Ross Creek Community Hall

History:

 

In 1953 a two sheet curling rink was built by community members where the current Ross Creek Community Market is now located. The original location was right off Highway 16 before it was twinned and included a church, a school and a corner store. In 1955 the community formed the Ross Creek Athletic Club, whose name was later changed to the Ross Creek Community Association.  In 1969 the Department of Transportation purchased the rink which was used for curling and hockey, that in turn helped to provide funds for the future purchase of the land Ross Creek community hall now sits. The beautiful 12 acre property is nestled in-between rural fields to the south and it's name sake, the tiny but present Ross Creek to the north. It was commemorated in honour of Ed Thor on the opening date and the hall was later built in 1987.    

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Sports including baseball and horseshoes were an integral part of the community. The hall has hosted many tournaments and large barbecues. 

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Today:

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Community Members continue to meet regularly at the hall for a variety of events and gatherings and continue to work on ways to bring the community together.

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Our hall includes an indoor space with a small kitchen area, tables and chairs. Outside has a baseball diamond, outhouse, playground, horseshoe pits for four games simultaneously, large charcoal style BBQ and sea-can storage facility.

 

We offer a number of events throughout the spring, summer, and fall months that support the community including, a monthly book club, monthly general meetings, weekly kid's play days (May-June), garage sale/market events, social gatherings, and often a fall event around halloween. The community has celebrated other holiday events over the years with meals for Father's Day and Thanksgiving. We have also hosted events like game and paint nights and have held a kid's book club.  Yearly we have 10-12 families who hold memberships and who participate in most events. Everyone in the community are welcome to all meetings and events. 

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