Two young families decide that their futures will be better if they move to western Canada. Albert and Regina Noel leave Woburn, Quebec and settle on a homestead in Beauvallon, Alberta. Later they purchase land in St. Paul, Alberta and move their family there. Ernest and Emma Boivin leave Coaticook, Quebec and after a short stay in Damar, Kansas settle on a homestead in Elnora, Alberta. They also purchase land in St. Paul and move their family. Two young people Ernest Noel and Jeanne Boivin, who are now neighbors, meet and decide to get married and strike out on their own.