Tag: Pam Judge

  • Summer Review 2024

    Summer Review 2024

    It’s starting to feel like summer is wrapping up on the west coast with all this rainy weather, but spirits are high especially after today’s feature in the Nelson Star newspaper featuring PJ McKenzie (Pam Judge)! After writing up a bio on PJ back in 2022 and then meeting her in Kaslo the following summer,…

  • Canada’s Champion

    Canada’s Champion

    I first wrote about PJ McKenzie (Pam Judge) back in May 2022 after sourcing just a few photos of her online, and then stumbling upon a few more through newspaper databases. Once I realized that she was Canada’s first female skateboarding champion (back in 1977 / 1978), I knew that I had to meet her!…

  • Pam Judge

    Pam Judge

    PJ McKenzie (AKA Pam Judge) was Canada’s first female National Champion winning the 1977 and 1978 championships, which would result in sponsorship by Gordon & Smith (G&S) – a leading skateboarding company in the U.S. If there was a Canadian Skateboarding Hall of Fame, PJ would have my vote! While I can get riled up…