Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Wakin' the Streets! Episode 1


After almost ten years, the Wake Dans Rue winch tour is finally getting its due! Check out this first instalment of the series as it got underway in Drummondville, QC. For those who don't understand french, sorry but you might want to get used to it because I will be posting each episode as they come - trust me, you don't want to miss out on the fun! 

Monday, October 29, 2012

Steel Hammers!


Steel: All in from Alex Glass on Vimeo.
I don't post about boat riding very often, but when I do you know it's gonna be good! Check this young lad, Steel Lafferty! Backside 1080? ya okay not bad...

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Our Streets on Canvas II


Our Streets on Canvas 2 from Bollo on Vimeo.
Dope local Ottawa skate photography available for auction, making children wishes come true, and a vicious party to be had!? Yup, say no more!! TONIGHT at the STANDARD presents OUR STREETS ON CANVAS II x 10pm x $5 cover x DJ Acro. 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Pump Fakes!

Don't think this is true, but it's entirely plausible. Pump fakes all day.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Seriously though.


"Thank you for your interest in the Canada-China Investment Treaty. Although Stephen Harper prefers to keep Canadians in the dark about this Agreement’s grave implications for our sovereignty, security, and democracy, I am hopeful that we can force the issue into daylight. Your letter proves that you recognize the seriousness and urgency of what is about to take place behind our backs.

While the Canada-China Investment Treaty will likely be our most significant treaty since NAFTA, Stephen Harper plans to sign it into law as early as November 2nd, 2012, without any public consultation, any consultation with First Nations, anyParliamentary debate, or even a single vote in the House of Commons. I do not accept such blatant disrespect for either the will of Canadians or for our democratic institutions.

Sadly, in addition to the anti-democratic process to approve this Agreement, it is the actual content of this investment deal with which I am most concerned. For the first time in Canadian history, the Canada-China Investment Treaty will allow investors (including Chinese state-owned enterprises such as CNOOC or Sinopec), to claim damages against the Canadian government in secretfor decisions taken at the municipal, provincial, territorial or federal level that result in a reduction of their expectation of profits. Even decisions of Canadian courts can give rise to damages.

Realizing what the Conservatives were attempting to do, in secret and without debate, and realizing that we will be bound by this destructive Agreement for up to 31 years once it is ratified, on October 1st, 2012, I made a request in the House of Commons for an Emergency Debate to allow Canada’s democratically elected Members of Parliament to study the implications of the Canada-China Investment Treaty.

Although my request for an Emergency Debate was regrettably denied, we have not given up and are continuing to pursue all available options to stop the treaty’s approval. Given what is at stake, we hope that you will join us.

In addition to the tools found on our Canada-China Investment Treaty campaign site at http://www.greenparty.ca/stop-the-sellout, I urge you to push back against this sell-out of our sovereignty, security, and democracy, and help to educate Canadians by talking to your friends and neighbours, writing letters to the editor in local and national newspapers, calling in to talk radio shows, and filling up the comment boards of news website.

Crucially, this is not a partisan issue, and it is only by coming together to stand up for Canada that we will succeed in stopping this agreement."

Sincerely,

Elizabeth May, O.C., M.P.
Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands 
Leader of the Green Party of Canada

Capitalize: THE DOCUMENTARY


Capitalize: The Documentary from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.
Last year I was fortunate to be invited to MC a local rail jam hosted by friend Craig McCallion. I had obviously heard about Capitalize at the Clocktower before and attended in years past, but it was the first year that I would be participating. 

I can remember showing up to do my thing and was completely taken aback by the size of the setup and how well everything was put together. All the final details were coming together at this point and the Half Cab crew resemble a little army of ants bustling around making sure of it. Before I knew it, the mic was given to me and away we went, Capitalize 7 would go down in the books as the best one yet. The riding was absolutely amazing; it was big, it had style, and shit got technical! 

In watching Capitalize: The Documentary, not only was I able to relive last year's experience but it also helped paint the bigger picture for me. Like I said, when I showed up last year I had no idea what I had walked into. As the night progressed, I couldn't believe the amount of work, dedication, and seamless teamwork demonstrated by the Half Cab crew as a whole. It worked like a well-oiled machine that just kept going and going. By the end of it, I had to ask Craig: "how the fuck do you do it?". And his answer was simply "I don't know, we just do." (Although, the after-party debauchery that followed at Babylon provided more answers than Craig would readily admit)...

Nevertheless, this documentary goes a long way in telling the story of how something very small and humble can come to take on a life of its own. Any person with a brain and a heart should watch this video to appreciate what can be gained from love and the unbreakable spirit of fraternity.

All I can say now is that I'm very excited for what's next. THIS SATURDAY IS THE NEXT CHAPTER, CAPITALIZE 8 - SAME PLACE SAME TIME. SEE YOU ALL THERE!! CH-CH-CHYEAH!!




Friday, October 12, 2012

TOOTS!


I've come to accept the reality that summer is over. Yes, winter is coming and it's coming fast! Especially when you got SEB TOOTS dropping video parts like this, how could you not be stoked!?

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

System 2.0 + Shredtown = FUN!


PALLETS from Andrew Adams on Vimeo.
This really really excites me to get a cable of my own! DANG that looks fun!!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Good Ratio - the REMOTE team video.


Good Ratio Teaser from Remote Wakeskates on Vimeo.
I'm sure that touring America for almost two months has afforded them some pretty knarly and unique footage...needless to say that I am looking forward to seeing what they were able to condor up after all that time and talent on the road!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

the BOOMBOX wake park: coming soon?

The secret is out! Yes, I myself want to bring a wake park to my hometown of Timmins, Ontario. This past Monday I was given the opportunity to present to city council my plans to bring a cable park to Northern Ontario.
The project was very well received, although there remains some opposition for the proposed location at Gillies Lake. But with that said, I still believe we have taken a huge step forward in bringing this dream to fruition. 

Not sure where this will all lead to, but I remain very confident in my proposal enough to say be on the look out for Northern Ontario's first ever straight-line cable park set to open next summer!!