By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the skateboard ban at St. Francis High School. Here’s a clip of longtime Calgary skater Blair Watson and Skaters owner Jerry Kozan talking about it on X929 FM.

There are some locals putting out some nice decks these days:

Artschool Skateboards has some nice designs and a team made up of Reuben Bullock, Jeff Kent, Denis Lebel, and others. Scope their site for more info:

Visionary Skateboards is another local deck company whose team includes Jeff Muirhead and Tyler Peterson, along with some riders from across Canada. Here are some of their latest decks:

Ask for them at your local shop!

Get your HD TVs out because The Source is doing a skate video in HD! It’s being done by Brock Mitchell, so you know it’s going to be good. Check the teaser here:

Local skate videos have been hard to come by as of late, but Mark Webber is changing that. Sus Monts will be premiering in May and features Derek Timoshenko, Kevin Lowry, Ben Stewart, Drew Merriman, Sean MacAlister, and others. Check the teaser:

Go to your local skateshop and pick up the latest issue of Concrete Skateboarding. It features a 10-page interview with Calgary’s own Ryan Oughton. There’s also a Barcelona article that has photos of Kevin Lowry and Sean MacAlister.

Here’s the cover:

If you weren’t lucky enough to see this live at the Millenium Clean up, here’s the Sal Flip Jeff Muirhead stomped for our viewing pleasure.

Sal Flip

Here’s a little preview of what the Langdon Youth Council and Spectrum have planned for us this summer.  Langdon is set to host a skate comp/ribbon cutting ceremony on July 17th.  Stay tuned for details on the days events.

If you’ve been following any kind of skateboarding-related media, you’ve probably seen Jeff Thorburn’s photos. He’s been posting a lot of good stuff on calgaryisawesome.com too. Check this gem out:

Element Skateboards will again be rewarding the people who pitch in and clean up their skatepark, this time in Cochrane. It’s on Wednesday, April 22 from 5-7PM.

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This might not seem like a big deal, but a board that has a lot of sentimental value was stolen from Millennium Park during the clean up.
It’s a Real Peter Ramondetta Train model. It has a very unique shape — it looks like a coffin. The deck itself is all black, with some scrapes. It’s got Indys, and larger Spitfire wheels. I’m willing to bet there is only one in Calgary because this one has Ramondetta’s autograph on it. There is a reward being offered for its return, no questions asked.