From Dragon's Den to PBS Food, Global News to Edify Edmonton — our story of resilience, community, and handmade Ukrainian food has resonated across Canada.
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 town. Co-founder Janice Krissa shared that the downtown location brought in just $71 on a recent Saturday, a number that
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 10405 Jasper Avenue NW on March 18, co-founder Janice Krissa spoke about the team’s deep European roots and their desire
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 of musical group Gerdan Theatre to perform at Don’ya Ukraine’s Kitchen. They were also joined by the Vohon Ukrainian Dance
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 their footing, serving sausages, perogies, cabbage rolls, and pastries made with love. As a takeout-only business, it pulled in $30,000
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 visitor, Anastasiia Klymenko, arrived in Edmonton having fled Kyiv on the second day of the conflict — and by her
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 were running a store with a year-long lease, supporting over 400 families and up to 1,000 visitors per week, with
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 MacEwan’s campus to house the store’s growing operations. By that point, the Free Store had already seen over 5,000 visits
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 its original 10137 104 St. location at the end of 2022 as it prepared to move into a larger space
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 something even bigger — a full community hub. Opening May 4, 2024, the space now offers painting, dancing, cooking, counselling,
