Whois & Analysis for mec.ca

Mountain Equipment Co.op (MEC) is a Canadian consumers' cooperative, which sells outdoor recreation gear and clothing exclusively to its members.

MEC is notable for its commitment to environmental protection and other causes.

As a co-op, MEC sells only to customers who hold a lifetime membership, which is technically a share and can be purchased by anyone for $5.

MEC bills itself as Canada's largest supplier of outdoor equipment.

Since its founding in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1971, MEC has expanded across Canada and now operates stores in eighteen cities.

Once catering to mountaineers and climbers, MEC now targets a broader clientele.

This is evidenced by changes in its marketing imagery, which historically focused on high level climbing and alpinist imagery.

MEC has over 4.3 million members in Canada and internationally.

Yoga (Sanskrit, योग) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.

There is a broad variety of Yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Among the most well-known types of yoga are Hatha yoga and Rāja yoga.

Canada (French) is a country in the northern half of North America.

Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering, making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area.

Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest binational land border.

The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer.

Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains.

It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border.

One third of the population lives in the three largest cities: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Its capital is Ottawa, and other major urban areas include Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Hamilton.

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.

Persons engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bikers", or less commonly, as "bicyclists".

Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs).