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Three ways in. Businesses have two launch offers right now — the Golden Hundred and the Launch 25. Residents and organizations join free.

For businesses

Help launch the Board

100 permanent founding places. 25 complimentary launch features.

Distinguished or Flagship, a produced Community-First Business Feature video, and Golden-Glove onboarding before the public launch.

  • The Golden Hundred — 100 permanent founding places
  • The Launch 25 — 25 three-month packages with a Community-First Business Feature video
  • Golden-Glove onboarding and a Perks stand when Perks opens
Claim your business Read the launch offers

100 founding places, assigned in the order businesses commit

For residents and visitors

Free to join

Local media, Perks, Marketplace & forums.

All of it free — browse, save, post, and vote for nothing. $15 for 3 months, then $5/month adds member-only local deals on your phone and a louder say in what we build.

  • Local news, Boardwide Media, Marketplace, and the community forum — free
  • $15 for 3 months, then $5/month unlocks member-only Perks deals on your phone
  • Supporters get weighted votes, better giveaway odds, and household sharing
Create a free account See Community Supporter & Perks

No card needed to take part — a free account never expires

For non-profits, clubs and teams

Free, and staying free

Raise funds, find volunteers, publish 4 stories a month.

There is no organization plan to buy. Full listing, donation and wishlist tools, volunteer calls, and a sponsorship ask local businesses can answer.

  • Full listing at $0 — donations, wishlist, sponsorship ask, volunteer calls
  • 4 Org Highlights a month with AI writing credits
  • No organization plan to buy, and there is not going to be one
List your organization What's included for organizations

Claims are read by a person, usually within a few business days

September is our soft launch and October is the public launch — these two offers exist for the businesses that back us first.

For businesses

Two launch offers. One of them is permanent.

Both sit on top of the standard Distinguished and Flagship plans and neither changes what a plan costs. The The Golden Hundred records who helped start this. The Launch 25 gets you seen right away.

The permanent one

The Golden Hundred

100 businesses, a two-year prepaid Distinguished or Flagship commitment, and a place in the Board's founding story that outlasts the subscription.

  • A permanent Founding Partner number, #1 through #100, assigned in the order businesses commit
  • A permanent gold badge on your directory card and profile, and a place on the founding wall
  • One Community-First Business Feature video, maximum 120 seconds when the commitment is completed by October 31, 2026
  • Golden-Glove onboarding with founding priority

Distinguished

$864 for two years

1,000 featured + 1,000 advertising impressions

Flagship

$1728 for two years

2,000 featured + 2,000 advertising impressions

Tri-Cities Board covers the Perks startup pack for Golden Hundred businesses during onboarding so hardware can be set up and working. Replacements are $35 per counter stand and $15 per employee card.

Founding positions

100

Numbers are assigned strictly in the order two-year plans are paid.

Sign in to claim a position

Choose the two-year option in your dashboard. Your number is assigned after the qualifying payment clears.

The immediate one

The September Launch 25

A three-month launch package for our first 25 qualifying businesses — Distinguished or Flagship, first come, first served. Signup closes September 30, 2026, or when the positions fill.

  • One Community-First Business Feature video, maximum 120 seconds
  • One included article a month for 3 months
  • Golden-Glove onboarding
  • One programmed Perks countertop stand, ready for October 1, 2026
  • 1 extra free month when you run Perks, hit 10 redemptions, and reach level 2 status

Distinguished

$345 for 3 months

Package total · CAD

500 featured impressions

Flagship

$495 for 3 months

Package total · CAD

500 featured + 500 advertising impressions

No permanent founding number, gold badge, or founding-wall placement — that is what the The Golden Hundred is for.

Closes

September 30, 2026

Or when all 25 positions are filled, whichever happens first. Deadlines end at 11:59 pm Pacific.

Start a Distinguished or Flagship plan

Pick your plan first. The 3-month package, your feature, your articles, and your impressions are confirmed with you during Golden-Glove onboarding.

One video, one term

More than a business advertisement

Every qualifying business receives one Community-First Business Feature video. It is not a conventional commercial. Our team develops a script around something useful, interesting, or remarkable about the Tri-Cities, and your business belongs inside that story.

One video per business — the featured-business video and the vertical promotional video are the same deliverable under one name. We plan, script, film, and edit it. We do not promise views, virality, or a particular business result.

  • Vertical, made for a phone screen

  • Maximum 120 seconds

  • Scripted by our content team with your input

  • Planned, filmed, and edited — one per business

The plans underneath

Established, Distinguished, Flagship

Both promotions run on Distinguished and Flagship. Prepaying is where the discount comes from: 10% for a year, 20% for two.

