Resolve to make safety a priority in 2014. Here are some practical suggestions to get you started: 1. I will drive sober. I will drive alert. Impairment has many faces – alcohol, drugs and fatigue are just a few examples. Learn how to recognize the signs of impairment and be willing to [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – If you travelled Highway 17 between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie last week you may have seen them making their way East. Two twenty-something men, one riding a long board, the other driving their chase vehicle a van covered with sponsors’ decals as well as that of [Read more]
For those of you who follow the weekly videos of Skate 4 Cancer which I post here, I have received bad news from Erin Hogue (photographer who shot Rob’s canadian skate including his travels through Nortwestern Ontario www.erinhogue.com/blog ): Rob has been side swiped by a car. He was hurt [Read more]
For details about what this is all about, visit this post (connects to all other posts about Rob & the Skate4Cancer movement) http://www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=10143 . This week, a special request from Rob as he tries to continue pushing the Toronto Drop-In centre forward, even from [Read more]
To read a bit of history about this incredible Canadiana force that is Skate4Cancer, visit www.karinahunter.com/?p=9931 [Read more]
For those of you who don’t know of Rob Dyer, you should… He is incredibly inspiratonal. After loosing his Mom to cancer as a teen he became inspired and began skateboarding across countries, travelling the world bringing the message of cancer awareness and even came by our neck of the [Read more]
Well, Rob’s still at it, on the other side of the globe spreading his message that “Knowledge is the Cure” to cancer. Here is his video update for this week, keep it up Rob, you are incredible! If you are not familiar with Rob Dyer, visit www.karinahunter.com/?p=7204 or [Read more]
In 2008, Rob Dyer skated by the corner of Hwy 614 and Hwy 17, during his cross Canada adventure raising awareness for cancer. I didn’t know at that time, just how special Rob was. It was clear that he was a very friendly, personable man as I tried to touch base with him hoping to [Read more]
was Friday, the 18th. Gift from Mom & Emeraude Saturday the 19th. Cake with family Sunday the 20th…A volleyball trip that was cancelled in the end anyways + my working in Wawa at the beginning of the week really confused my poor guy’s special day. But in the end it all worked out [Read more]
Lloyd is never far from his skateboard and camping is no exception. The comfort station at White Lake has a paved parking lot and the boards which border the front of parking space make for decent rails so he and an old friend could not resist trying them out and keeping their skills practiced [Read more]
Just a couple photos I like from today. Lloyd finished the new paint job on his old board {now to be his ‘new’ board as the other one broke in half so this one will inherit the trucks/wheels to become new again.} Emeraude taking the ‘paper’ we made yesterday recycling [Read more]
Sometimes, by the end of the day, the times for my injections can become quite inconvenient for both Vickie, who was driving me on this day, and the kids… Emeraude’s bedtime is 19h30 and Lloyd had plans for skateboarding and checking spring clean up piles with friends. I am still so [Read more]
proud memories of being a little girl and my Dad coming home from work sweeping our street so that I could roller skate - without getting tripped up by rocks. [Read more]
The boys were playing around on their skateboards in the driveway the other night and I couldn’t resist getting some photos, they are such great sports, always ready to strike a pose for me or re-take a jump lol. The photo could come in handy when we are able to get to work on getting a [Read more]
