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New from Polar

Polar is Sweden's gift to skateboarding. It’s the European alternative to the California aesthetic which has always dominated skateboard culture. As the brainchild of legendary Swedish skateboarder: Pontus Alv, Polar boasts...

Go Skateboarding Day 2025

Although we're putting a lot of eggs into the "Archives Block Party" basket, we'd be remiss if we wouldn't celebrate "International Go Skateboarding Day". It's our sacred duty as a skate shop to...

Adam's Picks - Ottawa Affiliated Skate Parts

With the "Archives Block Party" fast approaching I find myself reminiscing more than ever before on the heavy history of skateboarding in Ottawa. It’s been said a million times but...

The Archives Block Party Itinerary

The Garden of the Provinces and Territories, or “Archives” as it’s known to local skateboarders (in Ottawa) is one of Canada’s oldest skateboard spots. Although It was never built specifically...

Birling the Charlie Bowins' Birthday

Wednesday marks the tenth birthday of Charlie’s since his passing in 2015. It's also the tenth anniversary of his memorial skatepark in general. Time flies. The kids he taught in skate...

Birling the Charlie Bowins Collection

Charlie Bowins, the absolute legend of a human behind the name of the beloved McNabb skatepark in Centretown, was a staple of the Ottawa skate scene. His adventurous spirit, effortless...