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CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Saskatchewan's first pro hockey store launches grand opening event
Seattle Kraken defenseman and former Regina Pat Ryker Evans signed autographs at the grand opening of Pro Hockey Life. (Damian Smith / CTV News) An official grand opening for Saskatchewan's first pro hockey store was held on Friday in Regina. Seattle Kraken defenseman and former Regina Pat Ryker Evans was there to sign autographs at the store in Harbour Landing. The store says their staff are trained with hockey knowledge to provide customer service, and that the store holds NHL apparel that wouldn't be found in the province originally. Pro Hockey Life Saskatchewan's first pro hockey store launched a grand opening event in Regina on Friday. (Damian Smith / CTV News) 'This is something we've waited for, for a long time,' said Mike Ceolin, the Associate Vice President and Store Operations of Pro Hockey Life. 'We've always had ourselves interested in coming to this community.' 'It's a great hockey community, and when the real estate opportunity came up, we totally jumped on it. The ability to provide a hockey store of this magnitude to this community was just something that made sense for our business,' he added. Assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken and Saskatchewan native Jessica Campbell will be in store to sign autographs on Sunday, to close the weekend opening.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
Commuting through one part of the Denver metro area near I-25 just got easier
After more than a year of construction, drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians commuting through a busy part of Arapahoe County near Interstate 25 are seeing some relief. Two recently completed infrastructure projects, totaling nearly $12 million, are part of a broader effort to improve the area around the I-25 and Dry Creek Road interchange and Inverness Drive. County officials say the improvements are designed to address growing traffic congestion and improve safety as the corridor sees more development and travel in the years ahead. Paul Laboda, who lives near the interchange, said navigating the area had long been difficult. "It just looked like it was too tight an area for the amount of cars going through it," he said. To alleviate traffic, crews extended the right lane on Dry Creek Road to Inverness Drive East and added a new right-turn lane at Inverness Drive West. "It makes it easier for us to pull into this area where we live, because we're not competing with traffic coming across all the time," Laboda said. Arapahoe County Commissioner Jessica Campbell said community feedback highlighted a growing desire for more transportation options beyond cars. "They want to bike, they want to walk, (use) e-bikes, little scooters," she said. "It's not just all about cars anymore." To support that, the second project added six-foot-wide bike lanes along Inverness Drive West and installed three roundabouts to slow traffic and improve safety. David Worley, president and CEO of Denver South -- a group focused on transportation along the I-25 South corridor -- called the improvements "a great project." "It provides dedicated bike lanes, which increases rider safety," he said. "The future is really about the first and last mile for riders. Getting from a light rail station to your office or to your home is the big challenge, and this really helps with that." Laboda said he's already noticed the difference. "I like the improvements. The roundabouts -- they slow people down a little bit," he said. Both projects are part of ongoing efforts to enhance mobility in and around the Denver metro area.
Montreal Gazette
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
NHL trailblazer Jessica Campbell keynote speaker at conference in Montreal
By Coaching in the National Hockey League is a high-pressure job for anyone. Add to that the fact that you're the first woman to be a full-time assistant coach in the best hockey league in the world, and you'd figure the pressure would be off the charts. But that's not the way Jessica Campbell sees it. 'Working in the National Hockey League is a huge, huge honour,' Campbell said during a phone interview Monday from Boston, where she was running hockey drills with local players. Campbell was hired as assistant coach of the Kraken last July and she recently completed her first NHL season behind the bench. Seattle head coach Dan Bylsma, who hired her, was fired after only one season and has been replaced by Lane Lambert. But Campbell was retained by the team. Campbell is aware she is a pioneer and hopes she is paving the way for other women to coach in the league. 'For me to walk that path and knowing that the growth of the game and the betterment of the game is moving forward and on its way, I think that it was very special for me to be able to hold that torch,' Campbell said. 'To know that my work and what I get to do every day is hopefully going to be huge steps forward for our game and sport in general.' Tennis Canada announced on Tuesday that Campbell will be the keynote speaker at Unmatched, a conference on gender equity in sports being held Aug. 6 at the IGA Stadium during the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal. Campbell will have a conversation about women in sports onstage at the conference with Chantal Machabée, vice-president of communications for the Montreal Canadiens. Other participants at the conference include Portia Archer, CEO of the Women's Tennis Association; Laura Stacey, forward with the Montréal Victoire; and Marinette Pichon, sporting director of the Montreal Roses FC, the city's pro women's soccer team. Campbell has played for the Canadian women's national team and she also played with the Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. In summer 2022, she was tapped to be an assistant coach with the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League, the farm team of the Seattle Kraken. Campbell said she is comfortable with the pressure of being the first full-time female assistant coach in the NHL. 'Obviously, I feel pressure to be working at the highest level,' Campbell said. 'I take huge pride in the role that I have. It's a huge privilege and an opportunity. It's not a negative, and with that privilege comes a deep sense of responsibility to do my job to the best of my abilities and to remain my authentic self through that process because, obviously, I'm different. I'm new to the space, just in the sense of it traditionally being more of a male-dominated space. It brings a huge sense of responsibility for me just knowing that the success we can have will shine a light hopefully for others to look at the game and look at the growth of the game … and I know more doors are going to be opened for others like me. So I'm proud of that.' She got into coaching via the power-skating school she runs, which began to attract elite hockey players, including some from the NHL. 'I found myself on this path organically,' Campbell said. 'I started teaching power skating, skill development. It was never about gender. It was about working with players at the highest level, so it was national team hockey players, junior guys, college guys, and then when the pros started walking through the door, that's when it hit me — 'OK, I can do this at the NHL level.' If I can coach NHL players on my own, why can't I do it on a team?' She said she has never felt any resistance from the NHL players. 'They've always been my biggest advocates, to be honest,' Campbell said. 'The reality I've learned in coaching is that if the player trusts you and believes that you can help them, they're pretty well willing to run through a wall for you if they feel those things. That's earned respect through your work, through your skill set, through your passion, through your ability to help them. … Of course, through the journey, I've experienced no's, especially early on.' She said she's excited to be able to share the stage with Machabée. 'Any time I'm able to share the stage or the moment with someone who understands and who's been through it … I look up to these people and she's one of them,' Campbell said. 'So, obviously, it's a no-brainer for me to be excited about this opportunity.'
