28-02-2018 13:53 via montrealgazette.com

While you were sleeping: West Island skateboarding and danger marshmallows

A few things you might have missed while you were sleeping.
Ollie, kick-flip and grind: Skateboarders in the West Island will soon be able to ollie, kick-flip and grind closer to home, thanks to a new 12,000-square-foot skatepark to be built in Pointe-Claire. The skatepark’s designer, Dan Vezina, said although many of Quebec’s great skateboarders have come from the West Island, the sport has suffered from a lack of local facilities. Most skaters travel to Verdun, Longueuil or Vaudreu
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