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The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce
BOTTBOTT OM LINEOM LINEVOLUME 11, ISSUE 8 SEPTEMBER, 2014
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Plant Manager Carlos Midence (centre) of the Lafarge Quarry in Greensville has been acclaimed to the Board of Directors (BOD) ofthe Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC). He succeeds Ron Graham (right) who has completed his terms of service on theFCC BOD. Ron is the former plant manager at the Greensville facility who now provides support to Lafarge facilities throughoutEastern Canada. Welcoming Carlos to the BOD is President Jason Small (Community Church).
Photo courtesy of Wilf Arndt
Plant Manager Carlos Midence of the Lafarge Quarryin Greensville was unanimously acclaimed to the Board ofDirectors (BOD) of the Flamborough Chamber of Com-merce (FCC) at the September 17 Annual General Meeting(AGM) at the Copetown Woods Golf Club. He replaces RonGraham – a former plant manager of the Lafarge Quarrywho now provides support to the company’s many facili-ties throughout Eastern Canada.
Carlos is the latest in a long line of Lafarge represen-tatives to serve on the FCC BOD. He was raised in Hamil-ton and now lives in Etobicoke with his wife. He earned hisP. Eng. from the University of Waterloo and followed thatwith a M.B.A. from Queen’s University in Kingston.
Under the FCC bylaws, members acclaimed or elect-
ed are eligible to serve two consecutive 3-year terms. Ron– the outgoing FCC secretary– has completed his terms ofservice and was ineligible for re-election. The bylaws alsostipulate that there must be at least one – but no morethan two – new faces on the FCC BOD every year.
Representing the very diverse makeup of the FCC’smembership, the other members of the FCC BOD areShawn Brenn (Brenn-B-Farms), Treasurer Kyle Hampson(Miller Thomson Law), Teresa Luckanuck (Spoiled RottenPet Services), Wendy Martin (Sutton Group About TownRealty), Craig Sampson (Weeks Home Hardware), Presi-dent Jason Small (Community Church), Vice PresidentGreg Tremble (OLG Slots @ Flamboro Downs) and WendyWasylowich (Flamboro Downs).
LAFARGE/FCC TRADITION CONTINUESCarlos Midence named to succeed Ron Graham on the Flamborough
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors at Annual General Meeting
We are a little less than one month from our mu-nicipal elections. This is a very important time for thefuture of our city and community.
Leadership often reflects the health of a city or ofa corporation. Choosing the path and developing thestrategy to get to leadership never happens withoutchallenges. Leadership always puts you out there forothers to judge. Your shortcomings and victories areall on display. When you lead an organization or city,your privacy and time are never your own. Leading isnever an easy job.
As we approach Hamilton city elections I want totake time to thank all those who have served us as ourleaders. I recognize that our leaders are not perfect,but I also know that they care deeply for our city and
work tirelessly to makeFlamborough great.
I have worked alongsideJudi Partridge and RobertPasuta, our Flamboroughcity councilors, and have wit-nessed their strong efforts. Iwant to publicly thank Ro-bert and Judi for puttingthemselves out there.
I want to also take timeto thank Mayor Bratina forhis efforts in leading the citythese last four years.
As we approach these elections I also want to taketime to encourage you to carefully consider yourvote. Flamborough is experiencing growth like neverbefore; the city of Hamilton is going through a mas-sive transition economically. We are at a point in timewhere the need to attract business is critical.
In the last twenty years, the majority of our taxbase has shifted from business to residential. Thisratio of business to residential needs to change andthe only way this will happen is by the addition of newbusiness. We need more business if our city tax rev-enue base is going to stay sustainable. We have a crit-ical need to make Flamborough and Hamilton opento business. This critical need will only be met if wehave strong leadership in our municipal government.
The President Reports:
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
JASON SMALLPresident, FCC
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Flamborough Chamber of Commerce Group Home and Auto Insurance Program
Executive Director, Flamborough Chamber of Commerce
“The exclusive MHC/FCC group insuranceprogram saved our family over $400 on ourauto/home insurance policy. That’s more than the average annual FCC membership fee. And member employees, retirees and families are also eligible to participate.”
