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…

It’s been a busy month for the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce. On March 31, another sold-out crowd ‘went wild’ at the African Lion Safari to ‘recognize, honour and celebrate the very best in corporate excellence and community service’ at the annual Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala. CHCH anchor/reporter Nicole Martin emceed ‘the social event…

With Spring beckoning around the corner, many of the estimated 150-170 landscapers located in rural Flamborough and Ancaster are anxiously awaiting a verdict from the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) that will determine their ‘zoning legality.’ Arguing that its hands were tied because of provincial regulations, Council adopted a new Rural Zoning ByLaw last year which…

Drawing specifically on the resolutions passed at its Annual General Meeting, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) – which includes the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) as a member – unveiled its 2017 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission last week that outlines four key budget priorities and 13 specific recommendations that the OCC believes the Government of…