CBS News
31-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
40% of Colorado county's roads deemed be in "poor" or "very poor" condition in 2024 report
40% of Arapahoe County's roads deemed to be in "poor" or "very poor" condition in report With years of deferred maintenance and not enough funding, some Arapahoe County roads are not getting the repairs they need and are quickly falling apart. County leaders say it's in part due to a major shortfall with the overall county budget and inflation. However, the county hopes that additional revenue generated by the passage of a ballot measure last November might help make much-needed road improvements. CBS The county's 2024 "Annual Report and Infrastructure Report Card" released this May shares more information about the status of the county's roads. The annual report assesses Arapahoe County's $1.7 billion in infrastructure, including roads and bridges, traffic signals, signs and guardrails. With more than 800 miles of roads to maintain within Arapahoe County, the report shows 40% of county roads were in "poor" or "very poor" condition in 2024. The other 60% of county roads were in "excellent, good or fair" condition, with the goal being 85% "It's not a huge shock," said Commissioner Jessica Campbell of District 2. " We've been in a budget shortfall for a while and falling behind. As we talked to our constituents, there was about $316.6 million of deferred maintenance last as of last year." Campbell says, for about 25 years, the county was constrained by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) which limits how much tax revenue the government can keep. Arapahoe County was one of few counties out of 64 in the state that were constrained by TABOR. With voters passing ballot measure 1A in November, the county is now released from spending limits imposed by TABOR starting this year. "We weren't able to fully benefit from the growth that was coming in, and so as growth was coming in, and our tax dollars did not keep up with the needs, and the demand, and the wear and tear," Campbell continued. Record inflation, demand from residents and a growing community has also led to roads steadily deteriorating and maintenance being delayed for years. "It just is going to continue to degrade over time, and those repairs become more and more expensive over time," Campbell said. "So then it becomes harder and harder to catch up." County leaders say, while the passing of 1A is a step in the right direction, an additional $124 million would be needed to bring every asset to a "good" rating or better. "Even with 1A passing, things are still very tight, and we're facing budget constraints and shortfalls in different new other areas now," Campbell said. "So at least now we have some influx of dollars that can help us move forward on those matters within the ballot language." Campbell said the budget is formalized in a study session and then is discussed in October and passed in December. That's when the public works department gets a better understanding of how much more funding the department will have. Residents are also invited to Dove Valley Regional Park June 6 for a public works and development "play-date." There will be machines for kids to climb and interact with. It's also an opportunity for parents and residents to get a better understanding of road maintenance and the work done by the public works department. The county has also created a resident advisory committee to ensure funds are spent in alignment with what constituents have as a priority. The committee's first meeting is also happening in June. "The report is a snapshot of all the incredible work that our public works department is doing, but we want to do better, and we want to do more," Campbell said. "I think that's part of the urgency and why we as a board felt it necessary to refer a measure to our voters in 2024, not just because of infrastructure and roads, but public safety and public health and our housing issues. There are a lot of issues in the county, and we are here to take care of them."
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kraken's Commitment To Assistant Coach Reportedly Causing A "Wrench" Into Their Head Coaching Search
Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell on her bench against the Calgary Flames during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images According to multiple reports, the Seattle Kraken were strongly pursuing Rick Tocchet to be their head coach, but their commitment to assistant coach Jessica Campbell has reportedly been throwing a wrench into finalizing their next head coach. Advertisement The Kraken have been linked to multiple head coaches since firing Dan Bylsma, but they've watched many of them sign elsewhere. It started when Tocchet signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, and then when the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with Jeff Blashill. Recently, reports have stated that Marco Sturm is signing with the Boston Bruins, and Mitch Love is signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lane Lambert and Jay Woodcroft are now known to be leading the race for the Kraken's coaching vacancy, but according to Anthony DiMarco of the Daily Faceoff, the Kraken's commitment to Campbell has halted talks with certain coaches. "Speaking with an NHL executive on Tuesday, it sounds like the Kraken had their hearts set on Tocchet before shifting gears to Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love; the deal was close with Love but fell through at the finish line. Some believe that there is a condition for the next head coach in Seattle to retain current assistant coach Jessica Campbell, who was promoted along with former bench boss Dan Bylsma; this condition could be throwing a wrench into finalizing their next head coach." It's very rare for an NHL coach to join a new organization and not select or bring in assistant coaches they think are best suited to work with them. If they feel Campbell isn't best suited to work alongside them, they are more than likely looking to sign with a team that provides them more freedom. Advertisement The Kraken are the final team with a coaching vacancy, giving them the freedom to choose whoever is available. Stay updated with the most interesting Kraken stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favourites on Google News to never miss a story. Kraken Granted Permission To Speak With Maple Leafs Associate Coach Kraken Granted Permission To Speak With Maple Leafs Associate Coach The Seattle Kraken have been granted permission to speak with Toronto Maple Leafs associate coach Lane Lambert, according to Darren Dreger. Insider Reveals Four Potential Coaches The Kraken Are Looking At Insider Reveals Four Potential Coaches The Kraken Are Looking At Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman revealed on his podcast, 32 Thoughts, four potential candidates the Seattle Kraken could be looking to sign as their next head coach.
