1949-1964
Wayne Krys
Wayne Krys was born in Jasper Place in the early 1950s where his parents had bought a house in West Jasper Place on the corner
1949-1964
George Cuff
George Cuff was born in Jasper Place in the late 1940s, next to what was then Barrel Taxi; his parents soon bought a house at
1949-1964
Eveline Garneau
Eveline Garneau (née de Jong) was born in the Netherlands. At one year of age, she and her parents immigrated to Alberta in June 1960.
1990-Present
An Evening with Edmonton’s Historian Laureate
Event celebrates Black history in Jasper Place Edmonton’s Historian Laureate, Donna Coombs-Montrose, led an evening at the Jasper Place Edmonton Public Library for Black History
1880s-1949
Making a Home in the West: Chinese Families in Jasper Place
Making a Home in the West: Chinese Families in Jasper Place Chinese migration to Canada stretches back to the nineteenth century, but for decades it
1964-1990
Carl Wilson
Date: 2023Location: EdmontonProfile: Carl Wilson arrived in 1975 in Edmonton with his family after spending a few years in England where he became a pressure
1880s-1949
156 Street and Stony Plain Road Across the Years
Colette Lebeuf 1943 The intersection of 156 Street and Stony Plain Road is seen in the centre of this aerial photo dating from 1943. At
1964-1990
Edith Chu
Born in France to Chinese parents who had migrated through Hong Kong and Europe before settling in Edmonton in 1979, Edith Chu grew up in
1964-1990
Misericordia Community Hospital
A history of health care and workers’ struggles. Paula E. Kirman The Misericordia Community Hospital is operated by Covenant Health and is known as Edmonton’s
1949-1964
Irma Belton (née Lipscombe)
Irma Belton (née Lipscombe) is a descendant of Alberta’s early Black communities. Born in Athabasca, she moved with her parents and siblings to Edmonton in