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…
GALAS 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.…
ZONING 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…
FCC: 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…
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…
HOW 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…
DOWN 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…
PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES
DANTE’S PUDDLE JUMPERS Congratulations to 12-year-old Dante DiFelice, his family (parents Max and Patty; big brother Domenic and grandparents Domenic and Margaret) and his incredible team of volunteers for the…
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE FCC
LANDSCAPER REGISTRATION Further to the effort to grant existing rural landscapers an ‘exemption’ to remain in business under the proposed Rural Zoning Bylaw, it is imperative these businesses register with…
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Both the federal and provincial 2015 Budgets were released recently. What follows is the analysis from both the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC).…
IT IS TIME TO THINK … GOLF
It’s been a long and cold winter. But with spring slowly waking up, it is time to think GOLF!! Flamborough’s premier annual golf tournament – the Flamborough Open co-hosted by the…
LANDSCAPERS WIN
It survived a last minute scare, but at last night’s Council meeting, the motion to exempt rural landscapers from the new Rural Zoning Bylaw was passed. Only Councillor Brenda Johnson…
CHECK YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING
The deadline for the 2015 Flamborough Business Directory and Community Guide is fast approaching. The annual directory – a joint project of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC), Flamborough Information…
A HUGE VICTORY
At a special meeting of the Planning Committee yesterday, a potential lifeline was thrown to rural landscapers in Flamborough whose futures were threatened by Hamilton’s new Rural Zoning Bylaw. For…
OBA GALA PICTURES … AND MORE
The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) celebrated the ‘very best in corporate excellence and community service’ at the Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala last Friday night at the African…