The Flamborough Chamber of Commerce

BOTTBOTT OM LINEOM LINEVOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 DECMEBER, 2012

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CHAMBERS MEET WITH OLG PREZ

‘When you’re through changing, you’re through.’

Another year is coming to a close. It feels like justyesterday I was toasting in 2012. As I think ahead to2013, I’m sure good days are ahead for Flamborough.

2012 has been marked by outstanding growth inour community. Even though 2012 has been a goodyear, it is always important to turn over the page andstart a fresh adventure. When the calendar flips overand the fresh canvas of a New Year greets us, we needto go beyond our New Year's resolutions and look atthe year that lies ahead of us with a new passion tomove forward.

A big part of moving forward involves the dread-ed word ‘change.’ Bruce Barton once said: “Whenyou’re through changing, you’re through.”

One of the most limitingstatements to any organization,business, family or person is“But we have never done it thatway before.” We can choose tobe a victim of change or be-come the master of it.

This year why not envisionsome change for your organiza-tion? Look with fresh eyes andembrace a culture of growthand change.

I am a person who loves tosee things through the lens ofchange. One of the statements I

say often in our office is: “If you want somethingyou’ve never had, you’ve got to do something you’venever done.” I admit change is not easy. Any freshstart can be daunting. As we move into 2013, Flam-borough is moving forward and changing rapidly.

The choice is simple. You can either be a positivepart of that change – or become victim to it.

In Flamborough, new business is booming. Ourrelationship with the larger city of Hamilton is im-proving and residential housing is increasing. Changeis happening. This year step out on a limb, try some-thing you haven’t and see if success will follow.

The President Reports:

REFLECTIONS ON ‘CHANGE’

JASON SMALLPresident, FCC

Representatives from the three local Chambers of Commerce met recently with Rod Phillips – President and CEO of the OntarioLottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) – at a luncheon at LIUNA Station in Hamilton. Pictured with Mr. Phillips (second fromright) are (from left) Executive Director Dave Cage (Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce), Executive Director Arend Kersten (Flam-borough Chamber of Commerce) and President & CEO David Adames (Hamilton Chamber of Commerce).

At his invitation, representatives from the Flam-borough, Hamilton and Stoney Creek Chambers ofCommerce met over lunch recently with Rod Phil-lips – the President and CEO of the Ontario Lotteryand Gaming Corporation (OLG). Also attending themeeting at Liuna Station in Hamilton were MayorBob Bratina, his Chief-of-Staff Peggy Chapman andsenior officials from the city’s Economic Planningand Development Department (including GeneralManager Tim McCabe and Economic DevelopmentDirector Neil Everson).

The luncheon was sandwiched between meet-ings with the Editorial Board of the Hamilton Spect-ator and a sub-committee of Hamilton Councilmandated to address the possibility of an expanded‘casino’ somewhere within the city boundaries. TheOLG is undergoing a massive province-wide re-structuring that will see Ontario gaming facilitiesrun by private operators under OLG oversight.

Under its plan, the OLG has established 29

‘zones’ throughout Ontario. Each zone will be allot-ted a single gaming facility provided the host muni-cipality says it is welcome and has the support of itsresidents. The local zone includes all of the ‘new’City of Hamilton (which includes Flamborough) aswell as the Aldershot portion of Burlington. Thezone boundaries are not set in stone and could be‘tweaked’ before final decisions are made.

Burlington Council has already gone on recordas opposed to any gaming facility within its bound-aries. The Hamilton sub-committee – which in-cludes Mayor Bratina as well as Ward 14 CouncillorRobert Pasuta (West Flamborough) and Ward 15Councillor Judi Partridge (East Flamborough) – willbe making a recommendation to the entire Councilon whether the ‘new’ city should be a willing host.

During his presentation to the Council sub-committee, CEO Phillips said that the OLG hasextended the deadline for a Hamilton decision from

FCC concerned about potential ‘double whammy’ to local economy

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Accountants/Bookkeeping Beckett Lowden Read, C.A. 20 Main St. N ......................905-689-2052BBell & Company LLP, C.A., 923 Brant St. Burlington ....905-333-6699Gary Titley & Associates, 80 Hamillton St. N. ..................905-689-2800Grindstone Accounting & Bus. Solutions, 35 Main St. N.905-6889-9424Janet Barnard Accounting Services, Greensville ............905-628-4340VanderVelde, J., C. AA., 208-115 Hwy. #8, Stoney Creek ..905-664-1608

