Money in the bank for First Nation skateboard park – Global News

December 13, 2015

VANCOUVER – A First Nations community on Vancouver Island whose quick response to a capsized whale-watching boat is credited with saving lives is one step closer to getting its own skateboard park.

Vancouver-based longboard design and production company Landyachtz has reached its goal of fundraising $20,000 in order to build an outdoor skateboarding facility for at-risk youth in Ahousaht.

The isolated village, located on an island about 20 kilometres north of Tofino, has about two kilometres of paved road and is accessible only by air and water.

“We’re really excited about how well the fundraising campaign went,” said Landyachtz co-founder Mike Perreten in an interview on Sunday. “It feels great.”