The organizational meeting of the Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. George was on September 29, 1912 and also the first Executive was elected. In the same year 40 persons enrolled as members.
Construction of present the second church of the parish was begun 1939 and completed in 1943. The church is a massive mason structure which stands on a high concrete basement measures 104 x 90 feet; the intersecting arms are 30 feet wide. Its architectural plan is a four column cruciform Byzantine domed basilica with north, south and east apses, and seven domes. The central area of the church is dominated by a large octagonal dome which is reinforced by the arcades of the vaulted ceilings and is supported by four massive octagonal columns. Each side of the octagonal drum supporting the dome has two arched windows which collectively illuminate the dome.
In 1950 to 1955 the icons and artistic decoration of the church was done by Theodore Baran, member of St. George’s parish. The Iconostasis was added in 1991.
On various occasions, the cathedral was also visited by eminent clergy of the Ukrainian and Roman Catholic Churches and other Christian Churches. The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, as architectural and artistic expression, equals other monumental buildings of Canada.
It was not until September 2 that the new lieutenant-governor Adams George Archibald arrived and set about the establishment of civil government.
In the absence of an amnesty, and with the Canadian militia beating and intimidating his sympathisers, Riel fled to the safety of the St. Joseph's mission across the border in the Dakota Territory.
This was a time of rapid change for the Métis of the Red River — the buffalo on which they depended were becoming increasingly scarce, the influx of settlers was ever-increasing, and many had sold their land to unscrupulous land speculators.
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