Advertising Services Business Directories, 108 Crumllin Lane, Freelton ........905-659-6107Airports John C. Munro Airport, 9300 Airport Road, Mt. Hope ...888-757-1111Airport Transportation Airways Transit, 35 Highway #5 W. ...................................905-689-4460Antiques & Flea Markets Mizeners Antique & Flea Market, Highway #5 W. ..........9055-690-3532Appliance Sales & Service M & M Products, Quality Home Appl., 202 Conc. 5 ......905-689-0506Attractions African Lion Safari, RR 1 Cambridge ..............................519-623-2620Auctiooneers Jim McCartney Auction Services, Box 476, Waterdown 905-689-8778Auto-Repair 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. ..........................905-689-8262CT&G Autommotive Specialists, 941 Centre Rd. ................905-690-6660

Auto-Tires Grisdale Enterprises Inc., 4400 Brock Rd. Dundas ..........905-627-0224

BBakery Cupcakes of Westdale Village, 1050 King St. W. ..............905-308-8484Banks Bank of Montreall, 95 Dundas St. E. ................................905-690-8970

CIBC, 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

CCable/Internet/Telephone Cogeco Cable, 950 Syscon Rd., Burlington ....................905-333-5522Cassinos OLG Slots at Flamboro Downs, 967 Hwy. #5 W...............905-628-4275Caulking Beverly Caulking, 971 Conc. 5 W. ....................................905-659-3367Charities Drummond House, 67 Conc. 55 E ....................................905-689-1484

United Way, 177 Rebecca St. Hamilton ...........................905-527-4543Chiropractors Parkside Chiropractic, 115 Hamilton St. N. ...................905-689-2777Churches Community Church, 271 Con. 6 E. ..................................905-296-33619Clothing-Women Lareina's, 255 Dundas St. E. ............................................905-690--1866Commercial Leasing Flamborough Power Centre, 2500 Appleby Line, BU ....905-335-5204Community Frriends of Rural Communities and the Environment ....905-659-5417

Judi Partridge, Ward 15 Councillor, 771 Main St. W. ........905-546-2713Waterdown BIA, Box 198, Waterdown L0R 2H0..............905-690-37444

Concrete-Precast Coreslab Structure, 205 Coreslab Dr. ..............................905-689-3993Wilkinson Heavy Precast Ltd., 588 Hwy. #5 W. ..............905-628-5611

Construction Kev-Art Contractiing, Rockton ........................................519-647-2267Shelterclad Construction, 1190 Westtover Rd, Millgrove 905-659-3340Van Hoeve Homes, 1044 Garden Lane, Millgrove ..........905-689-6733

CConsultants-Business City/Hamilton, Econ. Dev., 1 James St., S., Hamilton ..905-546-4222City/Hamiltoon Technology Centre, 7 Innovation Dr ....905-689-2400CV Consulting & Contracting, Copetown .........................905-628-0645Economic Developers Ass. of Canada, 7 Innovation Dr. 905-689-8771LMI Cannada - Penny Deathe, Waterdown ......................905-630-4649Maria Demkowich Consulting , 286 Nissbet Blvd> ........, 905-515-8778

Consultant IT Birmingham Consulting Inc, 153-1235 Fairview .............905-921-2015Consultant-Personal Injury Stan Gray Consulting, 845 Upper James St., Hamilton 905-5288-9937Consultant-Pharmaceutical CanReg Inc., 4 Innovation Dr. .........................................905-689-3980

Lukang American Pharmaceuticals, 7 Innovation Dr. ..905-690-8881

DDance Instruction DanceMakerz, 12 Innovation Dr. ....................................905-690-4777

Risiing Star Performing Arts, 937 Centre Rd. ..................905-689-3222Dentists The Firehall Dentist,, 4 Barton St. ....................................905-689-9111

DDenturists Waterdown Denture Clinic, 3-245 Dundas St. E. ............905-690-0222Dog Trainers McCann PProfessional Dog Trainers, 929 Brock Rd. ......905-659-1888

EElectrical Enek Electrical, Box 132, Millgrove..................................905-971-6267Employmennt Services YMCA Employment Services, Unit 31, 35 Main St. N. ....905-690-9927Engravers Sherwood Badgess, 32 Parkside Dr. ..................................905-689-4973

FFairs & Exhibitions Rockton Agricultural Society, Box 38, Rockton ..............519-647-2502Farm - CCommodities J. D. Smith Farms, 951 Safari Rd. ....................................905-659-7936Farm Equipment Galer Farm Equipment, Hwy. #5 W. ................................905-628-0551Financial Serrvices Brown Financial Security, 50 Coreslab Dr.......................905-690-5035

