Advertising with the recreation Commission
Why Advertise with Us?
We can help you reach your target market - whether you're selling aquatic supplies to swimmers, giving lessons to young musical prodigies or offering after-school learning programs. If your business or community group provides products or services that relate to any of our programs or health and fitness activities, advertise with us.
Playcard Retail Advertising Program
For $600 annually on a 2 year contract, we offer over $5,000 dollars in promotion value.
| Program Benefits | |
| Key Tag Integration NEW | Each of our playcard holders will be given a Key Tag to put on their key chain to show at your retail location for the advertised discount. |
| RecNews promotion NEW | Promotion of the program will be on our RecNews eNewsletter linking to the playcard page of the northvanrec website. |
| Playcard promotion link on homepage NEW | Linking directly to the business listing on the playcard page. |
| Promotion on online receipts NEW | General program promotion on all northvanrec customer receipts. |
| Leisure Guide Playcard Directory NEW AND IMPROVED | Company and logo listing in the NEW playcard Section of the Leisure Guide delivered in March and August, (20,000+ printed twice per year), Business listing with discount offerings, website, locations, contacts, etc in the leisure guide. |
| Online Playcard Directory NEW AND IMPROVED |
Detailed company and logo listing on the website with discount offerings, website, locations, contacts, etc. |
| Playcard partner POS display | Point of sale displays at every Centre registration desk and retail advertiser. Collateral provided by northvanrec. |
When you
become a Playcard advertiser you will have the exclusive option of taking advantage of additional benefits such as: a 10% discount on Leisure Guide Advertising, discounts on arena board advertising, opportunities to purchase online ads and more!
Contact Angela Macdonald by email or by phone at 604-983-6391 for more information about the program. For more details on the program check out the program fact sheet (
PDF 20KB)
Leisure Guide
The Leisure Guide contains over 150 pages jam-packed with information about staying active in North Vancouver. Twice each year, over 20,000 copies of the Leisure Guide are distributed n the City and District of North Vancouver.
Leisure Guide Advertising and Pricing
Place an ad in our Leisure Guide to increase awareness of your business or community group. If you would like to confirm your spot in the Leisure Guide please fill out and return the confirmation form.
| Ad Size | Commercial | Non-profit |
| 1 / 6 | $325 | $200 |
| 1 / 3 | $550 | $350 |
| 1 / 2 | $825 | $500 |
| Full page inside (grey scale) | $1,750 | $975 |
| Inside cover (front or back) | $2,750 | |
| Outside back cover | $3,500 | |
| Design fee for new ad design or repeat ads | $50 | $50 |
For more information on our ad specifications, policies and confirmation form check out our 2012 Leisure Guide Advertising Booklet(PDF 507.20KB).
Contact Sharon King by email or by phone at 604-983-6390 for more information about advertising in the Leisure Guide.
Sponsorship Opportunities
The North Vancouver Recreation Commission has a number of sponsorship opportunities for local and regional businesses and organizations.
For more information, email Anne Rodgers, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, or call at 604-983-6347.
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