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MEMBERS • FLAMBOROUGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Accountants/Bookkeeping Beckett Lowden Read, C.A. 20 Main St. N ......................905-689-2052Jannet Barnard Accounting Services, Greensville ............905-628-4340VanderVelde, J., C. A., 208-115 Hwy.. #8, Stoney Creek ....905-664-1608
Advertising Services YLM Your Local Marketplace, Peterborough ...................705-741-5867Airport Transportation Airways Transit, 35 Highway #5 W. ...................................905-689-4460Attractions African Lion Safari, RR 1 Cambridge ...............................519-623-2620Auctioneers Jim McCartney Auction Services, Box 476, Waterdown ..905-689-8778Auto-Reppair Bill’s Auto, Unit 5, 383 Concession 6 East ........................905-689-7131
Dick's Transmission Service, 28 Dundas St. E. ................905-689-4882Jay's Auto Service, 19 Flamboro St. .................................905-689-5428Waterdown Collision, 24 Dundas St. E. ............................905-6689-8262CT&G Automotive Specialists, 941 Centre Rd. ................905-690-6660
Auto-Tires Grisdale Entterprises Inc., 400 Brock Rd. Dundas ..........905-627-0224
Banks Bank of Montreal, 95 Dundas St. E. ...................................905-690-8970CIBC, 9 Hamilton St. N. ....................................................905-689-6685 RBC, 304 Dundas St. E........................................................905-689-6459Scotiabank, 76 Dundas St. E. .......................................... 905-689-6817TD Canada Trust, 255 Dundas St. E. ................................905-689-8772
Cable/Internet/Telephone Coogeco Cable, 950 Syscon Rd., Burlington ......................905-333-5522Casinos OLG Slots at Flamboro Downs, 967 Hwy. #5 W. ..............905-628-4275Carwash Red Hill Car Wash, 200 Pritchard Rd, Hamilton ...............289-244-0033Caulking Beverly Caulking, 971 Conc. 5 W. ....................................9905-659-3367Charities United Way, 177 Rebecca St. Hamilton ............................905-527-4543Chhiropractors Parkside Chiropractic, 115 Hamilton St. N. ....................905-689-2777Churches Community Church, 271 Con. 6 E. P.O. Box 290 ..............905-689-3979Commercial Leasing Flamborough Power Ceentre, 2500 Appleby Line, BU ......905-335-5204Community Friends of Rural Communities and the Environmeent ....905-659-5417
Judi Partridge, Ward 15 Councillor, 71 Main St.W. ..........905-546-2713Waterdown BBIA, Box 198, Waterdown L0R 2H0 ..............905-690-3744
Concrete-Precast Coreslab Structure, 205 Coresslab Dr. ..............................905-689-3993Wilkinson Heavy Precast Ltd., 588 Hwy. #5 W. .................905-628-5611
Construction Kev-Art Contracting, Rockton ...........................................519-647-2267Shelterclad Construction, 1190 Westover Rd, Millgrove 905-659-3340Van Hoeve Homes, 10044 Garden Lane, Millgrove ..........905-689-6733
Construction - Residential J. Elsebroek Construction, 5556 Conc. 10 E ......................905-659-1018Consultants-Business City/Hamilton, Econ. Dev., 1 James St., S., Hamilton ....905-546-4222
City/Hamilton Technology Centre, 7 Innovation Dr ......905-689-2400MMaria Demkowich Consulting , 109 Wimberly Ave.> .... 905-515-8778
Consultant-Bus. Marketing Soilleirich Coommunications Group, 14 Shetland Dr.......905-536-6123Consultant IT Birmingham Consulting Inc, 153-12355 Fairview ............905-921-2015
Dance Instruction Dancemakerz, 12 Innovation Dr........................................905-690-4777Rising Star Performing Arts, 937 Centre Rd. ..................905-689--3222
Dentists The Firehall Dentist, 4 Barton St. ....................................905-689-9111Dog Trainers McCann Professional Dog Trainers, 929 Brock Rd. ........905-659-1888
Economic Development Econnomic Developers Ass. of Canada, 7 Innovation Dr. 905-689-8771Electrical Enek Electrical, Box 132, Millgroove ..................................905-971-6267Employment Services YMCA Employment Services, 1-427 Duundas St. E...........905-690-9927Engravers Sherwood Engraving, 32 Parkside Dr. .............................905-689-4973Equestrian Vector Equestrian, 995 Concession 8 W. ..........................905-699-0420
Fairs & Exhibitions Rockton Agricultural Society, Box 38, Rockton ..............519-647-2502
Farm - Commodities J. D. Smith Farms, 951 Safari Rd. ....................................905-659-7936Farm Eqquipment Galer Farm Equipment, Hwy. #5 W. ................................905-628-0551Festival Burlingtoon Beer Fest ........................................................905-484-4359Financial Services BBrown Financial Security, 50 Coreslab Dr. ......................905-690-5035
JSB Wealth Management, 5-20 Main Street N. ................905-689-2425Monteith Financial Grp, 678 Spring Gardens Rd., BUR. 905-5722-7526TEN STAR Financial Services, 95 Hamilton. St. N. ..........905-689-7911
Flood Damage Al-Care Restooration Services, Box 1260 ..........................905-689-5298Florist Ridgeway Floral Design Inc.,, 291 Parkside Dr. ................905-689-8288Funeral Homes Kitching Steepe Ludwig, 146 Mill St. N. ..........................905-689-4852
Garden Centre Terra, 8 Conc. 5 E. .............................................................905-689-1999Gifts Dutch Mill Country Market, 533 Millgrove Side Rd. ......9905-689-7253Glass & Mirror Grainger Glass, 25 Franklin St. ........................................9055-689-6653Golf Courses Carlisle Golf & Country Club, 523 Carlisle Rd. ................905-689-8820
