MEC Vancouver – UBC Outpost

Specialties

Canada’s leading outdoor retailer, MEC is passionate about inspiring and enabling everyone to lead active outdoor lifestyles. From city streets and yoga studios to backcountry trails and pristine waterways, MEC matches people with expertise, experience, enthusiasm, clothing and gear for camping, snowsports, watersports, cycling, climbing, hiking, running and fitness. Through our commitment to 1% for the Planet, every year members’ purchases allow us to donate one percent of sales ($ 3.1 million in 2013) to Canadian non-​profit organizations that help conserve ecologically and recreationally important areas. MEC has over 3.75 million members across Canada. Become part of MEC with a $ 5 lifetime membership and visit us at our 17 stores, at www​.mec​.ca and our Shop MEC iPhone® app.

History

Established in 1971.

In 1971, a group of west coast mountaineers made a decision to do business differently, and they turned an unconventional retail model into a thriving business. It hasn’t always been easy — MEC has weathered some epic storms. But as we grew older and a little wiser, we learned our grassroots foundation holds up over time: make things happen, deal fairly, find strength in community, and inspire adventure.