Continuing a very exciting tradition, auctioneer Jim McCartney – with his extraordinary skills and sense of humour – will again join us at the 2013 Flamborough Open for a short live auction before the incredible post-tournament buffet meal Carlisle is famous for. In addition to a number of sports-related auction items, Joseph VanDenHurk of Miska/JDJ Trailers is…

Last week, FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten hosted reporter Cassandra Chin of www.yourhamiltonbiz.com to allow her to become more acquainted with businesses in Flamborough. Over lunch and during the tour, the topic of the 70 percent hike in the application fee for ‘simple’ rezoning applications came up. To ‘read all about it’ please click HERE.

The May edition of the Bottom Line has gone to press and will be distributed to over 14,500 local addresses next week by the Flamborough Review. In addition to the full-page profile of Wilf, Tom and Tim Langford (who were awarded the FCC’s Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Outstanding Business Achievement awards gala) this month’s edition is packed with photos including…

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), in partnership with GTHA chambers of commerce and boards of trade, has produced a new paper,The $2 billion Question: Business Opinion on Funding The Big Move. The paper presents the results of a series of GTHA-wide consultation of businesses on how to fund The Big Move, the province’s transportation…

The Board of Directors (BOD) of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) is deciding what – if any – action to take after Hamilton Council approved a fee increase of over 70 percent (from $5,930 to $10,275) for a ‘routine zoning application.’ After the matter was brought to the attention of the BOD, FCC staff…

As part of its commitment to be the credible and effective ‘Voice of Business’ in Flamborough, we’ll give you some insight into the day-to-day activities of the FCC. In addition to consideration of the increase in municipal application fees (see above), the BOD – when it met last week Tuesday – also examined the proposed 2013-2014…

Maria Demkovich – the former owner of JDJ Trailers and the widow of FCCLifetime Achievement Award recipient Mike Demkovich – needs our help. She has a great-grandson who has autism. To help find a cure, a fundraising gala is scheduled for June 14. Tickets are only $65 each. Please consider supporting Maria. All the information can…

Early this week the FCC email and website experienced major problems. We won’t bore you with the ‘pull-out-your-hair’ details except to note how dependent we have become on computers – and how lost we are when there are problems. Kudos to Bert McCallum and his team at Market Mechanics for ‘fixing’ the problems. We apologize…

With less than two weeks to go – and the clock ticking – planning and preparing for the 2013 Flamborough Open is in high gear. Flamborough’s finest annual golf tournament will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club. We are delighted to report that registrations are up over last year. However,…

The ‘new and improved’ Flamborough Business Directory and Community Guide has been distributed by the Flamborough Review. Representing a unique ‘win, win, win’ partnership between the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC), Flamborough Information and Community Services (FICS) and the Flamborough Review, this year’s edition is packed with useful information designed especially for easy reference and a long ‘shelf life.’…