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…

The FCC is now accepting registrations and sponsorships for this year’s Flamborough Open golf tournament scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club. Representing a unique ‘win-win’ partnership with the Rotary Club of Waterdown, the annual tournament is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the FCC – allowing it to remain the…

Both FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten and Office Administrator Courtenay Gardiner will be away next week and the FCC office will be closed. If there is an urgent issue that can’t wait, please contact any member of the BOD. The FCC office will re-open on Monday, April 15 at 9 a.m. Thank you for your…

Thanks to our wonderful partners at Cogeco community television, this year’s Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala – hosted by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) at Flamborough Hills Golf & Country Club in Copetown earlier this month – will be broadcast March 11 beginning at 7 p.m. on Channel 23 (in East Flamborough, Burlington and Oakville).…

The commission charged with reviewing the boundaries for federal electoral ridings tabled its final recommendations last week. Their report recommends that a new, mostly-rural riding that wraps around the city of Hamilton from Waterdown to Winona be named Flamborough-Glanbrook. The proposed name for the new riding was initially Waterdown-Glanbrook. Noting that Waterdown is but one…

Flamborough’s economic health experienced a couple of major developments over the past couple of days. First, it was announced that the provincial government and St. Marys Cement had reached a $15 million settlement that will result in the final ‘nail in the coffin’ for the proposed Mountsberg quarry. Graham Flint – the chair of FORCE…

The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) continued its tradition of ‘honouring and celebrating the very best in corporate excellence and community service’ at the annual Outstanding Business Achievement(OBA) awards gala. This year’s event was sold out and held at the beautifully-renovated Flamborough Hills Golf & Country Club in Copetown. In addition to MP David Sweet, MPP – and…