Adventure capitalists
http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni35788
- Author
- Quayle, Elizabeth
- Date
- October 2002
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia - Vancouver
- British Columbia - Coquitlam
- British Columbia - North Vancouver
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Abstract
- "Thirty-one years ago, MEC operated from a humble, second-floor office on Hastings Street...Feathercraft Folding Kayaks, located on Granville Island, builds approximately 1,000 folding "welded skin" sea kayaks annually...Roach Products Inc. is most famous for developing "body armour" and making it …
- Author
- Quayle, Elizabeth
- Role
- Author
- Date
- October 2002
- Corporation
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Feathercraft Folding Kayaks (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Roach Products Inc.
- Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Norco Performance Bikes
- Invasion Snowboards
- Topic
- Outdoor recreation -- Equipment and supplies
- Yoga
- All terrain bicycles - Equipment and supplies
- Kayaking - Equipment and supplies
- Snowboards
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia - Vancouver
- British Columbia - Coquitlam
- British Columbia - North Vancouver
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Physical Description
- illustrations
- portraits
- Source Title
- Vancouver Magazine
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 36-38, 41
- Abstract
- "Thirty-one years ago, MEC operated from a humble, second-floor office on Hastings Street...Feathercraft Folding Kayaks, located on Granville Island, builds approximately 1,000 folding "welded skin" sea kayaks annually...Roach Products Inc. is most famous for developing "body armour" and making it cool for mountain biking..."