Kijiji Updates B.C. Site for Easier Access to Localized Listings

Enhanced coverage includes new city sites and subareas for community trading

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Kijiji, the country's number one online classifieds site, has added more comprehensive city sites and localized subareas in British Columbia for a more user-friendly experience. These changes allow Kijiji users in the Greater Vancouver Area and other regions of B.C. to "zoom in" to post and access listings in communities not previously represented.

The changes will add eight subareas for users searching within the Greater Vancouver Area, including subareas for Downtown Vancouver and UBC. In addition, 10 new regions and 19 new subareas will be added to other parts of B.C. where there was no previous online classifieds focus. The changes enhance existing Kijiji functionality; both new and current users will now be able to access more localized results.

"The additions we've made to the B.C. site is the second phase in a series of changes we are making in B.C. to give these communities what they've been asking for," said Vikram Kewalramani, senior product manager, Kijiji Canada. "Empowering people to buy and sell locally is in our brand DNA, so improving coverage and regional specificity is something we're always working on."

Below is a full listing of the changes to Kijiji's B.C. site:

Greater Vancouver Area New sites
Delta/Surrey/Langley Vancouver Tricities/Pitt/Maple Burnaby/New West	Richmond North Shore UBC Downtown Vancouver

Other New Local in B.C.
Skeena-Bulkley Area Prince Rupert Terrace Kitimat Smithers Vanderhoof Houston Burns Lake Comox Valley Area Comox/Courtenay/Cumberland Campbell River Cowichan Valley/Duncan	Port Hardy/Port McNeill Revelstoke Port Alberni/Oceanside Parksville/Qalicum Beach Port Alberni Fraser Valley Abbotsford Chilliwack Mission Hope/Kent

About Kijiji Canada
Kijiji, which means "village" in Swahili, is the number one classifieds site in Canada, connecting ten-million buyers and sellers each month. Kijiji.ca offers Canadians a free, easy, and local way to buy, sell, and trade goods and services in their community. With local sites for more than 100 cities and towns across the country, Kijiji makes it easy for Canadians to find exactly what they're looking for in their own community. Kijiji Canada is part of the eBay Classifieds Group, the global leader in online classifieds with a global presence in more than 20 countries and 1,000 cities.

SOURCE: Kijiji Canada

Kiel Hume
Environics Communications on behalf of Kijiji Canada
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