The LETS Edmonton Trade Community

Our Mission
Who Can Benefit From LETS EDMONTON?
How to Participate

WHAT IS the LETS EDMONTON Trade Community?

LETS (Local Economic Trade System) - LETS Edmonton is a new and exciting community project that enables us to take control of our financial present and future by creating a local bartering service to better meet our needs. The Edmonton LETS Barter Community is the tool which collectively pools the goods and services that people have to offer, need and want.

We are a self-help network of individuals who wish to offer and receive goods and/or services for exchange between local people.

Our Mission [return to top]

By fully utilizing our wealth of skills, talents and creativity within our community, we will help to:

keep more wealth in our community creating a sustainable local economy,

encourage new job and work creation,

help the underemployed and unemployed create their own jobs,

help small business attract new customers,

build a network of new trading friendships,

help each other and create a sense of goodwill in our community.

address environmental concerns.

Who Can Benefit From LETS EDMONTON? [return to top]

under-employed workers who seek more income from their skills

the unemployed

businesses seeking more customers

landlords

housewives

teens and seniors

home based businesses

professionals

non-profit organizations

hobbyists

alternative-minded people

musicians

all who want to create their own work

all who want to save dollars for other things

How to Participate: [return to top]

Anyone who wakes up in the morning has something to offer to others. From artwork to yard work, if you have a little time, you can earn spending power.

First, decide what you have to offer and what you would like to request – then complete and send in your registration. All offers and requests are published in the Barter Bulletin in the form of classified ad listings. The Barter Bulletin is available from the Beverly Towne Community Development office and our bi-monthly Trade Potlucks. New members also receive $100 in Barter Credit (see definitions) to get you started.

Once you have placed your listing, you are ready to Barter. Take a look in the latest issue of the LETS Edmonton Barter Bulletin and find something to trade your Barter on. If there is nothing you need in the current issue, then you might consider placing a free request listing of something you are looking for. And when you know someone with whom you’d like to trade, try suggesting they sign up – they can then also begin reserving their cash by trading, too! And in the meantime, the Barter Administrator will be working at bringing new Barter members into the system to fulfill current barter requests.

IMPORTANT: When you earn Barter Credit - Use It. Don't let it sit dormant. The purpose of creating this system is to keep the Barter system moving from hand to hand.

REGISTRATION IS FREE