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COGECO HONOURS ITS VERY BEST

By Flamborough Chamber | June 25, 2015 |

FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten was a guest at the recent annual COGECO gala celebrating the finest in community television programming throughout all of Ontario. Arend had earlier been a judge in several of the categories. At the gala – held at the Holiday Inn in Oakville – Ben Lyman of TVCogeco in Burlington was…

FCC PAN AM TORCH BEARER

By Flamborough Chamber | June 22, 2015 |

In partnership with the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLG), the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) selected as its representative in the Pan Am Torch Run Corporal Chris Klodt of Westover. Serving with the Canadian military in Afghanistan, Corporal Klodt was gravely wounded during combat and is now confined to a wheelchair. In recognition of his heroism,…

KERSTEN ADDRESSES GLANBROOK DIVISION

By Flamborough Chamber | June 22, 2015 |

FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Glanbrook Division of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce last week. There he shared his thoughts on the proposed Rural Zoning By-law which threatens many rural landscapers and owners of commercial and industrial properties. Under the leadership of Hamilton Chamber of Commerce President…

AND THE WINNERS ARE …

By Flamborough Chamber | June 11, 2015 |

Organizers of the 2015 Flamborough Open at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club worried about the predictions of rain on Wednesday, May 27. While there was a brisk wind, the rain stayed away, contributing to another very successful Flamborough Open. The annual tournament is co-hosted by the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW) and the Flamborough…

GALAS GALORE

By Flamborough Chamber | June 11, 2015 |

There’s been a lot of celebrating going on for some members of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC). Representing the FCC, Executive Director Arend Kersten attended three events last week. GRAND OPENING Congratulations to Manager David Hiscock and his team at the new Allstate office at 94 Dundas Street East. Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Ward…

ZONING BY-LAW THREATENS LOCAL BUSINESSES

By Flamborough Chamber | June 10, 2015 |

Hamilton Spectator By Arend Kersten Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 While Hamilton is caught up in the euphoria of the $1-billion LRT announcement, dozens of small businesses in rural Flamborough and Ancaster are fighting for their corporate lives. Thanks to amalgamation, the city is in the final stages of preparing a comprehensive Rural Zoning Bylaw (RZB)…

FCC: EXPAND ONTARIO PENSION ‘COMPARABILITY’

By Flamborough Chamber | June 10, 2015 |

The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) – in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), and a coalition of major Ontario employers – is calling on the provincial government to broaden its definition of a comparable pension plan under the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), to be implemented in 2017. In a letter addressed…

THE FCC @ QUEEN’S PARK

By Flamborough Chamber | June 8, 2015 |

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…

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GOLF WITH WENDEL CLARK?

By Flamborough Chamber | May 21, 2015 |

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…