The Surfing Association of Nova Scotia was none to happy about O’Neill’s plans to hold a Cold Water Classic event in their Halifax waves without consulting them first. Still other locals were upset that the City of Halifax was going to give O’Neill a grant of $145,000 toward holding the event. Now, according to a story in The Coast, it appears that O’Neill has decided to pull out. The story quotes O’Neill as saying the following:
O’Neill regrets to announce the cancellation of the O’Neill CWC Canada for 2011. Extensive consultation and discussion with key event stakeholders, along with a short period to properly prepare for the event, has led to this decision. During preliminary planning it became clear a shorter than usual planning window jeopardized the success of a 2011 CWC in Nova Scotia.
For now it appears there will be no Cold Water Classic Canada. For more of the backstory click here and here.
[Link: The Coast, SBC Surf and ESPN/Action]
