When I went out to a conference in Montreal, I braved not knowing the city and traveling all the way out to MEC on multiple transit systems and then walking way down some street to this place. It was worth it, perhaps for the nostalgia of "missing" MEC (the Canadian version of REI... or REI is the american MEC...). It's a great store, although their quality has slipped since I started going there so many years ago. This location has a couple floors, and generous section for shoes and apparel alongside the staple backpack/bag section. Staff was nice, including transferring over to English once they realized I was struggling.