About TownPost
Since 2009, TownPost has been connecting communities across Alberta, making local buying and selling simpler, safer, and more personal.
What Makes TownPost Different?
Small Town Focus
We've served millions of Canadians in small towns since 2009, starting from Barrhead to Whitecourt and beyond.
Human Moderation
Every ad is reviewed by real people, ensuring a safe and high-quality marketplace free from scams.
Small Scale Sellers
We prioritize individual sellers over professional dealers, keeping the focus on local community commerce.
Best Customer Service
Our customer service is run by human beings, not computers, ensuring you receive prompt and helpful assistance.
Your Privacy Matters
We never sell your data or information. Your privacy is our priority.
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The leading local buying and selling platform in Alberta
Our Story
TownPost was founded by Steve Bizuns, a web developer with a vision to create a dedicated space for small-town commerce. Starting in Barrhead, Alberta in 2009, Steve recognized the unique needs of small communities that weren't being served by big-city focused platforms.
Our Philosophy
Focused on Alberta and small towns
Since we published the first version of TownPost in 2009, first in Barrhead, and then in Whitecourt, we've focused the site on towns and not cities. This gives us a unique edge in serving the millions of Canadians who don't live in a big city but have things they want to buy or sell.
Fewer business ads
Sites like Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji held great promise as venues for local buying, selling, and trading within neighborhoods and communities. Nowadays it has become anything but. Whereas before you could sell to your neighbor, now most of the ads are posted by people who buy and sell for a living or who operate far away (perhaps even in another country). We encourage smaller-scale commerce on TownPost by restricting the number of ads that can be posted for free by any person and by actively discouraging professional sellers through our moderation activities.
Fewer scammers
Many users have remarked about how little scam activity we have on our site relative to other platforms. The primary reason for this is the quality of our moderation process which relies on good old fashioned hard work by humans assisted (not replaced) by some smart software that we developed custom over the years. Furthermore, scammers want as many targets as possible for their scams, and since we are Alberta and small town based, the scammers have much easier pickings pursuing the big cities out east
We don't sell your information or tell you what to think
Facebook has built a business model off of capturing your data and selling it to the highest bidder while at the same time wielding its influence to try and influence public opinion. At a deeper level, we feel that Facebook isn't a force for good in the world and has grown its stock price through its successful manipulation of users' attention to the detriment of their health and happiness. This corporation is also very fond to strictly limit what you can sell - not out of interest in public safety, but out of a desire to cover their own butts. We have a different philosophy. TownPost has never and will never sell your information or data for any reason - we are simply a good place to buy and sell stuff and that's it. And hey, if you are in the market for an item that is out of favor with the political tastes of the moment, just as long as you are operating legally and not out to hurt anyone, our policy is to live and let live.
The best customer service in the industry
We take great pride in the quality and helpfulness of our customer service.