COVID-19, which some are also seeing as a safer option. Atlantic Canada still waiting for first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine The owner of My Bike Shop in Moncton, an outdoor sporting goods shop, says sales of snowshoes and cross country ski gear is up 75 per cent over last year“The outdoor stuff is going through the roof,” said Jim Goguen.He said many of the buyers are newcomers to the sports.“We are seeing a lot of new customers that would normally be going down south.