JSB Wealth Management, 5-20 Main Street N. ..............905-689-2425Gary Titley & Associates, 80 Hamilton St. N. ...................905-689-2800Investors Group, 600-390 Brant St., Burlington ............905-333-3335Moonteith Financial Grp, 678 Spring Gardens Rd., BUR. 905-572-7526TEN STAR Financial Services, 95 Hamillton. St. N. ........905-689-7911

Fitness & Health Dynamic Body Health and Fitness, 5 Mill St. S. ...............289-895-8504Flight Instruction Dundas Flying School, 106 Willits Cr. St. George.. ......... 519-448-1004Flood Damage Al-Care Restoration Services, Box 1260 ..........................905-689-55298Florist Ridgeway Florist, 291 Parkside Dr. ................................905-689-8288Funeral Homes Kitching Steepe Ludwig, 146 Mill St. N. ..........................905-689-4852

GGarden Centre Terra, 8 Conc. 5 E. ............................................................905-6899-1999Gifts Dutch Mill Country Market, 533 Millgrove Side Rd. ......905-689-7253Glass & Mirror Graiinger Glass, 25 Franklin St. ........................................905-689-6653Golf Courses Carlissle Golf & Country Club, 523 Carlisle Rd. ..............905-689-8820

Copetown Woods Golf Club, 1430 CConc. 2 W. ................905-627-4653Flamborough Hills Golf Club, 71 Hwy # 52, Copetown 905-627-17443Pineland Greens Golf Course, 722 Safari Rd. Millgrove 905-659-1271

Gourmet Shops Greensville Gourmmet, 161 Hwy # 8, Dundas ..................905-627-7775Rockton Berry Farm Country Market, 621 Hwy. 88 ........905-627-9720

Greenhouses Harster Greenhouses, 250 Hwy #8, Greensville ............905-628-22430

HHair Salons Nick's Hair Design, 1132 Fennell Ave., Hamilton ..........905-388-1811Hardware-Retail Caanadian Tire Associate, 11 Clappison Ave. ..................905-690-3961

Weeks Home Hardware, 71 Hamiilton St. N. ..................905-689-6618Health & Wellness Turning Point Detox, 1222 Hwy. #5 West .........................905-523-8369Heating & Air Conditioning Excel Heating & A/C Systems, Box 1170, Waterdown ....905-689-3446

Flamborough Air Systems, Waterdown ..........................905-689-06100Heavy Equipment Repair Murfin Equipment Service, 31 Dundas St. E. ................905-689-6306Homee & Garden Grasshopper Imports, 1134 Hwy. #6 N ............................905-689-4079

Rona Home and Garden, 52 Dundas St. E. ....................905-689-8700Home Improvement Custom Home Improvements,, 304 Progreston Rd. ......905-689-1750

Grindstone Home Improvement, Box 905, Waterdown 905-689-8616HHickory Dickory Decks, 115 Dundas St. W. ....................905-689-4774

Home Renovations Riverin Woood Products, 321 Dundas St. E. ....................905-689-8494Home Theatre Home Theatre Excellence,, 257 Freelton Rd. ..................905-690-1162

IIce Cream Dairy Queen, 233 Dundas St. E. ......................................905-689-8514Industrial Maintenance Complete Industrial Maintenance., 3820 Beverly Rd. ....519-740-7878Industrial Millwrightt Flamboro Main. & Mechanical, 730 Middletown Rd. ....905-628-6243

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Continued from page 1December 31 to March 1, 2013. Thatwill give the city more time to deter-mine what its residents think and de-cide whether it wants to be a willinghost. While details need to be con-firmed, the new OLG deadlinemeans it will allow for a January pub-lic meeting in Flamborough whichwill be moderated by FlamboroughChamber of Commerce (FCC) Exe-cutive Director Arend Kersten.

The OLG restructuring plan hasenormous implications for Flambor-ough’s economy as it could result inthe closing of the OLG Slots at Flam-boro Downs (and a new, expanded‘casino’ possibly located in down-town Hamilton).

According to a recent article inthe Hamilton Spectator, here aresome ‘facts and figures’ related toFlamboro Downs:

• The current owner - the GreatCanadian Gaming Company – has$100 million in capital invested inFlamboro Downs.

• The 800 slot machines at Flam-boro Downs generated $123 millionlast year.

• The City of Hamilton got $4.6million in slot machine royalties lastyear.

• Currently, Flamboro Downspays $800,000 in property taxesannually.

• More than 600 people are em-ployed at Flamboro Downs ‘slots andtrots.’

• Flamboro Downs purchases $5million worth of local goods andservices a year.

• The Flamboro Downs ‘slots andtrots’ payroll is $16 million annually

• 72 percent of ‘slots and trots’employees live in the ‘new’ Hamil-ton.

