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Nelson is continuing to progress with their skatepark location. Sam Van Schie of the Nelson Star has written an article today.

Scott Rae-Arthur will carry the 2010 Olympic flame while carving across the bowls of Tofino’s skate park!!

Check out this article on Vancouver based Spectrum Skateparks in the  Journal of Commerce.

The Salmo Skate bowl is finally open on a regular basis. Week night sessions around 8pm and afterschool sessions Tuesday and Thursday.
If you’re want a session email me: tom@hookandsail.ca and I’ll let you know whats up.
Salmo Fall Fair Skate Jam Saturday Oct.17 – local bands, craft fair, and more fall fair fun stuff.

Entries close 12pm tonight for the free skateboard helmet from S-ONE. Check the contest page for details.

What to do? Check out what the Recreation commission is contemplating: Castlegar News

A heated debate amongst the public over the “inappropriate” use of a new Vancouver sculpture. Read the CBC article and add your comment.

SKATE OR DIE – Old School street comp and cruise is going down Saturday October 3rd in Vancouver. This is a FREE event starting at 3:30pm at China Creek. Prizes for the most BIO maneuvers and MONDO rags!! The cruise ends at Strathcona park.. with an after party TBA.

The late afternoon meeting of Nelson’s Skateboard Park Committee has resulted in two recommendations going forward to city council on the future of that venue.

Council will decide between whether to put the park at the Rec Complex behind the Chamber of Commerce building or at Lakeside Park near the soccer fields and current site of the vehicle turnaround.

Both are not without consequence…the Rec Centre space would require further site studies and existing vehicle areas would need slight redesigns.

The recommendations are expected on the agenda at the next city council meeting, October 13th.

Nedia Vanderelst – KBS News

Nelson outdoor skate park on the agenda

It looks like there may finally be some movement on the 8 year process to build an outdoor skateboard park in Nelson.

Today is the final meeting of the skate park committee.

Nelson Youth Centre Manager Christine Schmidt is committee Chair and says with weeks of gathering information behind them she feels optimistic….

Today’s meeting will end with a recommendation to city council who will ultimately decide if and when the park can be built.

The park was originally to go at Lakeside Park, however the committee has looked at 8 possible sites.

The meeting is open to the public and goes from 1-3 in city council chambers.

source: Nedia Vanderelst – KBS News