1949-1964
Jasper Place: Home to Black Communities Since the 1950s
Black families and individuals have been known to travel the river’s edge from downtown Edmonton, navigating their way to the communities of Jasper Place. Jasper
1949-1964
Chrystia Chomiak
Myrna Kostash Chrystia Chomiak grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in a modest bungalow in Canora, a core neighbourhood of Jasper Place. Her parents,
1964-1990
Shirley Romany
Donna Coombs-Montrose Shirley Romany of a large singe-parent family, arrived in Canada from her native Trinidad and Tobago with early hair styling training in 1963,
1949-1964
Jasper Place and the Black Community – Then and Now
Donna Coombs-Montrose Few places in Edmonton had greater impact on the Black Community than Jasper Place earlier in the 20th century. The Black Community has
1964-1990
Goitom “Tom” Fessahye
Donna Coombs-Montrose Eritrea-born Goitom “Tom” Fessahye and his wife came as refugees from Sudan to Edmonton in 1983. He refreshed his university education and completed
1964-1990
Constance Thomas
Constance Thomas was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica and migrated to Canada in 1974 after receiving Registered Nurses (RN) training at the University Hospital
1964-1990
Shirley Romany: first Black business owner in Jasper Place
Brooke Leifso Shirley Romany has been a pioneering Jasper Place business owner since the late 1960s. At that time, the Canadian government was opening up
