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CLEARCABLE HOSTS FCC AGM
Clearcable Networks – the new owners of the Hamilton Technology Centre (HTC) – hosted the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) on Wednesday, September 27. The AGM followed a Business After Five (BA5) networking event also hosted by Clearcable. Accountant Shari Stolpmann of BLR (formerly Beckett Lowden Read LLP) presented…
Read MoreEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION AVAILABLE AT THE FCC
Earlier this summer, Executive Director Arend Kersten notified the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) that he would be retiring in the near future. With that being said the FCC is now in search of a new ED. Job Summary: The mission of the FCC is recognizing and encouraging good…
Read MoreSTRYKER STAYING IN FLAMBOROUGH
Executive Director Arend Kersten of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) participated in the groundbreaking of the 120,000 square feet Stryker warehouse facility last week. Currently located on Innovation Drive in the Clappison’s Corners business park, the company was ‘bursting at the seams’ and looking to expand. Despite stiff competition from neighbouring communities, Stryker –…
Read MoreAREND KERSTEN RESIGNS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FCC
Earlier this summer, Executive Director Arend Kersten notified the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) that is was time to start discussions regarding succession planning. Arend has been the FCC Executive Director for over 14 years. He is extremely proud of “the little chamber that could” and has proven through…
Read MoreBUSINESS GROUPS UNITE TO FIGHT FEDERAL TAX CHANGES
35 organizations from across the country – including the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) – have come together to form the Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness—a unified voice to oppose the federal government’s tax proposals that would dramatically change the way incorporated small businesses are taxed…
Read MoreMINIMUM WAGE BUSINESS ROUND TABLE VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE
A video of the complete discussion regarding Bill 148 taped at the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) Business Round Table recently at the Dutch Mill Country Market produced by Joey Coleman of The Public Record is now available. You can watch the video at www.thepublicrecord.ca. or on youtube HERE.
Read MoreA VERY SUCCESSFUL BILL 148 ROUND TABLE
This week’s Business Round Table hosted by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce at the Dutch Mill Country Market on Bill 148 generated quite a buzz. Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough- Westdale MPP Ted McMeekin and Ward 15 (East Flamborough) Councillor Judi Partridge had accepted the invitation to listen to the concerns of FCC and Waterdown BIA members – especially…
Read MoreURGENT – BILL 148 SPECIAL MEETING
MPP Ted McMeekin (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale) and Ward 15 Councillor Judi Partridge have accepted the invitation of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) to participate in a Business Round Table to discuss Bill 148. Bill 148 proposes major changes to Ontario’s labour laws including minimum wages, equal pay, vacations, scheduling and unionization. Specifically, Bill 148 proposes an…
Read MoreBILL 148: 185,000 JOBS AT RISK
A $23 billion hit to business over the next two years alone; 185,000 Ontario jobs will be at immediate risk over the next two years (30,000 of the jobs at risk are youth under 25 while 96,000 employees at risk are expected to be women); a 50 per cent increase to inflation for this year…
Read MoreGIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Brian Hall of Brichem Sales – the mastermind of the annual Keys & Tees golf tournament in support of Drummond House and The Coping Centre – has a passion for giving back to the community. As a new member of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC), Brian is launching a new program in support of…
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