Salmon River, Colchester County (community)

Salmon River is an unincorporated Canadian suburban community in central Nova Scotia's Colchester County.

The defining feature in the community is Canadian National Railway's Truro Yard, located in the river flood plain.

The Deuville family subsequently upgraded and covered the rink with a structure in 1989, however in the mid-1990s the ice was still naturally frozen, limiting the skating season.

The CBC Television network began advertising its inaugural season for the Hockeyville contest on January 8, 2006 and local residents of Salmon River persuaded the community to enter the Deuville rink into the competition.

The contest resulted in the local community being awarded the right to host an NHL pre-season exhibition game in fall 2006, $10,000 in hockey equipment, and $50,000 from Home Depot to repair the Deuville rink.