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
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
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
1990-Present
Stennie Noel
Stennie Noel arrived in Canada from Trinidad & Tobago in 1974. After receiving certification in welding/pipefitting, he moved to Edmonton. He worked on contracts for
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