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Brett Bundale Eric Claus, CEO and Chairman of MEC Canada, poses for a photograph outside the company's flagship store in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck May 04, 2021 - 3:00 AM Eric Claus wanted to buy his wife a kayak. He admits it may not “sound very sexy” but with a house on the ocean in picturesque Mahone Bay, N.S., he says it was the ideal gift. So he went to the MEC store in Halifax and got such good advice, he bought one on the spot. “To me that was the real MEC,” said Claus, the CEO and chairman of ...

MEC looks to its roots as expert outdoor gear provider after insolvency, sale by Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press Posted May 4, 2021 6:00 am EDT Last Updated May 4, 2021 at 6:14 am EDT Eric Claus wanted to buy his wife a kayak. He admits it may not “sound very sexy” but with a house on the ocean in picturesque Mahone Bay, N.S., he says it was the ideal gift. So he went to the MEC store in Halifax and got such good advice, he bought one on the spot. “To me that was the real MEC,” said Claus, the CEO and chairman of MEC Canada since November. “I was blown away by their expertise. The...

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The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and Mail Two of MEC’s new executives were rooting around in their distribution centre in Surrey, B.C., one day this past January when they struck gold. There, tucked away in a musty 53-foot container, was a pile of snowshoes – a precious resource for an outdoor goods retailer in the middle of a pandemic...