Coppetown Woods Golf Club, 1430 Conc. 2 W. ..................905-627-4653Flamborough Hills Golf Club, 71 Hwwy # 52, Copetown .. 905-627-1743Pineland Greens Golf Course, 722 Safari Rd. Millgrove 905-659-1271
Gourmmet Shops Greensville Gourmet, 161 Hwy # 8, Dundas ..................905-627-7775Rockton Berry Farm Coountry Market, 621 Hwy. 8 ..........905-627-9720
Greenhouses Harster Greenhouses, 250 Hwy #8, Greensvillee ..............905-628-2430
Hardware-Retail Canadian Tire Associate, 11 Clappison Ave. .....................905-690-3961Weeks Home Hardware, 71 Hamilton St. N. ....................905-689-6618
Health, Fitneess & Education HEAL4Life, 33 Mill St., ......................................................416-550-04997Health & Wellness Anytime Fitness, 1-115 Hamilton St. N. ..........................905-690-2400
Herball Magic, 11-419 Dundas St. E. ................................905-689-7546Heating & Air Conditioning Exxcel Heating & A/C Systems, Box 1170, Waterdown ....905-689-3446
Flamborough Air Systems, Waterdown ...........................905-689-0610Home & Garden Grasshopper Imports, 1134 Hwy. #6 N .............................905-689-4079Home Improvement Custom Home Improvements, 304 Progreston Rd. ........905-689-11750
Grindstone Home Improvement, Box 905, Waterdown ..905-689-8616Hickory Dickory Decks, 115 Dundas Stt.W. ....................905-689-4774
Home Riverin Wood Products, 321 Dundas St. E. ......................905-689-8494Homeopath HealthKare Wellness Clinic, 323 Dundas St. E. ..............905-601-5777Home TTheatre Home Theatre Excellence, 257 Freelton Rd. ..................905-690-1162
Ice Cream Dairy Queen, 2233 Dundas St. E.........................................905-689-8514Income Tax Waterdown Income Tax, 2245 Dundas St. E., ....................905-689-7823Industrial Maintenance Complete Industrial Maintenaance., 3820 Beverly Rd. ....519-740-7878Industrial Millwright Flamboro Main. & Mechanical, 730 Middletown Rd. ....905-628-6243Industrial Minerals Opta Minerals, 407 Parkside Dr. .......................................905-689-6661Insurance Davis Insurance, 323 Dundas St. E., Box 500 ..................905-689-66608
Insurance Mainway Hunter Creighton, 1-3305 Harvester Rd., Burl.289-288-3213Merit Insurance Brokerss, 20 Main St. N. ..........................905-690-6888Skyway Life Insurance, 309 Main St.W., Hamilton .........905-525-7247TEN STAR Financial Services, 95 Hamilton. St. N. ..........905-689-7911
Investment AAdvisor Jeff Gray, CFA - RBC Dominion Securities, ....................905-546-5432Investment Brokers Eddward Jones, Caesar Boaigo, 1470 Centre Rd., Carlisle 905-690-3103
Landscaping Beaudry Group, 4031 Fairviiew St., Burlington ..............905-639-6502FloraTech Landscaping & Main., 1425 Alderson Rd ......9005-689-5466Gelderman Landscaping, 831 Centre Rd. ........................905-689-5433
Join the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce today for less than $1 per day and have your business listed in this directory which is distributed to over 14,000 Flamborough homes and businesses every month by the Flamborough Review!
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Flamborough Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting
FCC ‘TRIPLE HEADER’ REDUCED TO A ‘DOUBLE HEADER’Passing of Fred Eisenberger’s mother cancels mayoral debate at FCC Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Copetown Woods
ABOVE; LEFT: Executive Director Arend Kersten (centre) introduces 2014 mayoral candidate Brad Clark (left) of Stoney Creek to FCC President Jason Small. ABOVE; RIGHT: At Copetown Woods to attenda Probus meeting (“An association of active retirees who join together in clubs. Its basic purpose is to provide its members with regular opportunities to keep their minds active, expand their interests andto enjoy the fellowship of new friends”), Bob and Ida Wade were greeted warmly by FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten. Bob Wade was the first mayor of the ‘new’ Hamilton ‘supercity.’
With the passing of Fred Eisenberger’s mother, the ‘MayoralDebate’ portion of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce’s(FCC) ‘Triple Header’ at the Copetown Woods Golf Course onSeptember 17 was postponed – turning it instead into a‘Double Header’ (Business After Five – BA5 – and Annual Gen-eral Meeting – AGM – only). Copetown Woods was an out-standing host, providing ‘out of this world’ complimentarymunchies for attendees at the BA5. The AGM confirmed thatthe FCC completed yet another successful year, completewith a small financial surplus. ABOVE, LEFT: Lori Sinuita ofCopetown Woods congratulates Jeff Gray (RBC DominionSecurities) after he won the putting contest. ABOVE, RIGHT:Winners of the door prizes at the BA5 included (from left)FCC President Jason Small (Community Church), FCC PastPresident Irene Wood, Christina Birmingham (BirminghamIT Consulting), Dianne Kersten and Doris Woodleigh (Water-down BIA). RIGHT: FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten(left) and FCC Executive Assistant and Membership Co-ordi-nator Lauren Griffin with lawyer – and FCC Treasurer – KyleHampson (Miller Thompson). LEFT: Chartered AccountantShari Stolpmann of Beckett Lowden Read shared the resultsof the 2013-2014 Audited Financial Statements, confirminganother successful year for the FCC.
