HOUSE OF VANS TORONTO // PHOTOS

The self-indulgent journal of a self-filmed video part. By Cole Nowicki *** The tripod extends, one piece revealing itself from the other...

— What’s that noise? What are you doing? I’m setting up a complete. I’ve got like two more bolts to go. It...

On Sunday, March 8th in Vancouver, a host of community skate groups got together at Strathcona Park to celebrate International Women’s Day...

When was the possibility of a pro model shoe first brought up with you? What’s that conversation like? When it was first...

By Adam Wawrzynczak The surroundings in which you find yourself can have a large impact on your perspective. A man holding a baseball...

— Along with a smile as big as her camera bag (it’s massive), Norma brings so much originality to the table. She...

— Growing up as a male skateboarder in the late ’90s and early ’00s, I encountered next-to-no women in skateboarding, and I...

— Dedicated and passionate, Annie Guglia wants to share the joy of skateboarding with everyone. Despite a hectic travel schedule, she manages...

— Within a short timeframe of meeting Sarah Kelly, it’s obvious the redeeming qualities that tend to garner respect are all there:...

— Back in 2012 I met Shari White, and we became fast friends. She had recently moved to Vancouver from Gold Coast,...

Alison Matasi, a.k.a. Nugget; if you skated Hastings Bowl in the early 2000s you would have seen her airing over garbage cans...

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For over 17 years, Antisocial Skateboard Shop in Vancouver has been many things to many people. Firstly, of course, it’s a place...

This year’s Women’s World Cup of soccer went off. The level of interest, excitement and coverage seemed unprecedented. Not only was it...

Every year in May, hundreds of skaters from all around the world gather in Seattle for Wheels of Fortune (WOF) – the...

From Winfield, BC, to making the big move to San Francisco in the late ‘90s, Jessie Van Roechoudt lived the skate dream....

Eleven-year-old Rayssa Leal paid no mind to the numbers at Street League’s Los Angeles stop this past July. She took on and...

Interview by Kristin Ebeling Photo by Norma Ibarra Kristen Landry, or “Eastside Krispy” to the homies, is a humble and kind Vancouver...

Lizzie Whelan is a new face to the skate community and comes out to all our events with a tight squad who...

Last weekend in Vancouver, Granville Island and the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition came together for a community celebration of skateboarding. For two full...

Recently, during the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition’s All Aboard Celebration of Skateboarding on Granville Island, a panel of skateboarders convened on stage for...

The other night, immediately after my first viewing of Dime’s “Knowing Mixtape Vol. 2,” I wrote down one line in my notebook:...

Last week on Instagram, we asked: what trucks are you currently skating, and why? An impromptu straw poll of sorts. Polls obviously carry...

Keep the Door Open I’m going to keep this brief, because I hope you’ll move onto to the rest of this issue,...

— — — — — — Plus: Introduction: Keep the Door Open One-Off: Kristen Landry Walk the Planche: Rayssa Leal Isn’t a Numbers...

By Adam Wawrzynczak There have never been more brands in skateboarding as there are right now. This is far from an earth-shattering...

Introduction and interview by Luke Callahan Photos by Liam Glass and Gordon Nicholas Character design is a practice common in the animated...

Photos by Ryan Lebel After skating in long johns on salted roads all winter in Halifax, it wasn’t hard to convince the...

Story and photos by James Morley I didn’t really know what to expect from a trip to Puerto Rico. It was the...

Story and photos by Chris Fitzsimmons At the beginning of March this year, I travelled to Barcelona for 10 days to meet...

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Story and photos by Chris Fitzsimmons The spring season was a month into its stormy, wet weather and there had only been...

Saturday Night at Hastings Beach Words by Stepan Soroka Photos by Jeff Thorburn The locals at Hastings skatepark call our bowl “Ma.”...

On Saturday, July 27th in Toronto, Dickies and Blue Tile Lounge teamed up to host the first Framework DIY workshop. A turnout of...

This metal globe has occupied a high-traffic spot in Parkdale since 2005. It’s one of those places where things are set up...

We caught up with Matt Jensen to talk about his shop, Goodnews, and the Victoria scene. When did you open and where...

From his inception as the ultra-marketable, kinked-rail grinding, unprecedented tailsliding aggressor known as “The Muska,” Chad Muska has gone from musician (Muska...

Companies might want you to think that print is dead, because it saves them some advertising dough and let’s them control the...

That Feeling It’s that feeling of relief after landing a trick you’ve been trying for ages. It’s that feeling of surprise when you...

— — — — — — Plus: Introduction: That Feeling The Backstory: Lee Yankou Walk the Planche: Evolution of the Muska Shopkeeper: Matt Jensen...

Monday night in Vancouver, Dickies and Menu got together to host a good-times jammer at a wall-worn curb spot. Slides were slid,...

Words and photos by Ryan Lebel The latest Anthony Van Engelen Signature Shoe was launched in NYC last week and Vans spared...

Dig into “Greened Out”, a new video out of St. John’s, NFLD, from Jared Hawco. Afterwards, scroll down for an interview with...

