Posts by Flamborough Chamber
THE FCC @ QUEEN’S PARK
Local business leaders from Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) chambers of commerce and boards of trade – including President Jason Small and Executive Director Arend Kersten of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) – met with Ontario cabinet ministers on May 25, 2015 to discuss key issues impacting the regional economy. In a wide…
Read MoreHOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GOLF WITH WENDEL CLARK?
How would you like to golf the Legend course at Lionhead with a true hockey Legend? As co-hosts of the Flamborough Open, the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW) and the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) are offering an exclusive (‘Once in a Lifetime?’) opportunity to golf with Toronto Maple Leaf great Wendel Clark sometime later…
Read MoreDOWN TO THE CRUNCH
With just one week to go, it’s ‘down to the crunch’ for the 2015 Flamborough Open! The long-range forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, moderate temperatures and only a slight possibility of rain. So … it’s time to dust off the clubs and register for Flamborough’s premier golf tournament. Co-hosted by the Rotary Club of…
Read MorePICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES
DANTE’S PUDDLE JUMPERS Congratulations to 12-year-old Dante DiFelice, his family (parents Max and Patty; big brother Domenic and grandparents Domenic and Margaret) and his incredible team of volunteers for the car wash at Waterdown Collision last Saturday in support of cystic fibrosis. Consider the numbers: four hours, 375 vehicles, 146 volunteers and a grand total…
Read MoreIMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE FCC
LANDSCAPER REGISTRATION Further to the effort to grant existing rural landscapers an ‘exemption’ to remain in business under the proposed Rural Zoning Bylaw, it is imperative these businesses register with the city BEFORE May 15, 2015. Their process is very simple. There is not a formal registration form. All that the landscapers have to do…
Read MoreBETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Both the federal and provincial 2015 Budgets were released recently. What follows is the analysis from both the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC). Canadian Chamber urges focus on competitiveness for the future The 2015 federal budget is a good starting point for positioning Canada as a top-tier international…
Read MoreIT IS TIME TO THINK … GOLF
It’s been a long and cold winter. But with spring slowly waking up, it is time to think GOLF!! Flamborough’s premier annual golf tournament – the Flamborough Open co-hosted by the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW) and the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) – will be held May 27 at the prestigious Carlisle Golf and Country…
Read MoreLANDSCAPERS WIN
It survived a last minute scare, but at last night’s Council meeting, the motion to exempt rural landscapers from the new Rural Zoning Bylaw was passed. Only Councillor Brenda Johnson (Glanbrook) was opposed. A special ‘Shout Out’ to Flamborough Councillors Judi Partridge and Robert Pasuta for their ‘behind the scenes’ efforts that resulted in the…
Read MoreCHECK YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING
The deadline for the 2015 Flamborough Business Directory and Community Guide is fast approaching. The annual directory – a joint project of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC), Flamborough Information and Community Services (FICS) and the Flamborough Review – contains exclusive listings of all FCC members at NO CHARGE. We ask ALL members to please…
Read MoreA HUGE VICTORY
At a special meeting of the Planning Committee yesterday, a potential lifeline was thrown to rural landscapers in Flamborough whose futures were threatened by Hamilton’s new Rural Zoning Bylaw. For some seven hours (2 p.m. to 9 p.m.) almost 40 presentations were made to the Planning Committee, which is chaired by Ward 15 (East Flamborough)…
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