Holy Trinity Church

In the 1890s, Slavic immigrants began arriving in Canada from Bukovina and Galicia.  The first pioneer to arrive in the Smoky Lake area was Stefan Dwernychuk from the village of Toporoutz, about 15 miles north of the town of Chernovtsi in Bukovina.  He opened a store and operated the post office.In the years 1900-1910, many families from the village of Toporoutz arrived and settled in the Smoky Lake area.  Families came from other villages, such as Volocha, Ostricha, Molodia and Rarancha, as wel...