Stuartburn is a small, primarily

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community in southeastern

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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 the ...

. Stuartburn is considered to be the first Ukrainian community in western Canada. The town is located west of

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on Provincial Highway 201. It borders the rural municipalities of Emerson-Franklin,

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, La Broquerie, and Piney, as well as Kittson and Roseau Counties in

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in the

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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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