Stuartburn, Manitoba
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Stuartburn is a small, primarily Ukrainian community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. Stuartburn is considered to be the first Ukrainian community in Western Canada.[1]
It is also a little known fact that first Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada was established In Stuartburn in 1896 (UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY OF CANADA), one kilometer east Stuartburn. The original burned down, and it took over 20 years to rebuild. During the reconstruction, mass was held where-ever available, the hall, barn or the local clergy's house, until the church could be rebuilt. Entirely of wood, the massive 8 sided construction has a 25 foot wide and 20 foot high dome. Outside on top of the dome is yet another, mini-dome with a beautifully craft wrought iron.
The town is located 11 kilometers (7 mi) west of Vita on Provincial Highway 201.
It is also the name of the rural municipality in which it is located. It borders the rural municipalities of Franklin, Hanover, La Broquerie, and Piney, as well as Kittson County and Roseau County in Minnesota in the United States.
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- ^ The history of Ukrainians in Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
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