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:
The Nanton skatepark is almost open. It just needs a bit of help. The folks down there sent us this:
“SKATEPARK WORK BEE!
Please come and help lay sod at the skatepark this Saturday, October 29. beginning at 9AM till the job is done.
A few strong wheel barrows, shovels and rakes needed. Hot dogs, coffee and pop provided, maybe even some home baked treats. Children must be supervised by parents, it’s is a construciton site.
Skatepark is closed for now. Let’s work together to get it open!
