More on Medicine Hat Indoor Park Collapse
SBC has a story on the aftermath of the roof collapse at indoor skatepark (Central Hub) in Medicine Hat. Click the photo below to read the interview:
Edmonton Skateboard Association Website
Our friends to the North now have their own website. The Edmonton Skateboard Association‘s site went live a few days ago. They’re lucky because they have their choice of around 10 free outdoor concrete parks and a free indoor skatepark.
Kitsch Skateboards Trailer ft. Sean MacAlister
City of Calgary Committee Meeting
On January 5th 2011, CASE representatives attended a Standing Policy Committee meeting on Community and Protective Services. This committee is made up of aldermen and the mayor.
The bad news? The “skateboard strategy” that CASE had worked on for a few months with Community and Protective Services was changed from a “strategy” to a “discussion paper”. If you’d like to read the document and CPS’ cover report, click here.
The good news? Many of the alderman present expressed support for CASE and for more skateboarding facilities in Calgary. In fact, Mayor Nenshi asked those responsible for the discussion paper to move their goal of December 2011 up to June, 2011. According to the meeting, CPS will “develop a comprehensive Skateboard Amenities Strategy and report back no later than 2011 December.”
When cities decide to do things like build hockey rinks or recreation centres, they generally produce these formal strategies. The City of Vancouver did it for skateparks and look where they’re at. So it’s great news that the City is going through with this; it means they will look at developing more skateboarding facilities.
Will we have a new skatepark by December 2011? Probably not but we could be looking at plans and a location for one by then.
A Justin Cahill Preview
Is this shot by Scott Furkay a sneak peek of what Justin Cahill has been working on? Looks crazy!
Plush/Famous Video: Hell Awaits
Edmonton area skate shops, Plush and Famous premiered their video, Hell Awaits last week and a handful of Calgary skaters have tricks in it. Dana Rolles, Beau Larson, Devin Morrison, and Geoff Strelow all have clips. Watch the trailer on the Kingshit site. Click below:
