Journalist, community activist.
Born at Vohlynia, Ukraine in 1883, he came to Canada in 1911 and moved to Winnipeg in 1920.
He was Editor of the Ukrainian Labor News and of the People's Gazette (1920-1940) and, in 1942, he founded the Ukrainian Word. He was a founder of the Ukrainian Labor Farmer Temple Association (later known as the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians) and the Workers Benevolent Association of Canada. He produced many amateur dramas in the Ukrainian Labour Temple and was interested in cultural and musical work.
On 3 June 1922, he married Kathleen Semeniuk (1896-2005) at Winnipeg and they subsequently had a son, Myron Shatulsky (1930-2023). He died at his Winnipeg home, 637 Machray Avenue, on 20 December 1952 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery. A bust of him is displayed at the Ukrainian Labour Temple.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ukrainian Labour Temple / Ivan Franko Museum (591 Pritchard Avenue, Winnipeg)
Marriage registration [Matthew Shatulsky, Kathleen Semeniuk], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Ukrainian editor, M. Shatulsky dies at age 69,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 December 1952, page 30.
Obituary [Kathleen Shatulsky], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 August 2005.
Obituary [Myron Shatulsky], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 2023.
We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 December 2025
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