Although Landyachtz is headquartered along one of Vancouver’s busiest cycling routes, it’s taken the B.C.–born skateboard company almost 20 years to officially launch a line of commuter bikes. “We got ...

Kids in the remote First Nations village of Ahousaht, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, could soon get a skateboard park, as outreach workers strive to help young people feeling isolated.

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.

In the remote West Coast community of Ahousaht, a skateboard park now curves and swoops around a formerly barren lot overlooking the scenic but sometimes deadly waters of Clayoquot Sound. The nearly ...