Arbakka is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Manitoba, lying south of Vita, Manitoba. This region is sparsely populated, and its major exports are farmed goods and hogs.
My Father, William (Bill) Gregorchuk was born in Arbakka, Manitoba on January 7, 1906 to John (Ivan) and Anna Gregorchuk, farmers who emigrated from Ukraine in 1902 (My grandfather) and his wife Anna (my grandmother in 1903 once John had built a cabin for their family home. Contributed by Bill Gregrochuk's son Robert William Gregorchuk, born in Winnipeg on February 4, 1949. Robert, Known as Bob now lives in Ventura, California.