‘It’s a ghost town’: Concerns over lack of downtown vibrancy in Edmonton
Global News | March 2026 DON’YA Ukraine’s Kitchen went to Global News to sound the alarm about what weekend life looks like on Jasper Avenue right now — a ghost […]
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DON’YA seeks to contribute to livelier downtown
Taproot Edmonton | March 24, 2026 DON’YA Ukraine’s Kitchen is setting its sights on helping revive Edmonton’s downtown. At the grand reopening of Little DON’YA at its new location at […]
Don’ya Ukraine’s Kitchen hosts musical guests
CTV News Edmonton | November 13, 2025 A Ukrainian restaurant in North Edmonton hosted a musical meal with some special guests. Anastasia Kostiuk is visiting from Ukraine as a member […]
Open for Lunch: Don’ya Ukraine’s Kitchen
Edify Edmonton | February 6, 2025 DON’YA Ukraine’s Kitchen has been one of Edmonton’s greatest feel-good food stories — founded as a place for Ukrainians displaced by war to find […]
Edmonton store helps provide new wardrobes to displaced Ukrainians
CTV News | May 7, 2022 From the very beginning, the Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers was built on the idea that community takes care of its own. One early […]
SAIT alumna creates a community of support for Ukrainian newcomers
SAIT Janice Krissa-Moore started the Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers in Edmonton as what she thought would be a two-week crisis response. A year later, she and her daughter Jorgia […]
MacEwan University partners with Free Store for Newcomers and Firefighter Aid Ukraine
MacEwan University | March 16, 2023 MacEwan University officially announced a partnership with the Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers and Firefighter Aid Ukraine, providing a larger space just north of […]
‘It’s bittersweet’: Ukrainian Free Store closes during move to new location
CTV News Edmonton | December 31, 2022 What started as a two-week idea turned into an eight-month community institution. The Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers temporarily closed its doors at […]
Free store that helped Ukrainians rebuild lives now helping them forge a community
CBC News | May 2024 After helping around 20,000 Ukrainian newcomers get on their feet with clothing, household goods, diapers, and toiletries, the Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers evolved into […]
Free store for Ukrainian newcomers moves its unique service to a bigger, new home
CBC News | March 2023 The Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers outgrew its original Edmonton location and moved into a bright new space at 105th Avenue and 108th Street — […]