Sue Eckersley, president of WSSF producer Watermark Communications, said Wednesday (May 2) that the festival s contract with Telus expired this year and she doesn t expect the telecommunications provider to be back as the event s title sponsor next year. That s going to be a big thing in the next couple of months, is establishing the title (sponsor), said Eckersley. Obviously, Telus has put a big financial stake into this festival in the last 13 years and we ll have to work hard to replace that value.
Eckersley said having an X Games bid on the table was a drawback in terms of planning for next year s WSSF.