{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-02T16:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elginbusiness.ca\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:54:15","slug":"the-elgin-business-directory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elginbusiness.ca\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"The Elgin Business Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:68vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-4fc442ef wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);font-weight:700;line-height:1.1\">Find the listing that fits \u2014 fast.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.392), 1.125rem);line-height:1.55\">Search verified listings by region, city, and category. Trusted operators, real reviews, no clutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<form class=\"mapledir-search-bar maple-dir-search-form alignwide wp-block-maple-dir-search-bar\" role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/elginbusiness.ca\/index.php\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mapledir_search_submitted\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__row mapledir-search-bar__row--keyword\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__keyword\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"mapledir-search-bar-q\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search listings<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"mapledir-search-bar-q\" class=\"maple-dir-search-field\" type=\"search\" name=\"mapledir_q\" placeholder=\"Search listings...\" value=\"\" aria-label=\"Search listings...\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__row mapledir-search-bar__row--filters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__province\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"mapledir-search-bar-region\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Province<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"mapledir-search-bar-region\" class=\"maple-dir-search-field\" name=\"mapledir_region\" aria-label=\"Province\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Province (optional)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Alberta\" >Alberta<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"British Columbia\" >British Columbia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Manitoba\" >Manitoba<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"New Brunswick\" >New Brunswick<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Newfoundland and Labrador\" >Newfoundland and Labrador<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Northwest Territories\" >Northwest Territories<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Nova Scotia\" >Nova Scotia<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Nunavut\" >Nunavut<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Ontario\" >Ontario<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Prince Edward Island\" >Prince Edward Island<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Quebec\" >Quebec<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Saskatchewan\" >Saskatchewan<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Yukon\" >Yukon<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__city\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"mapledir-search-bar-city\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">City<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"mapledir-search-bar-city\" class=\"maple-dir-search-field\" type=\"text\" name=\"mapledir_city\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"City (optional)\" aria-label=\"City\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"mapledir-search-bar-category\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Category<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select  name='category' id='mapledir-search-bar-category' class='postform maple-dir-search-field'>\n\t<option value='0' selected='selected'>All Categories<\/option>\n\t<option class=\"level-0\" value=\"uncategorized\">Uncategorized<\/option>\n\t<option class=\"level-0\" value=\"camps\">Children&#8217;s Camps<\/option>\n\t<option class=\"level-0\" value=\"team\">Team<\/option>\n<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__row mapledir-search-bar__row--actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__verified-only maple-dir-search-verified\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"mapledir-search-bar-verified-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"mapledir-search-bar-verified-only\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"mapledir_verified_only\" value=\"1\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSearch verified listings only\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mapledir-search-bar__submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"mapledir-button mapledir-button--primary mapledir-search-bar__submit-btn maple-dir-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSearch\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);font-weight:700\">Browse by category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 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Get it in front of the right people.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.295), 1.063rem);line-height:1.6\">Verified listings appear first in search, carry a trust badge, and get a featured slot on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button maple-dir-list-cta__button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/elginbusiness.ca\/add-listing\/\">List your business<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);font-weight:700\">What people say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide maple-dir-testimonials is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Found a verified operator in my city in under a minute. Exactly what I needed.<\/p>\n<cite>Sarah M.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verified badge gave me confidence I was contacting a real, vetted business.<\/p>\n<cite>James T.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clean, fast, and no clutter. 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