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OMTS Trusted Businesses

Support local businesses. Strengthen your community.

The places you choose to visit, recommend and come back to help shape the kind of town people want to live in.

Keep it close to home

Local support is more than a purchase.

Independent restaurants, shops, stations, makers and service businesses give a community its character. Choosing them when they are a good fit keeps familiar faces in the places where people gather, celebrate and get things done.

You do not need to spend wildly or change every routine. A return visit, a useful recommendation, a kind review or a direct introduction can be the nudge that helps a good business keep showing up for its neighbours.

Three simple ways to help

Make your support count.

Choose local when it fits

Start with the businesses that already make your day easier, more enjoyable or more personal.

Tell someone

A genuine recommendation carries farther than a sales pitch, especially when it comes with a real reason.

Stay connected

Follow the businesses you value, ask about their events and offers, and bring a friend along next time.

Meet the people behind the places

Find businesses OMTS is proud to recommend.

Explore the Founding 50 directory, learn what each business offers and see why community-minded businesses matter to OMTS.