Established

$16/mo equiv.Save 20%

$384 paid once for 2 years

Earn trust and start advertising

Not eligible for the launch offers

  • Trusted Partner badge and an 8-photo public gallery
  • 2 community articles and 2 Shorts a month
  • Profile video on your listing, published on @Tri-CitiesBoard
  • Buy ad space across the site at the standard rate
  • 500 starter ad impressions, and we cover the ID check
  • 1 live job posting

Distinguished

$36/mo equiv.Save 20%

$864 paid once for 2 years

Stand out with rich content

Qualifies for both launch offers

  • 15-photo gallery, promotion banner, priority directory placement
  • 4 community articles and 4 Shorts a month
  • A stronger opening push for your Shorts in the phone feed
  • Featured Spotlight eligibility
  • 10% off advertising rates
  • 3 live job postings

Flagship

$72/mo equiv.Save 20%

$1728 paid once for 2 years

The full content and exposure suite

Qualifies for both launch offers

  • 20-photo gallery, top-tier directory card, seasonal promo badge
  • 8 community articles and 8 Shorts a month
  • The strongest opening push in the phone feed
  • Top placement across the site
  • 20% off advertising rates
  • 5 live job postings

Below these three sits Verified: a claimed, ID-verified listing with no monthly cost, one article a month, and no advertising. Every paid plan builds on the one before it. To take part as a Perks vendor, your business must be Verified or better and have Perks NFC hardware set up and working — members redeem by tapping your counter stand or employee card. Replacements are $35 per counter stand and $15 per employee card.

Create a free account to startAlready listed but not the owner? Claim it
Why the badge means something

A verified local board, not an open directory

A real person behind the listing

Claiming a business takes a one-time $5.00 CAD government photo ID check through Stripe Identity. It is per account, not per listing.

A real business behind the name

We check the name against the BC corporate registry and public records before a claim is approved, so the badge means something to the person reading it.

A badge that is earned, not bought

The Trusted Partner badge appears once a listing is claimed, verified, and on a plan — never on an unclaimed listing.

Perks opens in October 1, 2026

Perks is set to launch on October 1, 2026. A qualifying business is set up and ready for it in September — that is onboarding, not a promise of live redemption before the program opens.

The Foundation has not launched yet

It is our intention that 10% of subscription revenue funds the Tri-Cities Together Foundation once it launches. We would rather say that plainly than imply it is already running.

Read our Foundation plans

Before you commit

What is The Golden Hundred?+

The first 100 businesses to prepay two years of Distinguished ($864) or Flagship ($1728). You get a permanent numbered Founding Partner designation, a gold badge, and a place on the founding wall. The two-year price is the standard 20% prepayment saving every business gets — founding recognition costs nothing extra.

How is the Launch 25 different?+

It is the immediate media offer rather than permanent recognition: the first 25 qualifying Distinguished or Flagship businesses, signup closing September 30, 2026 or when the positions fill. Distinguished is $345 for 3 months; Flagship is $495. It includes a Community-First Business Feature video, 1 article a month for the term, onboarding, a Perks stand, launch impressions, and 1 extra free month when you run Perks, hit 10 redemptions, and reach level 2 status — but no founding number, gold badge, or founding-wall placement.

Can I be in both?+

A business that lands in both receives one Community-First Business Feature video, one Perks stand, one onboarding, and the larger Golden Hundred impression package. Quantities do not stack.

What exactly is a Community-First Business Feature?+

One professionally produced vertical video, a maximum of 120 seconds, built around something useful or interesting about the Tri-Cities with your business inside that story. Our team writes, films, and edits it. It is not a conventional commercial, and we do not promise any particular reach or result.

What happens after the deadlines pass?+

The Launch 25 closes September 30, 2026. The included feature for founding partners closes October 31, 2026. Founding numbers stay open until all 100 are claimed, and the plans themselves are always available.

When can my customers actually use Perks?+

Perks is set to launch on October 1, 2026. A qualifying business is set up and ready for it in September — that is onboarding, not a promise of live redemption before the program opens. To take part as a Perks vendor, your business must be Verified or better and have Perks NFC hardware set up and working — members redeem by tapping your counter stand or employee card.

What does it cost to just be listed?+

Nothing per month. A directory listing is free, and claiming it takes the one-time $5.00 CAD ID check. Plans add trust, media, and advertising on top of that.

Can I change or cancel a plan?+

Monthly plans are managed from your dashboard, where you can change plan or billing cycle. Prepaid plans have a 14-day money-back window, less a processing and handling fee. A founding number is never reclaimed on a downgrade.

Help launch the Board.

Create an account, claim your listing, verify once, then pick a plan. Onboarding takes it from there.

Sign in to get started
For residents and visitors

Joining is free. Backing it is optional.

A free Community Member account is the whole site: browse it, save things, and take part. There is nothing behind a paywall that you need in order to use the Board.

  • Save the businesses, events, and programs you want to come back to

  • Start threads and reply in the community forum

  • Buy and sell in the local Marketplace

  • Submit local events to the calendar

  • Suggest recreation programs and send news tips

  • Register a volunteer organization

Create a free account

No card, no trial, no expiry.

If you want to back it

Community Supporter

$15 for 3 months, then $5/month

Support local. Save local. Build local. A membership rather than a role: it funds local coverage and hands you member-only deals and a louder voice in return. Cancel anytime and keep the perks through the time you have already paid for.

Become a SupporterBrowse the Perks hub
Where the money goes
  • Member-only local dealsDiscounts and perks from participating Tri-Cities businesses.
  • No plastic cardUnlock a deal on your phone and confirm it with a quick NFC tap at the counter.
  • Better odds in giveaways5 chances in open draws, plus selected member-only giveaways.
  • A real sayYour vote carries 10x weight and you can nominate up to 10 locals a month, against 1 on a free account.
  • Share with your householdAdd up to 5 people for $1/month each — and only once they accept.
  • Deal of the DayA fresh featured deal daily, plus weekly and monthly offers from local partners.

These are not either/or

Supporter is a membership, not a role, so it sits on top of any account — including a business one. A shop owner can be a Community Supporter at their neighbour's shop. Sign in once and everything you have added shows up in the same dashboard.

Write for usCover lifestyle, dining, arts, and community stories for your neighbours — bylined, and paid per published article.Apply to write Join the CrewWe are hiring locally. Roles, what we pay, and how to apply are all on one page.See open roles
For non-profits, clubs and teams

There is no organization plan to buy

Non-profits, sports associations, service clubs, faith groups, arts organizations and teams get the complete listing at $0 — every feature a paid business listing has. There is no tier above this one and there is not going to be. Advertising is the only thing we ever charge you for, and it comes with a 10% discount.

  • Logo, cover photo, and a gallery of up to 20 photos

  • A standing profile video, programs, age groups, season, and hours

  • Contact form with its own inbox, so enquiries do not land in a personal email

  • Events on the community calendar and sports schedules by iCal feed

  • Paid staff job postings on your own careers page

  • Free team seats — invite your board, coaches, or comms lead with scoped access

Raise money without building anything

Three different ways to ask, because the right one depends on what you need — cash, things, or a business willing to put its name to something.

Take donations from your listing

Point at whatever you already use — your own page, a charity platform, or an e-transfer address — with your registered charity number on the profile where donors can see it.

Publish an in-kind wishlist

The specific things you need, not a vague ask. People bring the jerseys, the printer, the gift cards, because you said which ones.

Post a sponsorship ask businesses can answer

Your ask appears in the Sponsorship Hub, where local businesses go looking for something to fund. Confirmed sponsors show on a Proud Sponsors wall on your profile.

See what businesses are already offering to fund
Org Highlights

Your news, in the same feed people already read

An Org Highlight is a real article on Tri-Cities Board, not a post that scrolls away. It sits on your profile and goes into Boardwide Media where residents are already reading.

4 Org Highlights a month

Season recaps, registration deadlines, fundraiser results, volunteer calls. The same writing allowance a Distinguished business pays for, at no cost.

AI writing and image credits included

Draft it from notes and generate the images in Content Studio, so a story does not wait on somebody finding an hour.

1 video a month, filmed by you

The slot is free and the footage is yours to shoot. We may choose to produce a feature about an organization, but that is our editorial call and not part of the allowance.

Impact Level raises the ceiling

Keeping your listing current and posting real community news earns permanent increases to your monthly allowance.

Everything is moderated against the organization content policy. Keep it about your organization and your community rather than paid promotion, and nothing else is asked of you.

Volunteers

Find the hands you are short of

Post what you need done and let people apply through the Board instead of through a spreadsheet. You review applications, keep a roster, and hold the documents you have to collect — all from your dashboard.

  • Post opportunities with photos and a video, not a line of text
  • Applications, roster, and required documents in one place
  • Volunteer calls can also run as an Org Highlight so they reach readers
  • Switch it on from your listing — it is not a second account to manage

Claim your organization

About two hundred Tri-Cities organizations are already listed and unclaimed. Search for yours first — if it is there, claiming it is faster than starting over.

Claim or list your organization Browse organizations

You will need an account and a verified phone number before you can submit a claim.

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