New store launch creates spotlight for conservation
For interview, please contact:
Tori Ball
Tori@cpawsbc.org
604-685-7445 ext. 24
New store launch creates spotlight for conservation
MEC Vancouver Flagship store opening highlights partnership opportunities for community to connect to nature and improve BC’s cherished parks
March 10, 2020
Unceded Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – British Columbia Chapter (CPAWS-BC), is celebrating the launch of Mountain Equipment Co-op’s new store and new opportunities for connecting more people with nature.
“MEC has demonstrated their commitment to protecting nature through a long-standing partnership with CPAWS, helping members to connect outdoor recreation and conservation across the country,” said Tori Ball, CPAWS-BC Terrestrial Campaigner. “Continued support from MEC allows us to reach new communities, empowering them to advocate for a healthy and accessible parks system.”
BC’s parks and protected areas provide affordable and accessible nature experiences for residents and visitors to the province, while also safeguarding wildlife and helping us adapt to climate change. Connecting people to our parks and sharing our love of these natural spaces is more important than ever. MEC has played an important role fostering these community connections.
With the support from MEC, CPAWS-BC has been connecting communities across the province with nature, from the Lower Mainland to the Rocky Mountains, and continues to work on creating new protected areas to forever protect the wild places we know and love. These programs include:
- Connecting new audiences with parks in the Lower Mainland through a hiking program to increase awareness of backcountry safety, Leave No Trace principles and the parks system’s need for community support.
- Protecting/supporting the protection of BC’s endangered grasslands in the South Okanagan-Similkameen in Canada’s newest National Park Reserve.
CPAWS-BC Terrestrial Program staff will greet media onsite at the MEC Vancouver flagship store on March 10th from 10:00 – 11:00 AM to answer questions about the partnership forged to safeguard an accessible and healthy parks system.
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Press Release: MEC Vancouver Flagship Store Opens
About CPAWS-BC
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – British Columbia (CPAWS-BC) supports the creation of large, well-managed, connected protected areas where native plants and animals thrive, now and forever; and where people and communities can live off the land and ocean without impacting the ability of future generations to do the same.
For interview, please contact:
Tori Ball
Tori@cpawsbc.org
604-685-7445 ext. 24
