Mountain Equipment Co-op is opening a store in the Interior. Credit: Contributed

Mountain Equipment Co-op coming to Kelowna

KELOWNA – Outdoor enthusiasts will soon have another option when shopping for outdoor gear, Mountain Equipment Co-op has announced it is coming to Kelowna next spring.

The legendary Vancouver outdoor outfitter will open a 20,000-square-foot location in the former Future Shop location in Orchard Plaza Shopping Centre in Kelowna.

In addition to its outdoor products, the co-op is planning a full-service bike and ski repair shop and plans to extend its events programming to the Okanagan including the MEC Race and Century Ride series.

Its retail offerings will be slightly different than in its other stores. In a press release, MEC says the product line at the new store will be tailored to regional activities and member preferences. The company says there are already more than 40,000 members in the region, from Kamloops to Osoyoos.

MEC currently has 18 locations across six provinces, including five locations in B.C. — Vancouver, North Vancouver, Langley, the University of B.C. campus and Victoria.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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