Happy Anniversary To Us!

Jan 1, 2021 - 4 years ago

In 2021, The Supply Post turns 50! We invite you to join us in our year-long celebration of 50 years of publishing for so many vibrant industries.

Supply Post began fifty years ago as a new venture by my grandfather, T.R.C. (Ken) Kenward, in 1971. The paper started small and was focused almost exclusively on mining. The idea of a newspaper that served as a marketplace and news source for heavy industry in BC had turned into a reality. Most of the employees were family members with everyone doing two or three different jobs. Three generations later, we’re still here publishing in print right across Canada. Our focus has evolved from mining into forestry, construction, trucking, aggregates and more. For 50 years, we’ve matched up quality buyers with quality sellers.

Starting this month, we will feature articles from five decades of The Supply Post; stories from the last 50 years that we know you will enjoy reading. For some of the articles, we have taken the time to do an “update” when possible. We will be running these special features all through 2021, along with profiles of long-time advertisers and industry influencers. We are blessed to have a number of advertisers who have graced our pages for more than 40 years without missing an issue. Our showcase of those companies will start with Rollins Machinery this month.

We are so appreciative of the support our products and services have had over the last 50 years and we hope you’ll enjoy our walk through history.

Look for articles all year long about the things that defined the Supply Post as well. For example, our website wasn’t SupplyPost.com that it is now, so we’ll talk about the origins of our website. If you’ve ever wondered why the ads in the Classifieds section are yellow, the history of the yellow Cost Cutter section will be revealed. Also coming this year is our special, commemorative 50th Anniversary Issue — we can’t wait for you to see it!

A lot has changed over the years; we’ve added digital platforms such as social media, an e-newsletter and our website, which is used by over 40,000 equipment and truck buyers every month. The newspaper has added Eastern Canadian distribution, too. The economy has been a roller coaster ride over these 50 years and we’ve ridden every wave (including multiple recessions and a global pandemic) and made it through. And we couldn’t have done that without a lot of people. Our awesome staff, several family members who have come and gone from the business over the years and you, our readers and advertisers.

So thank you, for reading, and advertising in, Supply Post. We’ll be here for another 50 years, bringing quality buyers and sellers together.

Jeff Watson, President, Supply Post Newspaper