considered to be the first
Ukrainian community in western Canada.
It is also a little-known fact that the first Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada was established in Stuartburn in 1896 (
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Canada), one kilometre east of Stuartburn. The original burned down, and it took over 20 years to rebuild. During the reconstruction, mass was held wherever available, the hall, barn or the local clergy's house, until the church could be rebuilt. Entirely of wood, the massive eight-sided construction has a and dome. Outside on top of the dome is yet another, mini-dome with beautifully crafted wrought iron.
References
External links
Stuartburn community profile
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Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba
Ukrainian-Canadian communities in Manitoba