Last weekend’s Skate4Cancer event at The Forks was a success, but it ended on a sour note for one local business owner and sponsor of the organized skateboarding demo. The Green Apple Skateboard Shop had several of its promotional banners stolen, which were valued at $250 each. With the shop being fairly new, the last [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein The Plaza skateboarding park at The Forks will be the scene of Skate4Cancer this Saturday, as local bands come together to help raise awareness of cancer through educating youth on cancer prevention and early detection techniques. The Lytics, Comeback Kid, Crisis Jane and a handful of others will perform beginning at [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein Who said skateboarding wasn’t for girls? The Skateboard Coalition of Manitoba, along with Montreal-based girl skate crew Rugged Riders, are holding this year’s all-girls skateboard competition. Chicks Flip Out takes place at the Plaza Skatepark at The Forks on Saturday. Besides the intense competition, those new to the sport will also [...]

The Wall Street Journal has named the Plaza skateboarding park at The Forks as one of America’s best. In the recent article, WSJ took a look at the top 14 parks and included Winnipeg’s as the only Canadian pick. Having opened in 2006, the Plaza was built at a cost of $2.5 million and features [...]