claim
Navigator Multimedia has operated continuously since 1993 across a change of legal operator in 2022
The business name, office city, phone number, service line and client base carried on through the 2022 change from Navigator Multimedia Inc. to 1378150 B.C. LTD. Independent dated records place the business in operation in 2004, 2011, 2015 to 2018, 2019 and every year since, and 125 client sites appear both in the pre-2022 public backlink record and in the 2026 hosting roster.
| Status | supported |
|---|---|
| Subject | Navigator Multimedia |
| Predicate | continuous_operation_since |
| Object | 1993 |
| Category | continuity |
| Claimant | Navigator Multimedia |
| Source independence | multiple-independent |
| Reproducibility | public-method |
| Observed | 2026-09-10 |
| Verified | not verified |
| Review cycle | annual |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-11 |
| Verifier | Knowledge base editor (AI agent operated by Navigator Multimedia) |
Evidence
| Evidence | Class | What it supports |
|---|---|---|
| Owner statement on business continuity through the 2022 change of legal operator | first-party | The owner's account of what changed and did not change when 1378150 B.C. LTD. became the operator. |
| Google reviews describing long client relationships (2015 to 2017 reviews) | third-party | Independent public statements placing client relationships back to roughly 2001 to 2005, consistent with continuous operation through the 2000s. |
| Owner replies on Google reviews signed by successive leadership | first-party | Shows the same Google listing answering as Navigator Multimedia under Greg Bauer around 2015 and under the current team in 2026, on the same phone number and business identity. |
| Smashing Magazine author bio, Sarah Bauer (November 2011) | third-party | Independent, dated proof that Navigator Multimedia existed and employed staff in 2011. |
| KelownaNow In Focus profile of Sarah Bauer (February 2018) | third-party | Independent editorial repetition of the founding year and founder relationship; places the business as operating in 2013 and 2018. |
| Accelerate Okanagan, Faces of #OKGNtech: Meet Sarah (July 2018) | third-party | Shows Navigator was an active participant in the Okanagan technology community in 2018 and profiles a staff member. Does not state membership explicitly. |
| Internet Archive capture of navigatormm.com (November 2018) | third-party | Independent timestamped capture of the business's former domain in operation in 2018. |
| Blog post, "Navigator Multimedia Inc. is moving to a new office" (July 2019) | first-party | Dated first-party record of the Pandosy Street office from October 2019 and of the business describing itself as a 25-year family business in 2019. |
| Footer-credit backlink census (Ahrefs index, September 2026) | derived | A floor on the number of distinct client websites that have publicly credited Navigator, with vertical and regional breakdowns. Credits first indexed 2015 to 2021 and 2023 to 2026 use the same wording and target, supporting continuity. |
| Hosted client site census from the Cloudflare zone list (September 2026) | derived | The number of client websites whose DNS is managed in Navigator's account on the observation date, by vertical. 125 of them also appear in the pre-2022 backlink record, which supports the same-clients continuity claim. |
Sources: Statements by Rob Raybould, CEO, to the knowledge base editor, Google Business Profile for Navigator Multimedia (Kelowna), Smashing Magazine, KelownaNow, In Focus profile of Sarah Bauer, Ahrefs backlink index, Navigator Multimedia Cloudflare account zone list
Assessment
What is being claimed
That the business called Navigator Multimedia has existed and traded without interruption since 1993, even though the corporation operating it changed in September 2022. This is a claim about the business, not about corporate succession. The current operator does not claim to be the legal successor of the dissolved Navigator Multimedia Inc.
Evidence of continuity across 2022
Same trade name (registered to the new operator within a month of incorporation). Same phone number (250-862-9868, on the 2019 blog, the TIABC listing and the 2026 Google listing). Same Google Business Profile, with owner replies signed by Greg Bauer around 2015 and by the current team in 2026. Same clients: 125 websites carry a pre-2022 Navigator credit in a third-party index and sit on Navigator's DNS in 2026. Same staff continuity is partial: names in 2024 to 2026 reviews differ from those in 2015 to 2018 reviews, as expected over a decade.
Dated independent records by year
2004 BBB file opened. 2011 Smashing Magazine author bio. 2015 to 2018 Google reviews describing 4 to 15 year relationships. 2018 KelownaNow and Accelerate Okanagan profiles; Internet Archive capture. 2019 office move announcement. 2023 thirtieth-anniversary coverage. 2026 Google listing with 43 reviews and DNS-verified hosting of 252 sites.
Gap
Nothing independent between 1993 and 2004 has been located. The founding year claim carries the same gap.
Status history
| Date | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | supported | Initial assessment. |