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The doors to Victoria's Mountain Equipment Co-op store will open in April 2006 as the Vancouver-based chain finally touches down on the Island.

After months of speculation, MEC chief executive Peter Robinson announced Tuesday the store, the company's 11th, will open at 1450 Government St., taking up the bottom floor of the three-storey Vogue development, the former Forests Ministry building.



http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescol ... 30309e3ae3
 
Wow, that's good news. It won't be a huge store but that's not a bad size for Victoria. This is another quote from the press release:

"In the smaller stores we tailor the product offering to the sports in the area," said Robinson, noting while the store will carry 80 per cent of the company's total product, it will be weighed heavily in favour of hiking, camping, cycling and paddling.

I wouldn't expect that current paddling shops in Victoria will be hurt by this (mainly I'm thinking of Ocean River Sports and Pacifica Paddling Sports), as they seem to already have product selection and prices that compete with MEC. It will likely increase traffic to both of these shops as more people are drawn to the area. In my opinion, this will probably increase the popularity of outdoor sports (such as kayaking) as well.
 
Oh darn, I was worried about that, it's only 2 blocks from where I work. That can't be good for the bank account 8O
 
too bad Dave, I'll have to ride all the way down town (5 km)... :wink:

Dave_Barrie said:
Oh darn, I was worried about that, it's only 2 blocks from where I work. That can't be good for the bank account 8O
 
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