Canadian Roll

Brampton, Ontario Competition Reminder.

Dave Ghent, organizer and promoter of the Brampton, Ontario competition, has recently put up a message on the Bladr messageboard that reminds everyone that the competition is taking place this Monday. Along with this information also comes the reminder that you need a helmet if you are skating the competition, the helmet is needed because the city does not want to be held accountable for any injuries. If you need greater details go by the Brampton competition website HERE, or read the original post HERE.

And to get you a little more excited for the competition here is a Thursday Night edit that was shot at the park this past Thursday. Enjoy.

-Nick. D

Roger Wilkinson and Mike Gallant Skatepark Edit.

Recently Mike Gallant, from Ontario, put up a great park edit of him and Roger Wilkinson (member of CanadianRoll). The edit was shot last summer at Muskoka Woods and it came out really well. This is definitely something people should check out.

-Nick. D

More Task-Around Tour Updates.

The Task Around blog just keeps on updated with amazing pictures. The blog is updated daily so it feels like I am on tour with them, which is an awesome feeling. Recently the tour has stopped through Winnipeg, Manitoba and Regina Saskatchewan and many great pictures were snapped, and the pictures were made even better with the great captions (via Todd). Here are some pictures from the blog, to see the rest go HERE.

Winnipeg.

Regina.

-Nick. D

Task Around Tour Picture Update.

The Task Around blog just keeps coming at us with even more quality pictures. The latest two updates have been from Kenora, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The photo sets are packed with funny captions, pictures of great skating, funny lifestyle pictures, and general overall awesomeness. If you want to see the updates go the Task Around blog HERE.

Kenora.

Winnipeg

-Nick. D

We here at CanadianRoll have decided to throw a skatepark tour in the G.T.A in order to promote the H.S.W, get footage, and get some great pictures. The skatepark tour will take place on Sunday May 11th and to promote the event I whipped up a quick banner. All times for arrival are not set in stone, as time for travel and traffic have to be accounted for. Lastly, I hope to see everyones faces at the event.

-Nick. D

Task Around Tour Is On The Road.

Looks like the Task Around Tour decided to drive through the night after sessioning Hamitlon, Ontario. The result of their lack of sleep is this funny tour updates. Original post can be found HERE.

-Nick. D

Task Around Tour Hits Hamilton!

For this short leg of the tour I managed to meet up with everyone and join for two days. I had a blast skating with everyone and hanging out at D.P’s house (thank you to his family for the food, blankets, and pillows). It was also great to see everyone skating my home town of Hamilton, Ontario. I will post some of the pictures below but to see the rest go to the Task Around Tour blog HERE.

-Nick. D

The second annual Hamilton Skate Weekend (H.S.W) has been in the planning stages for quite sometime, and I am happy to announce that most of the loose ends have been tied up. We chose the second weekend of June to hold the event, as we feel that there is a greater opportunity for the largest possible turn out.

For those who do not know what the H.S.W is, the best way to explain the event is an anti-competition that is held in Hamilton, Ontario. At competitions people are judged against one another, which can create pressure. We here at CanadianRoll feel that this format, although useful, can be intimidating. The H.S.W is like a weekend long session where people are judged against their own abilities, if the judges feel you have stepped up your game in anyway then your name gets a check mark beside it. The more check marks you get the more chances you have to walk away with one of our numerous prizes (and this year we do mean numerous). Keep your eyes posted on CanadianRoll because some of the prizes will be shown in the upcoming days, with a few surprises thrown in. Like last years event people are allowed to sleep here in Hamilton (in fact it is pretty much expected), however you need to contact either me (Nick D’Amico: canadianroll@hotmail.com or canadianroll@gmail.com) Roger Wilkinson (st_80_roger@hotmail.com) or Brian Lofgren (waxup_allstar@hotmail.com) In order to reserve a spot before the event.

Unlike last years event, the prizes will be thrown out on the Saturday night (instead of the Sunday), which gives us the Sunday to have a relaxed session. What that means is if you want to grab some prizes you need to show up for the Friday and Saturday sessions.

That is all the updates for now, but be sure to keep checking in for more updates on the event.

Lastly, be sure to check back at the “Hamilton Skate Weekend” category that is at the top of the website (you can see it in the banner at the end of “blog” and “About Canadian Roll”) This Category will have ALL the information you need about the event.

-Nick. D

Opening of the New Brampton, Ontario Skatepark.

Canadian Roll made it out for the opening of the new skatepark that was opened in Brampton, Ontario. While we were there we met up with the Task-Around Tour and all the other rollers who were skating and watching the event. Unfortunately when the rolling demo started it began to rain, so some of the photos did not come out the way I wanted them to, Luckily I had Leon Basin and Katy Demtrious helping me with some of the pictures. On a personal note, much respect goes out to Dave Ghent for helping make this event possible, I hope people go to the Ontario Popularity Contest Competition that will be held Monday May 19th 2008, fore more details go to http://www.daveghent.com/bramptoncomp/

Leon Basin, AKA Mr. Shop Task.

Group Shot.

AJ DeLong.

Roger Wilkinson.

Steve Eising, AKA Mr. Money in the Bank, Aka Sleazy D (I forgot the rest of his nicknames).

Hans.

Blair Loughead.

Daniel Davidson-Pilon, Aka D.P.

D.P Became a Boarder…It Was A Sad Day For Rolling.

I Don’t Remember If AJ Did This Tru Spin or Not, What I Do Remember is That He is Going Up the Ledge.

The StievieDVD People Will Kill One Another To Get A Copy…I’ve Seen It.

During the Tour D.P Ate Cereal, Lots of Cereal.

Stevie E Loves Doing Tour Updates.

Man of the Hour, and of the Event, Dave Ghent.

Blair Being Awesome.

Blair Being Shot For Being Too Awesome.

Leon’s Always on the Phone Dealing with Shop Business.

The Most Famous Man I Know, Jimmy Key.

Leon Handling Business, As Per Usual.

This Is What You Get When You Handle Your Business, Pure Ballin.

Roger Contributing to the Tour Fund.

“Thank You For Supporting Shop-Task”

-Nick. D

Task Around Tour Updates

The Task Around Tour recently stopped through Mississauga and Milton, Ontario, and I was lucky enough to meet up with everyone and get some rolling done. It was great hanging out with Leon Basin, Eli Vuong, Daniel Davidson-Pilon, Todd McInerney, the infamous James Kopetski, (AKA Jimmy Key), and Stevie Eising . Here are some pictures of the tour when they stopped by Mississauga and Milton. To see the rest go to the Task Around blog HERE.

-Nick. D