About Castanet
Who we are
Since launching in November, 2000 Castanet has become one of the most visited media websites in Western Canada.
Every week over 300,000 people visit Castanet for news, classifieds, weather and entertainment. Castanet's head office is located in beautiful downtown Kelowna.
Castanet Media
Castanet Media's corporate and subsidary sites make it a leading provider of local news, information and entertainment.
Castanet owns and operates its subsidary portals:
- KelownaAutomall - up-to-date listings with hundreds of vehicles from Kelowna's largest auto dealers.
- RVPowerSports - up-to-date listings of RVs, Boats, Motorcycles, ATVs, Snowmobiles and Watercraft from leading dealers.
- Castanet411 - The Okanagan's leading local business directory.
- TheTango - Entertainment, Showbiz, Music and Viral Videos.
We want your local news tips
Castanet readers are an important source of news and information. We wouldn't be where we are without you. If you see something happen you think others should know about, please email us at news@castanet.net or visit our news tip upload page. Weekly we pick the best news tip and the winner receives a $25 cheque.
The Okanagan's Classifieds
Clean out your garage and get results with our free classifieds. Our classifieds pages have over 340,000 page views per day and over 12,000 unique visitors! Classifieds are 100% self serve.
Register with our automated system to create an account. All we need is a verified email address. Next, login and submit your ads. Ads will appear on site within 24 hours (business days) after verified by us.
To save our sellers from spam, an account is also required to contact sellers who choose not to post their ad.
Your Castanet classified login also entitles you to post messages in our online discussion forums. Commercial messages are not permitted in our forums.
By the Numbers
Weekly Statistics*
- 288,631 Unique Visitors visited Castanet
- 8,212,322 pages were read on Castanet
- Castanet readers browse 7.5 pages per visit
- Castanet displayed 54,486,852 of our client's advertisements. Castanet's client's ads were clicked on 39,520 times.
* Source Google Analytics, May 2012
Need our logo?
Looking for our Castanet logo for web or print? Our logos can be found in our logo directory. Please ensure you have our permission to use our logo.
In The Community
With our corporate sponsorships, we contribute to the community and causes that are important to our clients and staff. In 2012 Castanet helped raise over $85,000 for numerous charities.
Castanet is a major supporter of the BCSPCA, Kelowna Salvation Army and Kelowna Community Food Bank
Memberships, Principles and Ethics
We strive to achieve the highest ethical standards in all that we do. Our newsroom abides by the RTNDA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, the British Columbia Press Council and follows the Canadian Press Stylebook. Our account managers and creative department ascribe to the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards. Castanet is a member of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce.
Feedback / Contact us
We'd want to hear from you! Please use the form below to contact the right department.
Email Directory
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Classifieds
classifieds@castanet.net -
News Tips/Press Releases
news@castanet.net -
Forums
forums@castanet.net -
Letters to the Editor
letters@castanet.net -
Display Advertising Inquiries
sales@castanet.net -
Castanet411 Business Directory Inquiries
jan@castanet.net
Tel: 250-860-5050
Fax: 250-860-0505
Toll Free: 1-888-499-NEWS (6397)
Address:
202 - 346 Lawrence Avenue
Kelowna, BC Canada V1Y 6L4
