Continuing a wonderful annual tradition, Weeks Home Hardware will host a birthday party today – Wednesday, April 17 – for former owner Ernie Weeks. The public is invited to the celebration – which marks Ernie’s 102nd birthday. While diminutive in stature, the soft-spoken Ernie remains as spry and alert as ever. A member of the…

The final touches are being put on the 2013 Flamborough Business Directory and Community Guide. A collaborative effort between theFlamborough Review, Flamborough Information and Community Services (FICS) and the FCC, there are significant improvements to this year’s edition. There has been a complete cover-to-cover redesign and the entire publication will now published on upgraded paper (i.e.:…

The April edition of the Bottom Line is going to press later today. It will be distributed by the Flamborough Review next week. As soon as possible, we will post it on the FCC website. Stay tuned!!

A big thank you is extended to Mark Best and his team at the new Flamborough Staples. The most recent Business After Five (BA5) was held there earlier this month. You can  see some of the pictures taken at the Staples BA5 by clicking HERE.

The clock is ticking towards the 2013 Flamborough Open golf tournament scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club. To reserve your spot – and for information on sponsorship opportunities – please click HERE.

Tonight – Wednesday, April 3 – the new Staples (located beside Walmart) will welcome members of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) and their guests at this month’s Business After Five (BA5). Manager Mark Best and his team will welcome participants between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The draw for door prizes will take place around 6…

Why do you think fast food restaurants, large retailers, movie producers, car manufacturers and real estate brokers spend gazillions of dollars on advertising? Because it works!! Every successful business owner knows that persistent advertising is a major cornerstone of corporate success. Or – to put it another way: Not advertising is a little like smiling in the…

The FCC Board of Directors met yesterday (Tuesday, April 2) and accepted the resignation of Past President Hal Bushey. Hal has accepted a new position with a not-for-profit agency located in Chatham, preventing him from attending regular meetings of the BOD. The BOD extends its gratitude to Hal for the leadership he as provided over…

Under the new schedule adopted at last year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), the FCC will need two new faces on the BOD. Both Graham Flint (FORCE – Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment) and Penny Gardiner (EDAC – Economic Developers Association of Canada, and, HTC – Hamilton Technology Centre) will be retiring in September. To make…

Members of the FCC are also members of the Ontario (OCC) and Canadian (CCC) Chambers of Commerce. As their names suggest, the OCC and CCC monitor and address provincial and federal issues that impact business. Last week, the OCC made a pre-budget submission to Premier Kathleen Wynne and Finance Minister Charles Sousa. It is packed…