Plan B Along with close colleague,
Danny Way, McKay was a member of the original Plan B skateboarding team, formed in 1991. He stayed with the group until their disbandment in 1998. After several years with Girl Skateboards, McKay revived Plan B in 2005. At that point, McKay and Way became the leaders of the brand.
Girl Following the eventual dissolution of the original incarnation of Plan B, McKay subsequently joined the Girl skateboard team in 1998. McKay explained to Canadian skateboard magazine
SBC, in 2011, "it just so happened that a lot of those guys on Girl were my friends; guys I've been around through my existence in skateboarding. I had just gotten on Girl around '98, when I was about 21. It was cool to be a part of one of the Girl/Chocolate videos ... To me, those videos are a big part of skateboarding, and it would've been rad to be around and take part in the skits and stuff that they do." McKay appeared in the Chocolate video,
The Chocolate Tour, shortly after his arrival on the team and pre-existing footage was used for the part. Colin was featured in the video game
Evolution Skateboarding.
Relaunch of Plan B 's McKay signature board. Around the year 2005, rumours had emerged regarding the resurrection and relaunch of Plan B by both Way and McKay. Second-phase team member, Paul Rodriguez, has referred to this period as a time when Way and McKay were talking about "bringing back the dream; awakening the giant." Fellow recruit, and professional skateboarder for Plan B,
PJ Ladd, has stated, "I had heard about it. That there was like a rumor that Plan B was maybe gonna come back and I think it had gotten around how much a fan of it I was as a kid." In 2005, with the financial backing of Syndrome Distribution, Way and McKay reformed Plan B Skateboards, maintaining their roles as company co-owners, as well as professional skaters. Way has explained, "For the sake of what we were a part of, I think Colin and I, you know, didn't want to let go of the formula that gave us the motivation that pumped out all of those videos and stuff that we were able to pump out." Way has revealed that, while he and McKay are the co-owners of the relaunched company, they have adopted the business model that they learnt of from Ternasky during his time running the first phase of the company. In 2021, McKay launched a new skateboard design that paid homage to his Vancouver roots, taken from the "Flying-V"
Canucks jerseys of the late-70's. == Influence and recognition ==