Loving Our Local

Locally owned small businesses provide many economic benefits to a community.

Local Benefits All of us

Personalized Service. A small business owner is going to go the extra mile to make you happy.

One-of-a-Kind Products. Small businesses carry unique products and services that you want and cant find anywhere else.

Support the Arts. Small businesses give back and support creativity!

Buying local increases community health

Buying local promotes agriculture. ...

Buying local promotes more local wealth. ...

Buying local reduces the use of fossil fuels. ...

Buying local utilizes less plastic. …

Buying local uses land more productively. ...

Buying local is less risk for food contamination.

Buying local has more nutrient in you food

9. Buying local creates connection with people where relationship matters most

10. Buying Local conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for

transportation and less packaging. …

11. Buying Local less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your

community.

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WE ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT OTTAWA SMALL BUSINESSES

Why Buy local

Ensuring survival of our local business vs large corporate chains

Ottawa’s small and locally owned businesses are woven into the fabric of our city, they create the character of Ottawa, they give us the products and services to sustain us, lets keep it local.

To help continue your support please post as much as possible on your your social media the businesses you love also rate them on google my business

We’ve assembled useful links and resources on this page. Please support them today in any way you can.

Thank you


Our local directory

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BEFORE BUYING - CHECK OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES FIRST

Before buying or sourcing, look up to see if its available locally ,check with a friend or google what you need and check the business box on the right on the search or try ...


Google maps

Yellow pages

Yelp

Try on google ... The Business , Near me


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