Ukrainian Labour Temple (PHS)

Constructed in 1918-19, this is the first and largest Ukrainian Labour Temple in Canada, built primarily by volunteer labour and financed by donations. Built to a Neo-Classical design prepared by Robert E. Davies of Winnipeg, the Temple contained an auditorium and balcony to seat 1,000 people, as well as classrooms, library and printshop. A 1926 addition provided space for a new printing plant and offices for the Ukrainian Labour-Farmer Temple Association. It remains the national headquarters for the Workers Benevolent Association established at the Temple in 1922.

The Temple was a focus for Ukrainian culture and worker and farmer political activism. As a rallying centre for the trade union movement, it was raided by the police during the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. The Temple remains the only surviving labour hall associated with the turbulent events of the Strike.

Tel. 204-582-9269
Location: 591 Pritchard Avenue
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