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Tumbler 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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Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town
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TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen provincial and territorial winners were announced in the annual competition where Canadian towns demonstrate their dedication to hockey for a cash prize, which also includes Taber, Alta., Haines Junct…
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