Calgary skateboarder Levi Switzer got on Transworld Skateboarding’s “Wednesday Woe” this week with a bad bail. Don’t watch it if you are squeamish.
Levi spent some time in the hospital, recovered, and has since been hit by a car! We’d like to wish Levi a speedy recovery– hopefully we can get the full story when he’s up and skating again.
You’ve probably seen do-it-yourself parks like Burnside, FDR, Channel Street, and others in videos. Maybe you’ve been to them. Is it time for Calgary to get one of these? Click the photo below to read about 10 functional DIY skateparks (via Skaters for Public Skateparks):
It seems that every small town within a few hundred kilometres of Calgary is getting a great new skatepark. Well, it appears the town of Vauxhall is not so lucky. Although are getting a park, they’ve hired Canadian Ramp Company to design it. All evidence leads us to believe that this will be a modular park (movable pieces with steel/wood frame ramps). We feel sorry for the skaters of Vauxhall but at least there won’t be another small town with a better skatepark than Calgary’s! Here’s an example of a modular park, courtesy of Skaters for Public Skateparks:
The Norbeece guys have been putting together rad footage for years. They made this clip of Jonathan “Frenchie” Lachance especially for us. Thanks! Make sure you check out their site for lots of fun stuff.
Paul Kent is a Calgary skateboarder that currently holds the world record for skateboarding the longest distance in 24hrs (403 Kilometres). Read an interview with him by clicking below:
