US EditionTumbler Ridge Gets Arena Funding Through Nhl's Hockeyville After Deadly Shootings
Tumbler Ridge is among 13 communities awarded $50,000 for arena upgrades and new hockey equipment in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville contest, advancing toward a $250,000 grand prize.
- On Monday, Tumbler Ridge, B.C., secured a $50,000 Kraft Hockeyville grant for arena upgrades, becoming one of 13 regional winners in the 20th annual competition.
- This award arrives weeks after a mass shooting killed eight people in the town, where the local arena has become a vital gathering space for roughly 2,400 residents.
- Dennis Campbell, president of the Tumbler Ridge Minor Hockey Association, said the grant "is huge" and will address critical needs including storage, lighting, and a new clock.
- The town now competes for the $250,000 grand prize and a pre-season NHL game, with judges announcing two finalists on March 21 before final voting begins.
- Family members of injured 13-year-old Maya Gebala attended a recent Vancouver Canucks game, an experience her mother described as bittersweet while the community rallies for recovery.
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The Tumbler Ridge Community Centre’s hockey arena. (District of Tumbler Ridge) TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. — Tumbler Ridge’s community arena has won at least $50,000 toward facility upgrades thanks to Kraft Hockeyville. The annual competition celebrating Canadian community arenas announced its provincial winners on Saturday, March 14th. The community saw a deadly mass shooting in February, where nine people – including the assailant – lost their lives, …
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