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…

Thanks to FCC volunteer photographer Wilf Arndt (recipient of the Town of Flamborough Award), lots of photos have been put on the FCC website and Facebook. To see the pictures, please click HERE. The FCC has also posted some pictures on its website taken at the recentBusiness After Five (BA5) networking event at Brown Financial Security Inc. You can see them by…

For the first time ever, the annual Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) Awards gala is SOLD OUT!! Over 240 people have registered for this year’s gala which ‘celebrates and honours the very best in corporate excellence and community service.’ But there has been a slight change in the timetable!! The ‘guest of honour’ at this year’s…

Perhaps it’s because Premier Kathleen Wynne will be joining us. Or maybe it’s all the other VIPs who will be attendance (MP David Sweet, MPP – and Minister of Community and Social Services – Ted McMeekin, Mayor Bob Bratina and Flamborough Councillors Robert Pasuta and Judi Partridge). Perhaps the incredible quality of this year’s nominees…

If you are coming to the OBA gala and you have some dietary sensitivities, preferences or food allergies, please let the FCC know as soon as possible so that we can accommodate you.

It’s a cliche that’s been used too often this week … but it’s true. “Niagara’s gain is truly Hamilton’s loss.” This week, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce (HCC) announced that President & CEO David Adames has accepted a senior appointment by the Niagara Parks Commission. His last day at the HCC is March 8. The…

It just keeps getting better and better, folks. Someone is going home from this year’s Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala with a trip for two at the River Rock Casino Resort in Vancouver! Thanks to our friends at the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (owners of Flamboro Downs) and Westjet Airlines, the winner will receive a 4-day…