Domenico Chiarello was 15 years old when he left Naples on the 1st of May,
1924. The next 16 days were spent on the boat before arriving in Halifax on May
17th. He and his mother then took a train to Edmonton to meet up with his
father. Domenico found work in the coal mines and eventually operated his own
mine for 24 years before opening up the first Italian Grocery store in Edmonton
in 1948.
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