Photos courtesy of Wilf Arndt
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OUTSTANDING BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSRecognizing, Honouring and Celebrating the Very Best in Corporate Excellence and Community Service
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James (Jim) AitkinRankin Environmental
Col. Gordon DailleyAfrican Lion SafariMike Demkowich
J.D.J. TrailersDomenic DiFelice
Waterdown CollisionHank Gelderman
Jan Gelderman LandscapingSandy Gray
Weeks Home HardwareBill Grisdale
Grisdale EnterprisesJay Hughes
Jay’s Auto ServiceKaren Hunt
Rockton Dinner TheatreCharles & Margaret Juravinski
flamboro downsWilf, Tom & Tim Langford
Langford PharmacyArchie McCoy
McCoy FoundryJim and Margaret Robertson
Pause Awhile Tea RoomFrank SpiridouliasLord Byron Steak &
Seafood House
Ron SteepeKitching Steepe & Ludwig
Funeral HomeErnie Weeks
Weeks Home Hardware
BUSINESS GROWTH ANDACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2006 - Hickory Dickory Decks2006 - DanceMakerz
2007 - CHOICES2007 - Magnolia House Spa2008 - Dufferin Aggregates
2008 - Aventix2009 - Langford Pharmacy
2009 - Waterdown Optometric Clinic
2010 - The Lock Hut 2010 - Millgrove Gardens
2011 - Greensville Gourmet2011 - McCann Professional
Dog Trainers2012 - Opta Minerals2103 - Dancemakerz
TOWN OFFLAMBOROUGH AWARD
2006 - Sylvia WrayFlamborough Archives2007 - flamboro downs2008 - Cpl. Chris Klodt
2009 - Gail BosmaFlamborough Food Bank
2010 - Ryan EllisMark Visentin
Canadian Junior Hockey Team2011 - OH Canada Ribfest
Rotary Club of Flamborough AMRotary Club of Waterdown
2012 - Wilf ArndtWaterdown BIA
2013 - Wild on WaterdownCommunity Church
SANDRA GRAY/ WEEKSHOME HARDWARE AWARD
Community Service by an Individual Award
2006 - Deb TigchelaarDrummond House2007- Tom Jacques
Hickory Dickory Decks2008 - Heather Johnston
and Ted LindsayFlamborough Review
2009 - Peter BarnesWaterdown Youth Centre2010 - Marti Van Hoeve
Van Hoeve Homes2011 - Dante DiFeliceWaterdown Collision
2011- Norm ReadBeckett Lowden Read
2012- Roger Wilson2013 - Glen Smith
Merit Insurance
COMMUNITY SERVICE BY A COMPANY AWARD2006 - Flamboro Speedway
2007 - Jay’s Auto2008 - Terra Greenhouses
2010 - Waterdown Dairy Queen2011 - Lafarge Canada
2012 - Boston Pizza2013 - Staples
CHAMBER OF COMMERCEGREEN AWARD
2008 - Waterdown Collision2009 - Nathan Helder
Gelderman Landscaping2010- Sensible Life Products
2012 - Rothsay
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD2009 - Haley Luckanuck
Spoiled Rotten Pet Services2011 - Nicole Martin
Talent Search Summer Camp2012 - Sarah Powell
Sarah Grace Photography
FCC SERVICE AWARD2006 - Arend Kersten
Flamborough Chamber of Commerce
2007 - Lafarge (Dundas)2008 - COGECO
2009 - Robert PasutaCouncillor - Ward 14
2010 - Fred EisenbergerMayor - City of Hamilton
2011 - Dutch Mill Country Market2012 - Janet Barnard
J. Barnard Bookkeeping2013 - Penny Gardiner
Hamilton Technology Centre
CIVIC RECOGNITION AWARD2011 - Flamborough Women’s Resource
Centre2011 - Soroptimists InternationalDundas-Ancaster-Flamborough
REMEMBERING JACK SOUTHALLThe Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) extends its deepest condolences to the familyand friends of John (Jack) Southall who passed away recently. A former Flamborough deputy may-or and Hamilton-Wentworth councillor, Jack (pictured above at left) joined the FCC in honouringGlen Smith (right) at the 2014 Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala at the AfricanLion Safari where Glen was awarded the Community Service by an Individual Award for his manycontribution to Flamborough, especially in the agricultural sector.
