Peter Wheldrake, Hogtown Skateboards Funeral Today.
We are attending the funeral for a longtime friend of our S&J family. Pete Wheldrake’s place in Toronto and Canada’s Skate and Snow industry cannot be understated.
Hogtown Skateboards was one of our first customers and indeed one of Canada’s first dedicated Skateboard Shops.
Slub Bucks Premiere
Slub Bucks premieres Saturday September 3rd at the Revue Cinema in Toronto.
Full parts from Skate Mental rider Charles Deschamps, Element riders Bobby Dekeyzer, Will Marshall and Will Christafaro, and ATM rider Brandon “Beaster” Bandula.
Dennis Durrant Now On Skate Mental
Dennis Durrant is now on Skate Mental. He’s currently in Finland with Matt Beach and Dan Plunkett filming for a new Skate Mental video that should be out next Spring.
Here’s his most recent footage.
Danny Dicola Thrasher Interview
I Path rider Danny Dicola has a heads in the October 2011 issue of Thrasher.
Joey Pepper
Expedition pro Joey Pepper has a new shoe sponsor. He’s now on Huf shoes. Hopefully a pro model shoe isn’t far behind.
Here’s his welcome video.
Also, check out a remix of all his recent footage.
New John Motta Part
Skate Mental had all of John Motta’s raw footage hidden on their website for anyone to find and edit how they liked. It was up there for almost 2 months before someone found it. Here’s the edit that the guy who found it made.
Charles Deschamps In Concrete Photo Annual
Check out the latest Concrete Magazine for Skate Mental flow rider Charles Deschamps.
New Retro completes from Penny
Check out these re released ’70s completes from Penny Skateboards of Australia.
New issue of Kingshit out now
Another great issue of one of the best skate mags anywhere. www.kingshitmag.com The mag hits shops in Canada this week, and select US shops and here on the website next week.
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Forzani (Sport Chek, S3) – Canadian Tire now cleared to go ahead
Press Release:
Canadian Tire Receives Competition Bureau Clearance For Forzani Acquisition
TORONTO, ONTARIO and CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Aug. 3, 2011) – Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (TSX:CTC – News; TSX:CTC.A – News; “Canadian Tire”) and The Forzani Group Ltd. (TSX:FGL – News; “Forzani”) announced today that Canadian Tire’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FGL AcquisitionCo Limited (“the Offeror”), has received a letter from the Competition Bureau indicating it does not intend to take any action with respect to Canadian Tire’s acquisition of all the Class “A” shares (“Common Shares”) of Forzani (the “Offer”) at this time.
The communication from the Competition Bureau enables Canadian Tire to conclude the Forzani transaction. In addition, Forzani has obtained all other third party consents required by the terms of the Offer. The Offeror is offering C$26.50 per Common Share in cash. The transaction was announced on May 9.
The Offer is open for acceptance until 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on August 18, 2011, unless further extended, and is conditional upon, among other things, there having been validly deposited (and not withdrawn), together with any Common Shares owned or controlled by the Offeror and its affiliates, at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Common Shares (on a fully-diluted basis).
“Forzani is an excellent fit with the Canadian Tire family and will extend our reach to include new customers,” said Stephen Wetmore, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Tire. “We look forward to closing the acquisition in short order and getting down to work.”
