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Sk8 Skates Some Nights premiere in Winnipeg started off with a banging video from Kenora's Quinn Anderson. Next up were the Downhill Hockey Club guys "Birdcage". Then came Sk8 Skates' Some Nights, featuring Fane Smeall, Carter Retchuk, and Derek Schade. Finally, to end off the night, we premiered Erik Penton's new video part. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Photos by Jackson Toone. Click "read more" to view the full gallery.
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DWT Issue 7 and Clothing Out Now
100 Pages of Skate Photos Printed on Premium Paper Winnipeg-Toronto-Los Angeles-Vancouver Photography, Layout and Design by Jackson Toone. Cover: Erik Penton, Front Noseblunt outside Vancouver, BC. Printed In Canada. Released November 1st, 2023. Photos from 2022-2023 Covering the Sk8 Skates and our trips to LA, Vancouver, and Toronto, sessions with friends from Winnipeg, Canadian homies, and all of the moments in between. Sk8 Skates put on the first annual Halloween Bash with help from The Den. First of many contests at the new Pitikwe Skatepark. Smoke machine and disco lights really tied it together.
Click read more to check out the full photo gallery. Photos by Jackson Toone. Sk8 Skates dropped this little throwaway edit from our trip to Vancouver and Seattle.
Filmed and edited by the one and only Kian Smeall, who else?! Featuring: Fane Smeall, Sean (DEAN) Coughlin, Erik Penton, Reis Burrows, Kyler Hale, Mikey Ray, and Andrew Sharples. Sk8 Skates is more than just a skateshop.
They were the first shop to stock copies of my mag-back when it was a black-and-white collection of shitty photos printed on essentially what was scrap paper. But they believed in me. The first day I went to Sk8 lessons at Plaza I fell in love with skating and the community that comes with it. Fast forward a few years and the people who were teaching me how to boardslide are some of my closest friends and the faces that I shoot on a regular basis. Mine isn’t the only story like this. Shops like this one are the core of every skate community. Unfortunately, ours is going through a rough patch and needs our help, but it’s not the end. So if you’re able, make a point to drop in and grab a couple items, shop online, or give this a share. Let’s keep Sk8 open and thriving for another 36 years. -JT
The 2nd annual Bunt Jam kicked off at Dunbat skatepark in Toronto with a 3 on 3 basketball tournament including Winnipeg's own Erik Penton playing for Stance. The following day pros, legends and friends hit Dunbat again for an aboslute barn burner of a day.
Photos by Jackson Toone Click "read more" for the full photo gallery. Back at it in Medicine Hat, Alberta, this year's Beat The Heat went crazy. Complete with a hectic hillbomb to end out the day, this year was one for the books.
Photos: Jackson Toone Click "read more" to view the complete photo gallery.
Vans and Sk8 Skates came through again with the annual Buck Hunt, first with some comps at the Plaza at The Forks then heading into the streets.
Photos: Jackson Toone Click Read More for the full gallery. A video from Winnipeg, showcasing Sean Coughlin, Julian Hein, Erik Penton, Fane Smeall
Filmed and edited by Kian Smeall Also featuring Reis Burrows, Dwayne Anderson, Kalen DC, Issiah Parisian, Nick Drummond-Truttman, Malcolm Moffat, Dre, Carter Retchuk, Quade Smeall, Lachlan Patterson Soundtrack: Track #1: Iyaz - Replay (Kara Bootleg) Track #2: Chief Keef - Citgo (Kiryano Remix) (Prod. Kiryano) Track #3: beverly hills mom - do you guys need anything? some snacks? a condom? Track #4: 03 Greedo - 10 Purple Summers (prod. by Mustard) (Official Audio) Track #5: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Liam Pfeifer Remix) Track #6: SKR SKR - @lilnightvision3637 Track #7: with3r - end of '10 Enjoy, -SK8 Sk8 Skates premiered their new video DEAN at the Gas Station Theatre last week. Here's a few flicks from the event. Video dropping online soon. Click "Read More" to check out all the pics.
Graham Constant and Cody Gallant premiered their new videos at the Park Theatre yesterday.
Thanks to all the sponsors that made it happen!
Erik, Fane and Sean sesh Tyshawn's bench on a chilly Hollywood night. Photos by Jackson Toone Filmed by Kian Smeall  Complete with clothing repair, food and good vibes, the Duncan arena skate jam was a hit, raising $1367 for the new indoor skatepark.
Click read more to check out some pics. Photos: Jackson Toone  Jody came to town and put on the 10th annual King of The Hill at Springhill. Despite the bitter, yet predictable cold temperatures and icy winds, the riders popped off. Here a few photos from the day. Click "read more" to check em!
Photos: Jackson Toone Sliding steel and tubes at Falcon Ridge ski resort with Carter, Fane, Erik, Garrett, Quinn, Keanu, and Liam.
Raw cut of the Sk8 snowboard video to bless your holidays. Check the full video here.
 With Winnipeg’s indoor skatepark, The Edge, restricted to 4 hours a week for ages 12-17, the majority of skaters in Winnipeg have nowhere to go. For more information on YFC’s uninclusive policies, and ways to help, check the Manitoba Skateboard Coalition's Website.
No skating means no boards sold. So what happens when skateshops go months without board sales? It means the skate community loses the piece that ties everything together. Luckily skateshops don’t just sell boards! This winter (and always) make local skateshops your first choice. That way they can continue running contests, organizing camps, sponsoring riders, putting out videos, and campaigning for change for ALL skaters. The Manitoba Skateboard Coalition, working to create a new, inclusive, indoor skatepark in Winnipeg. We need your help. You can: -Make a donation to our GoFundMe -Sign the petition -Send the open letter to public officials -Check out the resources and information, including our plans for the future, and the issues of the present Full links and information here.  Check out Pierce Barlow's new edit from the Falcon Lake Resort here.
Recovery's new full length from the mean streets of Brandon, MB.
 Skateboarding in Manitoba hit the news this week with several features on the situation with YFC and the Edge Skatepark. Check out a few articles below.
ACE Burpee speaks with Gavin from the MB Skate Coalition CBC Listen: Up to Speed CBC Initial Article Free Press Article CBC Article on The Government Giving Funding to Discriminatory Organizations CTV Article CTV News Interview
It's no secret the issues surrounding YFC and the Manitoba Skateboard Coalition hopes for a new space for all skaters.
With the winter months approaching, local skateboarders are looking for an alternative space to gather as Winnipeg’s only indoor skatepark has drastically reduced program offerings and doubled down on exclusionary policies. The park is privately owned by Youth For Christ (YFC) and they have enforced rules that severely inhibit access to the space for many. Currently, the park is open 4 hours per week and only to ages 12-17. This is a problem with massive repercussions. As YFC is privately owned, there is little we can do to make them change their rules which leaves us with one option - create a new indoor skate space that is inclusive of all ages, religions, genders, and sexualities! |
