Thursday Open 10:00am – 9:00pm
| Hours | |
|---|---|
| Thursday | 10:00am - 9:00pm |
| Friday | 10:00am - 9:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am - 7:00pm |
| Sunday | 9:00am - 7:00pm |
| Monday | 10:00am - 9:00pm |
| Tuesday | 10:00am - 9:00pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00am - 9:00pm |
Rentals
Want to try out gear or whole new activity? Check out gear rentals at MEC. Give the store a call to see what’s available and come by to book your rental in-person.
Rentals are first come, first serve. Bookings are 4- or 8-hour slots with options to extend. Limited rental gear quantities available.
At this store, you can rent:
| Rental gear | 4-hour rental | 8-hour rental |
|---|---|---|
| Eleven Six Ultralight Inflatable SUP with leash, PFD, safety kit | $40 | $60 |
| Ten Six Ultralight Inflatable SUP Package with leash, PFD, safety kit | $40 | $60 |
| MEC Chinook Bicycle with helmet, lock, lights | $30 | $50 |
| MEC Midtown Step-Through Bicycle with helmet, lock, lights | $30 | $50 |
Repairs and recycling
For the safety of staff and members, we are pausing in-store gear repair services for a while. Thanks for your understanding. Want to try some repairs on your own? Learn how to fix your own gear with these how-to articles and videos on popular gear repair topics.
Recycling
If you bought any of the items below at MEC, you can bring them back to our store for recycling:
- Household batteries (no broken or corroded ones please)
- Bicycle tires and tubes
- Climbing rope – it could become dog leashes, acoustic insulation or stuffing
Due to safety concerns, we do not accept used flammable goods, including camping gas canisters, stove fuel, flares, bear bangers and bear spray. Please contact your local waste management office to find out how to properly dispose of these items.
Have a question about something that’s not on the list above? Give us a call or contact your local municipal recycling program.
Green building features
MEC was born in Vancouver in 1971. Over the decades, we’ve moved through a number of spaces, and our current flagship store in Olympic Village was designed with sustainability from the ground up.
Here are some of the green features:
- Wood is good. In fact, when it’s a mass timber superstructure like this flagship store, wood is great. The timber is a composite, which means it doesn’t use old-growth sources. It’s also a renewable building material, stores carbon, and can easily be reused at the end of its life.
- Drip, drip, drip: It rains 150+ days a year here, so we make the most of it. The roof captures rainwater that funnels into an underground cistern to provide up to 80% of the water used for flushing toilets.
- Less is more: 30% less s’mores around the campfire? Not so good. 30% less energy used by a building? Brilliant. This space is designed to use almost one-third less energy than the standards set out by the national energy code for buildings.
- A renewable day in the neighbourhood: We’re connected to an innovative energy system that recovers heat from untreated urban wastewater (a sanitized way of saying sewage). It’s renewable and doesn’t rely on fossil fuels.
- Behind the scenes: Some of the biggest energy savings come from things you can’t see: heating and cooling systems. The building envelope has more insulation than most and the HVAC units are high-efficiency.
MEC aims to minimize environmental impacts and make our buildings healthy, inviting spaces. Learn more about our green buildings.
Ski services
Professional ski and snowboard shop services to set you up for the season. Some services may not be available year-round. Call us to set up a visit.
Buy two of the big three – board/skis, bindings, boots – from MEC and we’ll mount your bindings for free. This offer applies to all types of snowboard and ski equipment sold at MEC. If you’re shopping online, take advantage of this deal by calling your store to arrange an appointment to mount your bindings before you visit. Our ski techs get busy, and we don’t want to let you down.
| Mounting | Price |
|---|---|
| Classic | $30 |
| Skate | $30 |
| Telemark | $50 |
| Alpine touring | $50 |
| Downhill | $50 |
| Binding removal (with purchase of new binding or skis) | Free |
| --- | --- |
| Base tune-up | Price |
| General repairs, minimum shop charge is $5 | $70/hr |
| Hot wax (machine) | $15 |
| Hot wax (hand) | $35 |
| Machine sharpen and wax | $35 |
| Pine tar, call for availability | $30 |
| --- | --- |
| Additional services | Price |
| Skin trim (length only) | $10 |
| Skin fit and shaping (length and width), call for availability | $25 |
| Boot liner moulding (free with boot purchase) | $20 |
| Boot punching (first punch) | $50 |
| Boot punching (additional punch) | $25 |
| --- | --- |
| Snowshoe services | Price |
| Binding replacement | $70/pair |
| Rivet replacement (per rivet) | $15/unit |
| Binding strap replacement (per strap) | $15/unit |
Community
More than just a place to get gear – this store is a hub for your outdoor community. As a flagship, it’s home to a couple of cool extras, like a bouldering wall and a special space for events.
Local events
Basecamp is our open-concept community space. Year-round, MEC offers low cost (or even free) clinics and workshops from friendly staff instructors, plus events happening in the larger community – everything from backcountry navigation classes to film screenings. Find MEC events near you
Outdoor impact
This year, we’re donating $1 million to Canadian outdoor organizations to teach outdoor skills, protect wild spaces and grow the communities of people getting active outside. Funding supports groups across Canada with avalanche safety training, outdoor programs for youth, conserving wilderness and more. Learn more about community partnerships
Free display space
Not-for-profit groups and local clubs that share MEC values can use our floor space to tell people what’s going on. Let people know about outdoor issues, collect input on plans, or just get the word out about your club. For more info, please email van_aa@mec.ca or phone the store.
Bike shop
Our bike shop mechanics can do it all, from installing fenders to building wheels from scratch. We offer a full range of repair services, including minor adjustments and repairs, component upgrades, suspension work, tune-ups and major overhauls.
We fix all kinds of bikes: commuter, road, e-bikes, gravel, mountain and kids. Not sure what you need? Bring in your bike for a free safety inspection and we’ll let you know.