THANK YOU TOOUR SPONSORS
Photo courtesy of Wilf Arndt
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FCC MEMBERS ONLY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
15,000 ADDRESSES
FCC MEMBERS CAN LISTTHEIR BUSINESS IN THIS
DIRECTORY FOR
ONLY $25PER MONTH
24/7/365 ON FCC WEBSITE
15,000 ADDRESSES
FCC MEMBERS CAN LISTTHEIR BUSINESS IN THIS
DIRECTORY FOR
ONLY $25PER MONTH
24/7/365 ON FCC WEBSITE
15,000 ADDRESSES
FCC MEMBERS CAN LISTTHEIR BUSINESS IN THIS
DIRECTORY FOR
ONLY $25PER MONTH
24/7/365 ON FCC WEBSITE
KYLEHAMPSON
Miller ThompsonWATERDOWN
RESIDENTCorporate/Commercial
Real Estate, Wills/Estates
289-983-1000
LAWYER
www.millerthomson.com
KyleHampson
SPOILEDROTTEN
Pet Sitting and Dog Walking
796 Millgrove Side Rd.
877-867-4616
PET CARE
www.spoiledrottenpetservices.ca
HaleyLuckanuck
WENDYMARTIN
Sutton About Town
3190 Harvester Rd.Burlington
905-681-7900
REAL ESTATE
www.suttonabouttown.com
WendyMartin
BROWN FINANCIALSECURITY
50 Coreslab DriveWaterdown
905-690-5035
FINANCIAL SERVICES
www.brownfinancial.com
NateBrown
BROWN FINANCIALSECURITY
50 Coreslab DriveWaterdown
905-690-5035
FINANCIAL SERVICES
www.brownfinancial.com
NickBrown
JEFFGRAY, CFA
RBC Dominion SecuritiesFLAMBOROUGH
RESIDENTFinancial Planning
Custom-built portfolios18 years experience
905-546-5432
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
www.jeffgray.ca
JeffGray
WEEKSHOME
HARDWARE
71 Hamilton St. N.Waterdown
905-689-6618
HARDWARE - RETAIL
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321 Dundas St. E.Waterdown
905-689-8494
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www.riverin.ca
BECKETTLOWDEN
READ, LLP
4-20 Main St. N.Waterdown
905-689-2052
ACCOUNTANT
www.blrca.ca
Shari StolpmannCPA, CA
RE/MAX GardenCity RealtyWaterdown
289-260-6206
REAL ESTATE
www.richarddenninger.com
RichardDenninger
R JANSEN PERSONAL
INJURY LAW
3-20 Main St. N.Waterdown
905-690-2929
LAWYER
www.jansenlaw.ca
AnnetteJansen
YMCAEMPLOYMENT
SERVICES1-427 Dundas St. E.
Waterdown905-690-9927
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
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Mike Caudle
Advocates of chambers of commercehave long believed that when a company isactive in its local chamber, it is doing theright thing not only for the community butfor its own success as well. While there isplenty of evidence to show the impact ofchambers of commerce on their communi-ties, it is much harder to find data thatquantify the impact of belonging to a cham-ber.
A recent study, commissioned by theAmerican Chamber of CommerceExecutives, is designed to do just that:determine the real value to companies interms of consumer outcomes of joining andbeing active in their local chamber of com-merce. Do consumers really support busi-nesses because they are chamber members?
Data for the study come from a scientif-ic web-based survey of 2,000 adults nation-wide. What makes the study unlike most,however, is that almost every question on it
is part of one of several imbedded experi-ments.
This means that respondents were ran-domly assigned to different groups at sever-al points during the survey. Each groupreads something slightly different – like a
description of a company that changes onlya little for each group – but then everyone isasked the same questions thereafter, regard-less of which company description they justread. Therefore, when there are statisticallysignificant differences in how different
groups answered the same questions, weknow exactly why it happened.
This approach yields powerful resultsbecause it bypasses the subjectivity of mostopinion polls. A sampling of some of theseresults proves this to be the case.
• Most consumers (59%) think thatbeing active in the local chamber of com-merce is an effective business strategy over-all. It is 29% more effective, however, forcommunicating to consumers that a com-pany uses good business practices and 26%
more effective for communicating that abusiness is reputable.
• If a company shows that it is highlyinvolved in its local chamber (e.g., sits onthe chamber board), consumers are 12%more likely to think that its products stackup better against its competition.
• When a consumer thinks that a com-pany’s products stack up better against thecompetition because the company is highlyinvolved in its local chamber of commerce,it is because he or she infers that the com-pany is trustworthy, involved in the com-munity, and is an industry leader.
• When consumers know that a restau-rant franchise is a member of the chamberof commerce, they are 40% more likely toeat at the franchise in the next few months.
• When consumers know that an insur-ance company is a member of the chamberof commerce, they are 43% more likely toconsider buying insurance from it.
AND THE SURVEY SAYS:IT’S GOOD FOR BUSINESS TO JOIN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
When consumers know that a small business is a member of the chamber of commerce,
they are 44% more likely to think favorably ofit and 63% more likely to purchase goods or
services from the company in the future.
