OCC: CURB HIGH ELECTRICITY COSTS
In the most widely consulted report in the organization’s history, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has called on the Government of Ontario to take immediate action and address the…
Read MoreVERDICT: RURAL LANDSCAPERS
Representatives from several members (including Millgrove Garden Supplies and Gelderman Landscaping) as well as Executive Director Tony DiGiovanni of Landscape Ontario and Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) Executive Director Arend…
Read MoreSAMSUNG SOLAR FARM
Also on the agenda of yesterday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting was a request from Samsung that it support its proposal to build a 180-200 acre ‘solar farm’ on the…
Read MoreIMPORTANT – RURAL ZONING BY-LAW
Even though the formal agenda for the meeting has not yet been posted, the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) wants to alert its members that the Planning Committee of the…
Read MoreTHE FCC AT CITY HALL
Reflecting its growing influence, Hamilton Council has invited the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) – as ‘The Voice of Business in Flamborough – to appoint representatives to both its Government…
Read MoreCOGECO HONOURS ITS VERY BEST
FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten was a guest at the recent annual COGECO gala celebrating the finest in community television programming throughout all of Ontario. Arend had earlier been a…
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FCC PAN AM TORCH BEARER
In partnership with the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLG), the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) selected as its representative in the Pan Am Torch Run Corporal Chris Klodt of Westover. Serving…
Read MoreKERSTEN ADDRESSES GLANBROOK DIVISION
FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Glanbrook Division of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce last week. There he shared his thoughts on…
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AND THE WINNERS ARE …
Organizers of the 2015 Flamborough Open at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club worried about the predictions of rain on Wednesday, May 27. While there was a brisk wind, the…
Read MoreGALAS GALORE
There’s been a lot of celebrating going on for some members of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC). Representing the FCC, Executive Director Arend Kersten attended three events last week.…
Read MoreZONING BY-LAW THREATENS LOCAL BUSINESSES
Hamilton Spectator By Arend Kersten Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 While Hamilton is caught up in the euphoria of the $1-billion LRT announcement, dozens of small businesses in rural Flamborough and…
Read MoreFCC: EXPAND ONTARIO PENSION ‘COMPARABILITY’
The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) – in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), and a coalition of major Ontario employers – is calling on the provincial government…
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THE FCC @ QUEEN’S PARK
Local business leaders from Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) chambers of commerce and boards of trade – including President Jason Small and Executive Director Arend Kersten of the Flamborough…
Read MoreHOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GOLF WITH WENDEL CLARK?
How would you like to golf the Legend course at Lionhead with a true hockey Legend? As co-hosts of the Flamborough Open, the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW) and the…
Read MoreDOWN TO THE CRUNCH
With just one week to go, it’s ‘down to the crunch’ for the 2015 Flamborough Open! The long-range forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, moderate temperatures and only a slight…
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