The FCC BOD has accepted an invitation from the Guelph Chamber of Commerce to co-sponsor a resolution calling on the provincial government to move forward with the construction of a bypass around Morriston. The bypass would connect Highway #6 west of Guelph to Highway #6 south of Morriston. Currently, all traffic is forced through the…

To be the ‘credible and effective Voice of Business in Flamborough’ the FCC counts heavily on its volunteers. There is no better example of that than your leaders on the FCC BOD. And the challenges of the FCC would be even more difficult without the wonderful contributions made by WBIA Executive Director Wilf Arndt – the…

FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten has accepted an invitation to a luncheon tomorrow hosted by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce (HCC). The special guests will be provincial Cabinet Ministers Glen Murray (Infrastructure and Transportation) and Ted McMeekin (Community and Social Services). The focus of the meeting will be the proposed LRT (light rail transit) program…

Ticket sales are ‘going wild.’ Two weeks from tomorrow – on Saturday, February 22 – the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) will once again ‘recognize, honour and celebrate the very best in corporate excellence and community service’ at the annual Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala. This year’s OBA gala – which will be taped for later broadcast by TV Cogeco…

Thanks to our partners at Westjet and the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, one lucky attendee will leave the OBA gala the winner of a wonderful vacation package for two at the luxurious River Rock Casino Resort in Vancouver. And just to make it more interesting, every single table at the OBA gala will have a…

Manager Charlene Oldham and her team at RBC Financial in Waterdown (corner of Main Street and Dundas Street East) will welcome members of the FCC next Wednesday – February 12 – at the next Business After Five (BA5). This networking event will feature the incredible renovations RBC has made to the branch. It is a ‘come-and-go’ event…

On Saturday, February 22 – just three short weeks from tomorrow – the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) will once again ‘recognize, honour and celebrate the very best in corporate excellence and community service’ at the annual Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala. This year’s OBA gala – which will be taped for later broadcast by TV Cogeco –…

Did you know that your membership in the FCC also includes membership in the Canadian (CCC) and Ontario (OCC) Chambers of Commerce? Just as the FCC focuses on local matters, the CCC and the OCC monitor items at the federal and provincial levels on behalf of its members that may impact business . With the…

Representing a unique partnership between the Healthy Community-Healthy Youth (HC-HY) initiative, the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) and Waterdown District High School (WDHS) and its ‘feeder’ schools, a meeting will be convened at 7 p.m tonight (Thursday, January 9) at Allan A. Greenleaf School on Parkside Drive in Waterdown to assist parents of Grade 8…

As we indicated in previous Members Only, the FCC Board of Directors (BOD) met recently with representatives of the Flamborough Power Centre (FPC) to discuss proposed changes to the twin ‘big box’ complexes at Clappison’s Corners. Joining the BOD at the meeting were Ward 15 Councillor Judi Partridge, her Administrative Assistant Alison Morrison as well as…