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CORPORATE SPONSORS• Brown Financial Security
• Brown Law Office• Kitching Steepe Ludwig
Funeral Home• Lafarge Canada
• M&L Testing• RBC Financial
CONTEST SPONSORS • Brant Arts
Dispensary (Tim Langford) • Dufferin Aggregates
• InterCounty Concrete• Shademaster Landscaping
• Skyway Life Insurance/Chambers of Commerce
Group InsuranceCOMMUNITY PARTNERS
• Jim McCartney - Auctioneer• Sherwood Engraving
• TERRA – Where Colour Lives• Tim Hortons – Waterdown
• The Keg Restaurant –Waterdown
• Wilf Arndt - PhotographerHOLE SPONSORS
• Beckett Lowden Read -Chartered Accountants
• Canada Life• Change of Pace Restaurant• Councillor Judi Partridge• Councillor Robert Pasuta
• Economic DevelopersAssociation of Canada
• Flamborough Construction• Jeff Gray, CFA,
Investment Advisor• Grisdale Enterprises -
Greensville• Hoecht, Galvin & Kai -Chartered Accountants
• Merit Insurance
• MP David Sweet• Pillar Retirement Group
• PV&V Insurance• Red Hill Car Wash• Royal Coachman
• Waleco Inc.• Waterdown Collision
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
• Boston Pizza,Waterdown• OLG Slots @ Flamboro Downs
• Kaneff Golf / CarlisleGolf & Country Club
Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the 2014 Flamborough OpenProudly co-sponsored by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Waterdown
F L A M B O RO U G H O PE N – M AY 2 8 , 2 0 1 4The annual Flamborough Open - co-hosted by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC)and the Rotary Club of Waterdown (RCW) - represents the very best in a community partnership.The 2014 tournament was held at the Carlisle Golf and Country Club in May. ABOVE: WestdaleCouncillor Brian McHattie (left) and West Mountain Councillor Terry Whitehead (second fromleft) were joined by Craig Sampson (second from right) of Weeks Home Hardware (and a memberof the FCC Board of Directors) and Joe Barone. BELOW: Team Beckett Lowden Read included(from left) Greg Luxon (Kitching Steepe Ludwig Funeral Home), Damian Andrews, Eric LaSalleand Frank Spiridoulias (formerly of the Lord Byron Steak and Seafood House and recipient of theLifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Outstanding Business Achievement (OBA) awards gala.
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MEMBERS • FLAMBOROUGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Landscapers Shademaster Landscaping, 764 Robson Rd. ..................905-689-4297Lawn & Garden Equipmeent Briggs & Stratton Yard Tools, 1 Trillium Way, Brantford 519-751-1685Lawyers Christopher C. Breen, 34000 Fairview St., Burlington ......905-689-5559
Jansen Personal Injury Law, 3-20 Main St. N. ...................905-690-2929Lazier Hickey LLP, 25 Main St.W., Hamilton ..................905-525-3652
Legal Serviices Miller Thomson LLP..........................................................289-983-1000Smits Grrove LLP, #24C - 35 Main St. N. ............................289-895-8162
Locksmiths Dundas Lock & Key, 1778 King St.W., Dundas ..................905-627-7985The Lock Hut, 12 Glaceport Dr. .........................................905-689-0514
Manufacturing Flamboro Machine Shop, 952 Brock Rd. .........................905-659-0404Heron Instruments, 447 Moxley Rd. ................................905-628-4999SFS Intec Inc., 40 Innovation Dr. ......................................905-689-7026
Marketing Serve Media,, 998 Courtland Dr., Ancaster ......................905-304-3451Marketing/Web Design Market Mechanics, 500 Karsh Cres. ..................................289-635-1507Meat Millgrove Packers, 549 Conc. 5 W. ....................................905-689-6184Metal Fabricators Flamboro Technical Services, 383 Conc. 66 E. ..................905-689-8815Mill Equipment Bev Brown Enterprises, 30 Maple Ave. .............................905-628-9929Millwright Industrious Solutions, 1110 Con. 6 W................................905-627-3600Mobile Home Parks John Bayus Park, 6501 S.S #1, Cambridge ......................519-623--2845
Beverly Hills Estates, Box 52146 OakvilleMortgage Financing Dominion Lending Centres, 9 Franklinn St., ....................905-690-6834
Newspapers Flamborough Review, 30 Main St. N .................................905-689-2003Nuts-Edible Picard Food Partnership, 447 Dundas St. E. ....................9005-690-1000
Optometrists Dr. Janice Van Wyngaarden, 835 Hwy #97, Freelton ........905-659-3937Family Eyee Care, 66 Mall Rd., Hamilton ..........................905-385-3661Waterdown Optometric Clinic, 301 Duundas St. E ..........905-689-7234
Office Supplies Staples, 88 Dundas St. E. ...................................................905-689-0271
Paralegal Geoff Ellis, The Ticket D.O.C.T.O.R., 1294 Hwy. #6 ...........905-659-1844Pet Care Spoiled Rotten Pet Services, 796 Millgrove Side Road ....905-541-6450Pharmacy Waaterdown IDA, 15A- 115 Hamilton St. N. ......................905-689-0999 Pipeline Operator Enbridge Pippelines, 1086 Modeland Rd., Sarnia..............519-330-9048Pipe Welder Industrious Solutions, 1110 Con.. 6 W...............................905-627-3600Plumbing Contractors Taylor's Plumbing, 300 Dundas St.. E ..............................905-689-4777Printer Staples, 88 Dundas St. E. ...................................................905-689-0271Produce-Fresh Brenn-B Farms Ltd., 1252 Conc. 5 W ...............................905-659-7419
