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Suspect charged after hatchet attack at MEC in North VancouverNorth Vancouver RCMP say a man entered the Brooksbank Avenue location of MEC around 7 p.m. Tuesday to purchase bear spray and a knife, and became upset when he was denied.CrimeMay 24, 2023
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Mountain Equipment Co. to open New Brunswick store amid East Coast expansionThe Vancouver-based company says the Moncton store will be the second in the region, joining its longtime Halifax location.MoneyMay 23, 2023
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Two B.C. companies help Interior flood victims with more than $600K in new clothes“There’s never a good time for a bad thing to happen, but good things come out of bad things. And that’s one thing that we are extremely happy about it.”CanadaDec 9, 2021
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Nova Scotia Health issues coronavirus exposure warning for 6 more locations in HalifaxThe six new warnings issued on Saturday means the province has now issued 10 exposure warnings this weekend.HealthNov 14, 2020
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MEC to lay off fewer employees than planned with one store to close, say new ownersThe Vancouver-based company says that 85 per cent of its active workforce will remain on the job once the deal closes, up from a minimum of 75 per cent that Kingswood Capital Management Ltd previously indicated.MoneyOct 9, 2020
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Bankruptcy filings in August fell more than 40% over last yearThe OSB's Sept. 28 update says 42.7 per cent fewer consumers filed in August compared to a year ago, while business insolvencies decreased by 25.5 per cent year-over-year.CanadaOct 2, 2020
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Tens of thousands sign petition to ‘save MEC’ after co-op sold to U.S. firm"People are really upset. They're angered; they feel betrayed; they feel that there was no consultation here from the board — they feel the board has failed in its duty."EconomySep 16, 2020
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Mountain Equipment Co-op sold to private U.S. investment firmMEC was founded in Vancouver in 1971, and currently has more than five million members and 22 stores across Canada.EconomySep 14, 2020
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MEC eliminates 200 positions as pandemic drags onThe company announced more than 1,300 temporary layoffs in March, when it temporarily closed all of its 22 stores.EconomyJul 12, 2020
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Canadian companies Lululemon, MEC, Arc’teryx join Facebook ad boycottChampions of the #StopHateForProfit boycott say Facebook has not done enough to keep racist, false and dangerous content or white supremacists off its platform.CanadaJun 29, 2020
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