Over 1000 Calgary moms set trend for Canadian moms

Calgarymoms.com, the website devoted to providing Calgary moms with a supportive place to connect with each other, recently launched five provincial websites for Canadian moms. Now moms and moms-to-be across Canada can experience the same friendship, fun and support that have made Calgarymoms.com so popular. The initial response to the new websites indicates that the provincial websites will be as successful as the Calgary website has been.

Calgarymoms.com went online March 28, 2005. The theme of the website is “Meet a group of marvelous moms at the click of a mouse!”, and moms in Calgary have been logging in to do just that. With over 1000 members, it is the largest online mom community in the city, and still growing. The forum offers moms living in Calgary and area a place to find friendship and online support for their questions about pregnancy, parenting, relationships, and anything else they want to talk about. Calgarymoms.com offers its members events such as playgroups, Mom’s Night Out, slumber parties, family BBQs, seasonal parties, a scrapbook club and many other activities. Britt Raposo, owner of Calgarymoms.com and mom of two busy girls, says, “We have several get-togethers every month… even if it's for a walk or a coffee. Someone is always up to meet.”

The positive response to Calgarymoms.com led Ms. Raposo to open provincial websites for moms living in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Ontariomoms.com went online April 12, 2006 and has 72 registered members. Albertamoms.com opened it doors May 10, 2006, and had over 50 members within its first two weeks. Membership is increasing daily. Other provincial websites will be coming online in the near future.

The success of the online mom communities is not a surprise. The forums fill a need for moms who have a hard time getting out and finding friends, for themselves and for their children. Karen Taillon, a member of Calgarymoms.com since March 31, 2005, discovered the online community after moving to Calgary from Ontario. She searched the Internet for a place to meet other moms, and found Calgarymoms.com. Ms. Taillon explains, “We get together for dinners, playdates with our children and have family outings with our spouses and kids. It's like my extended family!”

Moms in Calgary and area can visit www.calgarymoms.com to join the fun and find friendship and support. The provincial websites and updates on the upcoming sites can be found at www.canadianmomsonline.com.


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