All Saints Cemetery cemetery was purchased on March 1st, 1920 by the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir & Olga from Mr Kennedy who sold several parcels of his Riverside Cemetery to various faith-based groups. It remains under the administration of the parish.

The Cemetery occupies 28 acres of land and to this date [August 2023] has over 12,400 interments.

Among other prominent Ukrainian Catholic Clergy who were, at least initially, buried at All Saints Cemetery is the Rt. Rev. Wasyl Kushnir (Sept. 25, 1979) pastor of Sts. Vladimir & Olga Cathedral from 1934 to 1979, and an important figure in the building of Winnipeg's Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. Initially laid to rest at All Saints Cemetery but later reinterred following his canonization, is Defender of the Faith Bishop Wasyl Welychkowskyj, C.S.S.R.(June 29, 1973).

(Source: Parish of Sts. Vladimir & Olga website [Adapted])

1908 to 1912 was a period of great expansion in Manitoba. Land values doubled, as real estate agents and speculators bought property hoping to make a quick return.

In 1912 River Lots 38 to 44 were owned by Drewery and Bannerman Real Estate Co. The 1913 municipal records list a R J Bateman of London, England as owner, we believe he sold to a Mr Kennedy. The Kennedys lived in St. Andrew's Municipality, Lot 1, which is on the north side of Parks Creek, and were quite prosperous.

It was Mr. Kennedy who began business as Riverside Cemetery. A mausoleum was built by him.

At that time cemeteries were exempt from municipal taxation. This irked the local council, who took the matter to court, and won — partly! The court ruled that a minimum of twenty acres could be owned by a church and would qualify for exemption of municipal taxation.

Riverside Cemetery owners then had the land subdivided and over the years sold it to various religious groups. If part of their land was used for agricultural purposes it could then be taxed.

(Source: The Changing Scene - A History of West St. Paul, p 85 [circa 1989; Adapted])

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is bounded on the south by Glen Eden Memorial Gardens (4477 Main Street) and on the North by B`nay Abraham cemetery (4639 Main Street).

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

This cemetery in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul includes part of the former Riverside Cemetery. The property was purchased by the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir & Olga on 1 March 1920 and remains under the administration of the parish. It occupies 28 acres and contains over 12,400 graves.

(Source: Manitoba Historical Society [Adapted])

Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD08-13-12-03-E1

In the Rural Municipality of West Saint Paul

While the choice for burial in this yard was often made by people from further afield in the City and surrounding rural areas, a part of the area's story and those of its inhabitants from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1989 is told in the volume "The Changing Scene - A History of West St. Paul". A free digital version of this and many other Manitoba local history books can be found online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0858), transcribed by a member or members in 1996. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication "Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites" (revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages).