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CALGARY — 01 · RATE CARD · ADVERTISE

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Three fixed-price placements, sold directly to businesses and organizations across Calgary and southern Alberta — no agency required.

CALGARY — 02 · LISTING · 30D

Community Dispatch Listing

A text-and-logo listing on our local events and business directory page, the page readers across the Beltline, Inglewood and Bowness check when they are planning their week.

It suits cafés, independent retailers, arts groups and non-profits looking for a straightforward, affordable presence rather than a long campaign.

The listing includes your business name, a short description you supply, your logo and a link to your own site or booking page.

  • Live for 30 days from the date it is published
  • One free update during the run (new hours, an event date, a small copy change)
  • A plain count of page views and link visits at the end of the run
  • Logo and description supplied by you; we format the listing to match the page

$140 CAD

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CALGARY — 03 · ARTICLE · 3WK

Partner Explainer Dispatch

A partner-labelled explainer of 700–900 words on a topic connected to your field — how a service works, what a program covers, what a season means for your business.

Written by our contributors with your input on facts and framing, and always carrying a partner-content label so readers can tell it apart from our news reporting.

A good fit for organizations that have something genuinely useful to explain to a local audience: a clinic explaining a new service, a co-op explaining membership, a school explaining an enrolment window.

  • Published within about three weeks of the agreed brief
  • One revision round before publication
  • Shared once on our social channels at launch
  • A 30-day readership summary once the piece has been live a month

$720 CAD

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CALGARY — 04 · AUDIO · 3EP

Quarterly Audio Series Sponsorship

Sole sponsorship of a three-episode audio mini-series produced by our podcast team, on a subject relevant to southern Alberta listeners — local business, community life or a seasonal topic.

Your sponsorship includes an opening and closing sponsor credit on each episode, plus one host-read segment per episode where the host speaks about your organization in its own words rather than reading an ad script.

Suited to regional brands and institutions looking for a longer, thoughtful association with a subject rather than a single spot.

  • Runs across one quarter (three episodes, released on our regular schedule)
  • Topic planning session with our producer before recording starts
  • Pre-release listening links so you can hear each episode before it airs
  • A wrap-up report on listens and completion rates after the series ends

$1,340 CAD

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How the work goes

1

Message us

Tell us which placement and your rough timing through the contact form.

2

Confirm & quote

We confirm the format, dates and price, and send a short materials checklist.

3

Schedule

We slot the listing, article or sponsorship into the relevant edition or episode.

4

Review together

Articles and sponsor-credit scripts are reviewed with you before they go live.

5

Publish & report

Your placement runs, and we send the agreed report at the end of its run, usually within a few business days.

Who this is for

Local retailers & cafés

Businesses in the Beltline, Inglewood or Bowness wanting a steady, affordable listing rather than a one-off ad.

Clinics, schools & co-ops

Organizations that have something to explain to residents — a new service, a program, an enrolment window.

Regional brands & institutions

Groups looking for a longer association with a topic across a quarter, rather than a single mention.

Arts groups & non-profits

Community organizations along the Bow River pathways and out to Okotoks looking to reach local readers and listeners.

This isn't the right fit if you need a national campaign, same-day placement, or content written without any review from you — our process always includes at least one check-in before publication.

What the price includes

Each price on this page is complete for the format and run length described — there is no separate production fee. What can change a quote is scope outside the standard format: a listing that needs translation, an explainer that needs a second interview subject, or a sponsorship that spans more than one quarter. In any of those cases we confirm the adjusted scope and price with you in writing before work starts, and nothing is billed without that confirmation.

What isn't included

Photography or video production — we use the materials you provide, or images already on hand from our own coverage.

Paid social or search advertising off our own site — the social sharing included with the explainer article is organic, not a paid boost.

Promised outcomes of any kind — we report readership and listening figures honestly, and never promise a specific result from a placement.

Placement specification grid

Placement Format Run length Included report Price
Community Dispatch Listing Text + logo, directory page 30 days Page views & link visits $140 CAD
Partner Explainer Dispatch 700–900 word article Published, stays live indefinitely 30-day readership summary $720 CAD
Quarterly Audio Series Sponsorship 3 episodes, sponsor credits One quarter Listens & completion rates $1,340 CAD

Have a question before booking? Check the frequently asked questions page — it covers scheduling, payment and coverage in more detail.

Ready to book a placement across Calgary and southern Alberta?

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