Earth Fresh, 131 Browns Line, Toronto ............................416-201-44391Piccioni Bros. Mushroom Farms, 355 Rock Chapel Rd...905-628-3090Ubbelea Mushroom Farm, 1160 Edgewoood Rd. ............905-689-8610
Property Management The Enfield Group, 1 Hamilton St. S .................................905-689-7341Pumps Flamborough Pumps, 797 Con. 8 W., Puslinch ..............905-659-33337
Quarries Dufferin Aggregates, 685 Brock Rd. ................................905-627-7711Lafarge Caanada, 628 Hwy. #5 ..........................................905-527-2744
Race Track Flamboro Downs, 9677 Hwy. #5 W. ....................................905-627-3561Real Estate Dean Martin, Re/Max Garden Citty, 720 Guelph Line ......905-802-1056
R. Denninger, Re/Max Garden City, 427 Dundas St. E. ....905-689-1717RRe/Max Condos Plus, 45 Harbour Sq., Toronto ..............416-203-6636Wendy Martin, Sutton Group About Town ......................905-681-7900
Rendering Rothsay, P.O. Box 8270, Dundas .......................................905-628-9303Restaurants Boston Pizza, Flamborough Power Centre ....................9905-690-1500
Dairy Queen, 233 Dundas St. E. ........................................905,689-8514Harvey’’s Serving Swiss Chalet, 255 Dundas St. E. ..........905-689-3140Lord Byron Restaurant, 10 Main St. S. .............................905-689-6648Tim Hortons Donuts, 255 Dundas St. E. ..........................9905-689-3131The Royal Coachman, 1 Main St. N. ................................905-689-5952Turtle Jack’’s Muskoka Bar & Grill, 255 Dundas St. E. ....905-690-1787
Restaurant / Catering Jitterbug Cafe, #3 - 35 MMain St. N. ....................................905-690-7670Restaurant - Quick Serve Pita Pit, 94 Dundaas St. E. ................................................905-921-7289Retail Walmart Canada, 90 Dundas SSt. E., R.R.#2 ......................905-689-9273Retirement Homes Village Manor Retirement Home, 57 Johnn St.W. ............905-689-5440Roofing Pacific Cedar Shake & Shingle, 2099 Hwy #6 N. ............905-6659-1655
Security Systems A.B. Wass Security, Box 390, Waterdown ..........................905-689-7931CConnectall Communications, 7 Commerce Ct., SC ........905-383-2282
Self Storage Waterdown Self Storage, 9221 Centre Rd., Waterdown ....905-689-9505Septic Tank Services Rankin's Septic Tank Pumping, Box 12, Wateerdown ......905-689-5585Service Clubs DAF Soroptimists ......................................soroptiimistdaf@gmail.comSocial Services CHOICES, 59 Kirby Ave., Greensville ..............................9005-628-6147Software Development Medtel Software, 7 Innovation Dr.....................................9905-389-2996Spa Magnolia House Spa Boutique Salon, 20 main St. N. ......905-690-9759Surveyors A.T. McLaren Ltd., 69 John St. S., S. Hamilton ................905-527-8559
Testing Equipment M & L Testing Equipmment, 31 Dundas St. E. ....................905-689-7327Toilets-Portable Room To Go Inc., Box 76, Millgrovve ................................905-689-6389Tools Flamborough Technical Mgnt., Box 1282, Waterdown ..905-690-6094Topsoil Millgrove Garden Supplies, 682 Concession 5 W. ..........905-689-5527Trailer SSales/Manufacturing J.D.J. Trailer Mfg. & Miska Trailers, 1056 Hwy. #6 ..........905-689-7100Trailers Wheeeling World, 140 King St. E., Hamilton ....................905-522-1368Trans/Freight Forwarding (ABH) OOversize Direct, 1 Waterwheel Cr. ........................905-690-3193Travel - Full service Expedia CruuiseShipCenters, #6, 255 Dundas St . E. ........289-895-7638Trucking Jimmy D Coverdale, 955 Highway #97, Frreelton ............905-659-2253
L.P. Services, 100 Mead Ave., Hamilton ............................905-3312-9073
Veterinary Clappison Animal Hospital, 780 Highway # 6 N. ............905-689-8005
Weighing Sysstems Trouble-Shooting Services, Box 185, Carlisle ................905-659-1323Welding Parsons Welding Service, 25 Dundas St. E. ......................905-689-5144Wine & Beer Polar Bay Wines, 254 Dundas St. E ..................................905-690-1868Women’s Services Drummond House, 67 Conc. 5 E .......................................905-689-1484
Interval House, 630 Sanatorium Rd., Hamilton .............905-387-9959Yoga & Fitness Yogashala, 312 Dundas St. E. ............................................9055-689-9642
Youth Development Healthy Community-Healthy Youth ................................905-630-44649
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Earlier this month, representativesfrom the Ontario Chamber of Commerce(OCC) met with MPP Mitzie Hunter, theAssociate Minister of Finance in thePremier Kathleen Wynne provincial Ca-binet, to present her with a letter thatcalls on the government to consider howthe Ontario Retirement Pension Plan(ORPP) will affect the province’s busi-ness competitiveness.
