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…

Big increases to minimum wage are becoming fashionable in Canada: first Alberta (from $12.20 currently to $15 in October 2018), then B.C. (from $10.35 to $11.35 in September 2017) and now Ontario (from $11.40 to $15.00 in January 2019, a 30% hike in 18 months). Are workers better off or does it mean fewer jobs?…

The Keep Ontario Working group, a coalition of Ontario’s leading industry and sector associations, has sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne urging the Government of Ontario to slow down the implementation of Bill 148. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act will bring about major changes in less than six months, and Ontario’s…

  The Keep Ontario Working group, a coalition of Ontario’s leading industry and sector associations, sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne urging the Government of Ontario to slow down the implementation of Bill 148. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act will bring about major changes in less than six months, and Ontario’s employer…

Talent Transition: Addressing the Skills Mismatch in Ontario, identifies 10 recommendations designed to improve the alignment between the skills acquired by Ontarians on the job and throughout the education system with those required in the labour market. Our policy objective is to outline a strategy for how government and industry can ensure that all regions…

With provincial and municipal elections on the horizon in 2018, a number of threatening clouds are gathering that may negatively impact Flamborough taxpayers. On the municipal front, consider just the following: 1.Even though Hamilton Council has moved forward with its $1 billion light rail transit (LRT) project through the lower city (from McMaster University in…

Chamber challenges government to clarify where business growth will come from TORONTO, April 27, 2017: In response to Budget 2017, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) today expressed concern that there is no clear path for long-term fiscal prudence, while commending the government for Ontario’s first balanced budget since the global recession. While there is no…

Thursday, April 27, the Ontario government will unveil its 2017-2018 Budget. Drawing specifically on the resolutions passed at last year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), the 2017 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission outlines four key budget priorities and 13 specific recommendations that we believe the Government of Ontario should adopt to restore…

By Mac Christie Flamborough Review The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has ruled to allow 61 landscape businesses in the City of Hamilton to continue to operate. In a decision issued April 4, the OMB ruled in favour of a one-time exemption that allowed landscaping operations in Ancaster and Flamborough to continue to operate under the…