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
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
1949-1964
Jasper Place Department Store
Paula E. Kirman The Jasper Place Department Store opened in September 1950 at 15311 Stony Plain Road with a staff of 10 employees. The original
1964-1990
Phyllis Bright
Phyllis Bright moved with her family to the Meadowlark (Park) neighbourhood of Jasper Place from Winnipeg because, as she explained in a recent interview, “It
1949-1964
The Mystery of the “Young Giant”
Paula E. Kirman If you were in the Edmonton area in the late ‘50s and ‘60s, you may remember the huge billboard at the corner
