Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk officially announces his endorsement of the Kinder Morgan half-pipeline

Amidst a sea of protesters and environmental activists this week, skateboarding icon Tony Hawk has publicly announced that he is in favour of the proposed half-pipeline extension through Burnaby Mountain. If approved, the Kinder Morgan half-pipeline will be the largest outdoor skateboarding half-pipe in British Columbia and the third largest worldwide. “I’m not supporting this half-pipeline just for me,” a teary-eyed Hawk told reporters this past Monday. “I’m supporting it for my children and for my children’s children. This half-pipeline is for future generations.” A professional skateboarder from 1982 until his retirement in 1999, Hawk’s pro half-pipeline stance is hardly…

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