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In 1905 Father Pierre Hutu, OMI, was put in charge of organizing a parish in East Edmonton. After a year of preparation the parish of Immaculate Conception was blessed by Bishop Emile Legal on December 9, 1906. Originally, it was a bilingual parish serving both the Anglophone and Francophone population of East Edmonton, however In 1912 with the establishment of Sacred Heart parish as an Anglophone parish, Immaculate Conception became an the French Parish for the East Edmonton area.

In 1950, the church was renovated and a new rectory was built. Stain glasses windows were blessed by Archbishop Anthony Jordan, OMI in 1964.

Due to a decline in the French population in the City of Edmonton the need for multiple French parishes dwindled. Finally in 2001 Immaculate Conception Parish was closed and was amalgamated with Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin Parish, on the south side of Edmonton. The last mass celebrated at the parish was on January 21, 2001. Shortly thereafter the church was purchased by the Vietnamese Catholic Community in 2001. The Casavant organ that was in the church was moved to Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin Parish in 2002.

In 1897 Stanislaw Sarnecki arrived in Calgary from Poland, and a year later his family and friends arrived. They settled in the area known as Tabbit Hills and were visited by Father Adalbert Kulawy OMI in 1898. In 1990 Father Francis Olszewki was ordained and appointed to serve the Polish settlers in the area. Three years later, under the supervision of Father Leduc a log chapel was built. Bishop Legal blessed it on June 2, 1904 and dedicated it to St. Stanislaus.
In 1915 a larger church was built to replace the small log-church. Archbishop Legal blessed the new church on September 23 1917 and dedicated it to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The log-church was used as a parish hall until 1925 when it was destroyed by a fire. In 1924 Archbishop O’Leary granted permission to Father Syalla to have the patronage of the church changed to the Visitation of the Virgin Mary.
In 1930 a fire destroyed the chapel and money was collected to build a new church. Finally after many years of fundraising on August 19, 1934 Archbishop O’Leary blessed the new chapel which he dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Nisku was served from several parishes including Holy Rosary Parish in Edmonton (its beginning until 1961), Calmar (1961-1979), Devon (1979-1982, 1983-2003), Beaumont (1982-1983). In 2003 it the parish was officially closed.

Bishop Vital Grandin started the minor seminary in Saint-Albert in 1885 to promote vocations. In 1900, he inaugurated the Holy Family Minor Seminary. It was entrusted to the care of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1911. In 1913 it was closed and transferred to Edmonton.

Fr. Henri Grandin, omi was director from 1875-1880. Fr. Victor Le Goff, omi taught at the seminary from 1901-1902.

Father James Holland was born in Uckfield, England, on May 27, 1905. He studied at St. Joseph’s Seminary and was ordained in Edmonton on April 23, 1933.

He was professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Edmonton, from 1933 to 1967. He was Archivist of the Archdiocese from 1967 to 1971 and Associate Pastor at St. Andrew’s Parish, from 1971 to 1982.

He moved to Youville Home, in St. Albert, in November 1982. He died on May 14, 2004.