New Owners For Skyway Life
Laurel and Mike Martin have sold Skyway Life. Skyway Life offers and administers the comprehensive health benefits plan for chambers of commerce and boards of trade across Canada. The new…
Read MoreAnother ‘Win’ For ‘Flamborough’ … And The FCC
The final report of the commission appointed to review the boundaries of electoral ridings has been released. It recommends a new mostly rural riding that wraps around Hamilton from Waterdown…
Read MoreStaples ‘Business After Five’ (BA5) This Wednesday
Just a friendly reminder that Staples will be hosting this month’s Business After Five (BA5) this Wednesday, October 21 from 5-7 p.m. This ‘come-and-go’ event offers outstanding networking opportunities, complimentary munchies, door…
Read MoreKersten Appointed To National SME Task Force
FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten has been appointed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) as a member of its ‘SME Committee’ (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises). According to the CCC,…
Read MoreCoreslab Celebrates Huge Expansion
Congratulations to Coreslab – a truly local ‘success story’!! One of Flamborough’s largest companies (with 2,500 employees and branches across Canada and the USA), Coreslab held an open house last…
Read MoreAnd The Survey Says …
The OCC recently released the results of its quarterly policy surveys entitle ‘What Ontario Business Thinks 2013.’ Fascinating reading. You can read the survey results by clicking HERE.
Read MoreNew Planning Director
The following letter was sent recently to City Manager Chris Murray by the FCC: The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) shares the passion of Council and staff to make Hamilton…
Read MoreReturn Of The ‘TAR Tax’?
On behalf of the members, Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) Executive Director Arend Kersten attended a ‘Public Information Centre’ (PIC) in Ancaster earler this week in regards to proposed changes…
Read MoreTD Merchant Services
Unfortunately, TD/Canada Trust has notified the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC – which includes the FCC as a member) that it is discontinuing its program for discounted credit and debit…
Read MoreChanges For The FCC BOD
At its most recent meeting held earlier this week, near the top of the Agenda was the election of 2013-2014 officers for the FCC Board of Directors (BOD). Re-elected as…
Read MoreRockton World’s Fair
Don’t forget that this Thanksgiving weekend marks the 161st Rockton World’s Fair. For much more information, please click HERE.
Read MoreCCC Supports Line 9
At its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kelowna, CCC delegates endorsed a resolution supporting the ‘reversal’ of the flow of Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline between Sarnia and Montreal (and…
Read MoreEnbridge At FCC AGM
The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) is pleased to announce an important item has been added to the agenda for Wednesday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Representatives from Enbridge will be…
Read MoreBusiness To Government: Bring Predictability To Minimum Wage
Businesses want the Ontario government to adopt a predictable, transparent, and fair process for determining Ontario’s minimum wage, according to a new report released by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce…
Read MorePremier Wynne On Future Of Horse Racing
This week, Ontario Premier – and Minister of Agriculture and Food – Kathleen Wynne sent the following letter to the Transition Team appointed by Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale MPP and Minister of Community…
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