Genik led his contingent firstly to Winnipeg and then to what was founded as Stuartburn, Manitoba, which is now considered to be the first Ukrainian Canadian community in Western Canada.
Viedol svoj kontingent najskôr do Winnipegu a potom do Stuartburnu v Manitobe, ktorý sa dnes považuje za prvú ukrajinskokanadskú komunitu v západnej Kanade.