We put this guide together because Stayner and Clearview deserve better than a generic business directory. The kind of site where every town in Ontario gets the same template, the same stock photos, and the same list of chain stores pulled from a database. That is not useful for anyone trying to actually understand what this community is about.
This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with the Township of Clearview, any chamber of commerce, or any business association. Nobody pays to be listed, and nobody pays to be excluded. The businesses, services, and events covered here are included because they are part of the real fabric of the community. If something is good, we say so. If something comes with caveats, we mention those too.
The guide covers Clearview Township broadly, with a focus on Stayner as the largest community and commercial centre, and Creemore as the township's other significant destination. We also cover the smaller communities and rural areas that make up the rest of the municipality: New Lowell, Sunnidale Corners, Nottawa, Duntroon, Dunedin, Brentwood, and Lavender, among others. If it is within Clearview's borders, it is part of our scope.
What you will find here are honest, detailed guides to shopping, eating and drinking, local services, events and activities, and what it is actually like to live here. We write for two audiences: residents who already call this place home and want a useful local resource, and people who are considering a move to the area and want the unvarnished version of what to expect.
Clearview Township has a population of around 15,000 spread across a large rural municipality. Stayner itself is a town of roughly 4,000. It is not a tourism hotspot or a lifestyle brand. It is a working community with good bones, a strong agricultural base, a growing population, and the kind of small-town character that people claim to value but rarely describe accurately. We try to describe it accurately.
If you find something in this guide that is outdated or incorrect, that is on us and we want to know about it. Local businesses change, hours shift, new places open, old ones close. We do our best to keep things current, but a community this active does not sit still for long.