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Big Wild Bucks is Back!
Big Wild Bucks has returned for another year! Over the next month, TheBigWild.org will give away $10,000 to three separate conservation organizations in Canada. Here’s the catch: Big wild supporters...
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Are you one of the 43,500+?
Well, if you currently hold 60 or more shares in your MEC share account you are. And that means you’ll soon be getting a cheque in your postbox, along with the other 43,500+ members who qualify for...
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Bouldering takes to de Bloc
Bouldering’s hot. It sizzles. And with the grand opening of The Hive just around the corner, one might say it even stings. OUCH! Feel the burn? You will when you try it… If you’re new to the sport,...
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Dare to be Deep in the Southern Strait of Georgia
MEC and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) joined forces back in 2004 with a common goal of protecting our beautiful country’s wild spaces. Not only has this partnership allowed us to...
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Funding Adventure: February Recipients
Funding Adventure: February Recipients Numbers. Occasionally, they happen to invade one’s sightlines, making you either: A. confused B. snoozed or C. stoked. And when our peeps from the Sustainability...
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Evolution of MEC packs
This spring marks the launch of several redesigned MEC packs and not only are they looking mighty fine, they also have all sorts of awesome function-based improvements. For starters, we now have...
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Accountability: Gauging What We Do
Contributed by: Esther Speck, MEC Director of Sustainability MEC has just released our 2011 Accountability Report: Impact. The report is our opportunity to tell members about the performance of the...
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Trail Motion™ Pivot System
I recently wrote about the evolution of MEC packs where I alluded to the Trail Motion™ technology. I stopped by Mark Knight’s desk to ask a few questions and get some insider info. Here’s all the beta...
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MEC Paddlefest Vancouver
Beaches and sea are essential aspects of Vancouver’s character. In my not so humble opinion, if you live here and don’t get out on the water somehow, you’re missing a vital part of the Vancouver...
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Growing Up With MEC
Leanne Allison is an accomplished adventurer and filmmaker. She’s also a former MEC employee (I was lucky enough to go on a group sea kayak trip with her back in those days). She, her partner Karsten,...
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