Vancouver’s Skull Skates Immortalizes Local Ambassadors Barry Walsh and Marc Tisson

Respect is a big word for guys like Barry Walsh and Marc Tison. Respect for their chosen sport and lifestyle. Respect for the city they come from. Respect for people who keep it real. As members of the famed Embassy MTL (also known as EMBC MTL) skateboarding crew, Walsh and Tison are also the newest faces for Peter “P.D.” Ducommun’s Skull Skates in Montreal. This week, Skull Skates launches its limited edition Barry Walsh and Marc Tison boards, and for the Montreal duo, it’s as close as they’d like to get to a valediction of their 20-plus years on four wheels.
Vancouver-based Skull Skates has always had an independent streak, shunning the sport’s fluctuating trends over the years. Like Walsh and Tison, the company remained apart from the bigger names, and bigger money, the sport had to offer. “It’s a perfect philosophical fit,” Walsh says. “He’s bringing his brand into Montreal with respect.” More...