Age? 20.Hometown? Collingwood, Ontario.When and where was this part filmed? Vancouver. I moved there in May of 2018 and recently moved back...

By Cole Nowicki How does one remain relevant in the world of professional skateboarding? In a sport [sic] not governed by meritocracy,...

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Story by Jake Cormier // Photos by Ryan Lebel After spending a few weeks here, you become very accustomed to the European...

Dan Mancina in Calgary Words and photos by Jeff Thorburn Kevin Lowry, Evan Podliuk, and I arrived at Ramsay Elementary School in...

Drop in on a short conversation between two guys that couldn’t skate more differently but are the best of friends. Interview by...

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Last weekend in Vancouver, the 5th annual Stop Drop & Roll women’s skate contest took plaza at the Downtown Plaza. Women came...

Shopkeeper, with Wes O’Driscoll at Nowhere Fast in Edmonton Interview and photos by Tommy Berlin — For anyone who doesn’t know, where...

I recently caught wind of some interesting work that Tremaine Glasgow is doing, and felt compelled to share some of his experiences...

What was the first book you read as a teenager that made a mark on you? One Day in the Life of...

Being a skateboarder can be confusing. There seems to be a series of unwritten rules that govern the correct way to “be”...

Words and photo by James Morley We were midway through a weeklong trip to Puerto Rico (if you look closely you will...

Addition > Subtraction What do you actually like? It can be a difficult and frightening question to answer, depending how who’s asking....

Here’s a bit of what to expect in our latest issue, on it’s way to your local skateshop now: — Plus: Introduction:Addition...

by Cole Nowicki It doesn’t require much to hold a skateboarding competition. On its most base level, all one needs is a flat...

by Cole Nowicki When it comes to skateboarding’s historically fraught relationship with security and authority in general—both sides are dicks about it....

They’re different from the quasi-renegade concrete pours on underused parcels of land that we call DIY parks. They’re different from modular parks...

by Cole Nowicki Andy Anderson is pro. That’s a bit of information I wasn’t privy to until I tuned into the Tampa...

Make a few moves in your adult life and you’ll inevitably end up with friends and family all over the place. Such...

Words and photos by James Morley Over the past few years, the amount of time I have had available for shooting skateboarding...

With a temperature of -30 in Calgary, The Source rented out The Compound YYC indoor park for a private session the other...

Within the confines of what looked like a chop shop you’d see in a car theft movie, mostly sheltered from a very...

Being that we both grew up in the same city around the same time, it would only be truthful of me to...

Todd (1984 – 2018) is survived by his meticulously documented, confoundingly creative and (for him) frustratingly obscure 34 years spent on a...

This past May, I found myself in Washington, D.C., for 48 hours. With such a short amount of time available, I thought...

So we were driving dirt roads in a small Mexican town trying to find this full pipe that we heard about. I...

Winnipeg has seen an ass-ton of shredding over the years. From Jamie Thomas’ Back 5-0 on the Kelvin rail in a balaclava,...

“We’re going to Black Bar tonight, you should come,” Karen’s friends implored. “There’s nothing special going on, just a couple of us...

In September of 2017, I released a full-length skate film, Stigma, in the small town of Nelson, BC. Shortly after, I heard...

What was the first book you read as a teenager that made a mark on you? For some reason The Catcher in...

While Glencoe was skating this rock, I was approached by a man who was noticeably irritated by skateboarders around the temporary art...

Recently, in Calgary, Market Collective held their 10 year anniversary and holiday market. Within that, they partnered with Academy Skateboard Collective to include...

Ben Blundell How much do we value a great skateboard photo these days in our plank-pushing community? Has our appreciation for capturing...

So Colin, for those who don’t know, tell us a little about the history of Sk8 Skates. Wow, you hit me with...

Magnus Hanson pinches and powers his way through a rugged Crooked Grind in Montreal, landing on the cover of our final issue...

We sat down with Adam Hopkins to discuss his trip down the west coast, specifically touching on the photos that came of...

I’ve known Zander for approximately five years. We’ve grown to be very close and in turn, have experienced a lot of funny...

Tom Nelner, Backside Tailslide. Wendt Ben Paterson, Switch Heelflip. Lebel Tyler Pearson Mallin, Frontside Crooked Grind to Fakie. Fitzsimmons  Dustin Henry, Backside...

What always stuck out to me the most about Cody’s skating is his confidence. Not only can he land most tricks first...

Here amongst the amazing lakes and endless shorelines of the Kootenay Boundary area, we get plenty of driftwood. With a need for...

Walk the Planche Reflections on Happie the Goat’s Guinness World Record Words by Cole Nowicki On March 4th, 2012, history was made....

What was the first book you read as a teenager that made a mark on you? April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier....

There Will Be Books with Evan Hay What was the first book you read as a teenager that made a mark on...

Right before we went to print on our previous issue, an old friend of mine died. As you may have noticed, instead...

On the cover of our Fall 2018 issue, you’ll find Ty Peterson holding a Frontside Pivot on the narrow lip of a...

Strathletics 2018 went down on Sunday in Vancouver, operating with the most cutting edge scoring and organizing technology. Check out photos of...