Business is concerned that a newmandatory Ontario pension plan willhurt job creation and the province’soverall competitiveness. Though thereare many undetermined details, theORPP would require workers and em-ployers to each contribute 1.9 percent ofearnings, up to $90,000, annually to thepension plan.
Signed by over 50 leaders from theOCC network (including the Flambor-ough Chamber of Commerce), the pow-erful letter calls on the Government of
Ontario to provide employers withanswers to six crucial outstanding ques-tions:
Should pension reform be a priorityfor the Ontario government? Accordingto 72 percent of the businesses recentlysurveyed, the answer is yes. Many areconcerned that Ontario’s economy willbe negatively affected by an imminentbump in the number of retirees thathaven’t saved enough to maintain a rea-sonable standard of living.
Importantly, OCC members havealso been clear about their concern forOntario’s broader economic picture, inwhich the economy is projected to growslowly for the foreseeable future. In thiscontext – with businesses already facingother rising costs – they are wary of anyincrease in payroll taxes.
With this concern in mind, the OCCletter calls on the Government of Ontar-io to answer six crucial outstandingquestions:
1. What will be the impact of a fully-implemented ORPP? If it has not done soalready, the government needs to con-duct an overall impact analysis of theORPP to fully assess its costs and bene-fits from economic and social perspec-
tives. If it has, the results should bemade public. What is the possibility ofpeople saving less privately as a result ofORPP contributions (which wouldresult in no positive net impact onretirement preparedness)?
2. How will the government treatbusinesses that cannot afford to matchmandatory contributions under theORPP? Will there be exemptions forsmall businesses? Will small businessesbe directed or mandated to offer anoth-er plan (PRPP or Group RRSP) as analternative?
3. What types of workplace pensionplans will be considered “comparable”to the ORPP? The government haspledged to exempt those employeesalready participating in a comparableworkplace pension plan from enrollingin the ORPP. If businesses decide that analternative pension scheme is prefer-able, will they qualify as “comparable?”
4. Will the government considerbroadening the diversity of sources ofretirement income to mitigate risk?Experts agree that having multiplesources of retirement income throughwell regulated private as well as publicpensions enhances sustainability andreduces the risk of a retirement incomeshortfall. Will a mandatory ORPPscheme provide a desirable level ofdiversification for Ontarians’ sources ofretirement income, and would the rela-tive balance of the retirement savingssystem be impacted?
5. How will the government addressworker mobility issues? What happensto the ORPP contributions of employersand employees if employees arerequired to move out of the province, orif they transfer to workplaces in Ontariothat already offer a registered workplaceplan (or PRPP)? Will this increase thealready significant red tape burden forbusinesses?
6. How will the ORPP impact theself-employed? Self-employed individu-als often face a greater degree of incomevariability. While savings vehicles likethe PRPP provide flexibility in terms ofemployer contributions, it is not clearthat the ORPP would do the same.
Employers need more informationbefore they can understand the fullimpact of the ORPP on their business.Before moving ahead with implementa-tion of the new pension scheme, gov-ernment needs to provide answers tothese outstanding questions.
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
OCC: QUESTIONS REMAINRE ONTARIO PENSION PLAN
Business is concerned thata new mandatory Ontariopension plan will hurt jobcreation and the province’s
overall competitiveness.
Flamborough Chamber of Commerce Events in October, 2014
ELECTION DEBATEEveryone Welcome • Free Admission
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 20147 p.m. - 9:30 p.m
Location to be ConfirmedPlease watch the Flamborough Review for more information
Mayoral CandidatesWard 14 and 15 CandidatesSchool Trustee Candidates
BRADCLARK
FREDEISENBERGER
BRIAN McHATTIE
The Flamborough, Grimsby, Hamilton and Stoney Creek Chambers ofCommerce – in collaboration with the City of Hamilton Small
Business Enterprise Centre – together celebrate
SMALL BUSINESS MONTHJoin us to hear inspirational stories of business peers, interactive
discussions and countless business to business opportunities!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 227:30 a.m - 9 :30 a.m. • Grand Olympia
660 Barton Street, Stoney Creek$25 plus HST, includes breakfast
RESERVATIONS REQUIREDContact the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce at 905-689-7650 or admin@flamborough chamber.ca