WE NEED GOLFERS

In just one week (Wednesday, June 1, 2016), the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) and the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW) will co-host the annual Flamborough Open golf tournament at the Carlisle Golf and Country Club. The weather forecast predicts a high of 22 Celsius and partly cloudy skies. PERFECT weather for golfing. We are very…

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SAD NEWS

It is with a mixture of shock and sadness that the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) acknowledges the passing of Cal Gardiner last Saturday. Cal is the husband of FCC Past President Penny Gardiner (Economic Development Association of Canada and the Hamilton Technology Centre) and the father of Courtenay Gardiner-Caldwell, the former FCC office administrator.…

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FCC HOSTING LRT MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY

Will the proposed $1 billion light rail transit (LRT) project be the catalyst for ‘transformative’ change in Hamilton? Or will it be a fiasco of unprecedented proportions? After the province confirmed it was providing $1 billion to be used exclusively for the construction of a LRT (running along Main Street and King Street from the…

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THE OBA ON CABLE 14

The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) is delighted to report that a video the 2016 Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala at the African Lion Safari will be televised on Hamilton’s Cable 14 a total of three times in the near future. As a result of a wonderful partnership between Burlington’s Cogeco Community Television and…

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TIME TO THINK GOLF

With Spring busting out all over, it’s time to think golf. As in the 2016 Flamborough Open … Flamborough’s premier golf tournament co-hosted by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) and the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW). In just over three weeks (Wednesday, June 1, 2016), golfers will again assemble at the Carlisle Golf and…

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UNMASK THE MYSTERY GALA

The Canadian autism rate is on the rise. No less than one in 68 children are now affected by autism, more than twice as common as officials from the Centre for Disease Control said just seven years ago. That means 1.2 million children are affected by autism. Parents are most often the first to recognize…

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TIME TO THINK GOLF … REALLY

Some weather forecasters are actually predicting that Spring is in the air. That means it is time to think Flamborough Open. Representing a wonderful partnership between the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) and the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW), the annual Flamborough Open has evolved into the must-attend tournament of the year. This year’s tournament…

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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL OBA GALA

Consensus seems to be that the 2016 sold-out version of the Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala at the African Lion Safari last Friday evening was another special evening to remember. Organized and hosted annually by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC), the OBA gala ‘recognizes, honours and celebrates the very best in corporate excellence and…

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OCC DAY AT QUEEN’S PARK

Miller Thomson lawyer Kyle Hampson – the President of the Board of Directors – represented the FCC at the Queens Park ‘Advocacy Day’ hosted by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (CCC) earlier this week. Just like the FCC and Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) monitor and – where necessary – address local and federal issues respectively, the…

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THE OBA IS SRO

The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) is delighted to announce that this Friday’s (April 1 – no fooling) Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala is SOLD RIGHT OUT (SRO)! Many thanks to all who registered and a special shout out to our very generous sponsors. The annual gala ‘recognizes, honours and celebrates the very best…

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