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WE TOOK A FEW DAYS OF AFTER THE MAIN TRIP ACROSS THE PRAIRIES TO RECHARGE AND REGROUP. WITH A NEW AND BIGGER CREW CONSIS... more >

WE TOOK A FEW DAYS OF AFTER THE MAIN TRIP ACROSS THE PRAIRIES TO RECHARGE AND REGROUP. WITH A NEW AND BIGGER CREW CONSISTING OF TORONTOS ORIGINAL OGRE "CHRIS McCALLUM, THE SECTOR 9 CONTINGENT OF STEVE LANGE, TYLER MARTIN AND COLIN NOGUE, NKS O.G. ARRON SHEARE AND THE RIV, MERIDIANS OWN DENNIS ATANASOV, TOFINO CHARGER JAMIE COLLINS, VICTORIAS CROWN JEWEL JIMMY MILLER, AND MYSELF. WE PACKED 3 VEHICLES AND SET OFF ON A TOUR DE FART TO CONQUER VANCOUVER ISLAND. SUNNY VICTORIA AND RAINY TOFINO ARE UP ON DECK THIS TIME AROUND. < less

WE DROVE MANY MANY HOURS FROM LETHBRIDGE TO VERNON. IT WAS HOT! THE VAN SMELLED SO BAD OF SKATER THAT WE HAD TO STOP AT... more >

WE DROVE MANY MANY HOURS FROM LETHBRIDGE TO VERNON. IT WAS HOT! THE VAN SMELLED SO BAD OF SKATER THAT WE HAD TO STOP AT GRANDE FORKS ALONG THE WAY TO AIR OUT THE VAN, GET A FEW BREWSKI'S, AND SKATE THE CRACT PIPE REPLICA THERE. WE DID MAKE IT TO VERNON LATE IN THE NIGHT AND ALL SLEPT SOUNDLY. THE NEXT DAY WE DEMO'D FOR OUR GOOD FRIEND ADAM AT DUNAS AND SWAM IN THE LAKE. AFTER THE SWIMMING WE DROVE THE LAST LONG DISTANCE LEG OF THE TOUR. AH, HOME SWEET HOME. OUR HOME DEMO WAS SLATED FOR THE LONSDALE PARK IN NORTH VANCOUVER. COLIN JOINED THE CREW AND STEVE LANGE REGROUPED WITH US. THANKS TO THE BOARDROOM FOR HOOKING THIS ONE UP. FROM HERE WE WILL GRAB A FEW NEW RIDERS AND HEAD OVER TO VANCOUVER ISLAND FOR THE LAST FOUR EVENTS. < less

AFTER GOING AS FAR EAST AS TIME WOULD ALLOW (episode 4) WE TURNED AROUND AND STARTED HEADING WEST. THE NEXT STOP WAS SWI... more >

AFTER GOING AS FAR EAST AS TIME WOULD ALLOW (episode 4) WE TURNED AROUND AND STARTED HEADING WEST. THE NEXT STOP WAS SWIFT CURRENT SASK. THE NICE PEOPLE AT C-4 BOARDWEAR BROUGHT US IN AND TOOK US TO THEIR NEW PLAZA STYLE PARK. ALBERTAN LEGEND ROGER BRUINSMA AND HIS CREW OF TRUSTY FOLLOWERS FROM LETHBRIDGE CAME OUT TO MEET US AND FLAVOR TO THE DAY. FROM THERE WE FOLLOWED THE LETHBRIDGE BOYS BACK TO THEIR PROVINCE AND HOMETOWN FOR SOME WELL DESERVED REST COURTESY BARRY SELK. THE NEXT MORNING ROGER DISMANTLED THE BOARDERLINE MINI AND THEN WE ALL HEADED OFF TO THE PARK FOR THE DAYS EVENT. ENJOY! < less

After skating until our legs where rubber in Saskatoon, the hardy Meridian crew jumped into the van and roared into the ... more >

After skating until our legs where rubber in Saskatoon, the hardy Meridian crew jumped into the van and roared into the Rockies. Now join Kris Foley, Craig Williams, Steve Lange, Greg Brewer, Stash, and the Riv, as they charge through Banff with the Rude Boys and then stop over in Cochrane AB. Enjoy this leg of the journey and keep an eye peeled for the next episode showcasing the boys in Red Deer and Edmonton < less

Join Kris Foley, Hagan Mitchell, Stash, The Riv, Steve Lange, Greg Brewer, and Craig Williams as they take you along for... more >

Join Kris Foley, Hagan Mitchell, Stash, The Riv, Steve Lange, Greg Brewer, and Craig Williams as they take you along for the ride through Penticton and Kamloops. Much thanks to Rob at Freeride for putting us up and taking the boys out on the boat for a little wake surfing sesh. Gratitude also goes to Aran from No. 1 for bringing us up to Kamloops, and to old friend/B.O.S. affiliate Chad Hampton for housing our group of scoundrels. Now sit back and enjoy watching what we got up to during this leg of our epic ride through western Canada. < less

THIS PAST SUMMER WE AT MERIDIAN LOADED UP OUR XL VAN FULL OF SKATERS AND HEADED OUT ACROSS WESTERN CANADA ON A DEMO TOUR... more >

THIS PAST SUMMER WE AT MERIDIAN LOADED UP OUR XL VAN FULL OF SKATERS AND HEADED OUT ACROSS WESTERN CANADA ON A DEMO TOUR EXTRAVAGANZA. WORKING TOGETHER WITH SHOPS FROM VICTORIA B.C. TO PRINCE ALBERT SASK. MERIDIAN DELIVERED THE MESSAGE OF SKATEBOARDING AND FUNTIMES TO EVERYONE WHO BORE WITNESS. FAVORING THE SKATE JAM FORMAT AS OPPOSSED TO THE MORE STANDARD DEMO, ALL SKATERS WERE INVITED TO SKATE AND MINGLE WITH THE MERIDIAN ENTOURAGE. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT THIS YEARS TOUR WAS THE NON- STOP VIDEO DOCUMENTATION BY A PARTICULAR ROD LYONS. ROB HELD THE CAMERA SO MUCH THAT AT ONE POINT OF THE TRIP, SASKTOON I THINK, THE CAMERA ACTUALLY FUSED TO HIS HAND. NO LIE! SINCE OUR RETURN, ROB HAS BEEN LOCKED IN HIS EDITING ROOM MANIPULATING THE FOOTY INTO THE FIRST MERIDIAN TOUR VIDEO. WE WILL NOW BE BRINGING YOU 8 EPISODES THROUGHOUT THE WINTER VIA THE INTERWEB. LOOK FOR DVD’S OF THE WHOLE TOUR WITH BONUS FEATURES AVAILABLE IN EARLY SPRING! < less