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.
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
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
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
1949-1964
Jim Selby
Jim Selby is a lifelong labour activist and author of left-wing publications. He was research and communications director at the Alberta Federation of Labour for
1949-1964
Christopher Braiden
Christopher Braiden was born on May 13, 1939 in England to Irish parents. The family moved to Edmonton in 1959. Braiden became a police officer