DOUBLE WHAMMYWhat’s more, the March 31, 2013

end of the province’s Slots at Race-

tracks (SART) program – which seesa portion of slot revenues providedto Ontario’s horse racing industry forpurses – will exacerbate the impacton the local economy. Flamboroughis home to a large and vibrant horseracing community and there are pre-dictions that the end of the SARTprogram will have dire economicconsequences.

“If both the slots and the trots at

Flamboro Downs are shut down, thepotential economic impact for Flam-borough will be devastating,” FCCExecutive Director Arend Kerstentold Phillips at the Liuna Stationluncheon. “We may as well turn offthe lights, lock the doors and throwaway the keys.”

Kersten also said the OLG shouldnot assume its current clientele atFlamboro Downs will naturally pat-ronize an expanded casino “some-where in downtown Hamilton.”

FCC BOARD MEETSAfter the visit of CEO Phillips to

Hamilton, the FCC Board of Direc-tors (BOD) met in special session todiscuss the ‘slots and trots’ develop-ments and consider whether to de-velop a formal position.

Thanks to Councillor Partridge,Council has already declared that itspreferred location of an expandedcasino in Hamilton is at FlamboroDowns. Furthermore, some mem-bers of Council – most notably EastHamilton Councillor Sam Merulla –are vehemently opposed to locatinga casino in the urban core.

At the meeting, there was a senseof inevitability and resignation thatthe OLG and Council control the de-stiny of a casino in Hamilton. It wasfelt that a “Flamborough only” posi-tion would be an unacceptable re-striction for the OLG which could re-sult in Hamilton losing any chanceto host an expanded casino – and itssignificant economic benefits (jobs,property taxes, royalties, etc.) – to a“willing host” neighbouring munici-pality. The loss of slot royalties alonewould result in an across-the-boardproperty tax increase of one percent.

In light of the harsh realities de-tailed above, the FCC BOD decidedthat its “clear preference” is that anyOLG casino should be located atFlamboro Downs. The FCC BODposition will be shared with both theOLG and Hamilton Council.

SART IMPLICATIONSAt its meeting, it became clear

that the FCC BOD is very concernedabout the end of the SART program.It will meet with Bruce Barbour ofthe Great Canadian Company to dis-cuss this issue further and considerany possible action.

OLG President and CEO Rod Phillips (left) and Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina at the LuinaStation luncheon with representatives from the Flamborough, Hamilton andf Stoney CreekChambers of Commerce.

FIGHTING FOR FLAMBOROUGH JOBS

“If both the slots and the trots at Flamboro Downs are shut down, the potential economicimpact for Flamborough will be devastating.

We may as well turn off the lights, lock the doorsand throw away the keys.”

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Jan Gelderman LandscapingSandy Gray

Weeks Home HardwareBill Grisdale

Grisdale EnterprisesJay Hughes

Jay’s Auto ServiceKaren Hunt

Rockton Dinner TheatreCharles & Margaret Juravinski

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McCoy FoundryJim and Margaret Robertson

Pause Awhile Tea RoomRon Steepe

Kitching Steepe & LudwigFuneral Home

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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

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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

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

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD2009 - Haley Luckanuck

Spoiled Rotten Pet Services2011 - Nicole Martin

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COMMUNITY SERVICE BY A COMPANY AWARD2006 - Flamboro Speedway

2007 - Jay’s Auto

2008 - Terra Greenhouses2010 - Waterdown Dairy Queen

2011 - Lafarge Canada

CHAMBER OF COMMERCEGREEN AWARD

2008 - Waterdown Collision2009 - Nathan Helder

Gelderman Landscaping2010- Sensible Life Products

FCC 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 Market

CIVIC RECOGNITION AWARD2011 - Flamborough Women’s

Resource Centre2011 - Soroptimists InternationalDundas-Ancaster-Flamborough

JOINT BA5 AT JURAVINSKI HOSPITALThe Flamborough, Grimsby and Stoney Creek Chambers of Commerce co-hosted a jointBusiness After Five (BA5) at the Juravinski Hospital on Hamilton Mountain recently. LEFT:Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) Executive Director Arend Kersten (right) waswelcomed by President Dr. Bill Evans (left) and Vice President Roger Ali. ABOVE: Attendeeswere divided into small groups and given guided tours of some of the amazing new facili-ties at Juravinski Hospital. RIGHT: FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten and DorisWoodleigh in front of a ‘larger than life’ statue of Margaret and Charles Juravinski, recipi-ents of the FCC Lifetime Achievement Award. The former owners of Flamboro Downs, theJuravinskis have donated tens of millions of dollars to a variety of local causes, mostly inhealth-related fields. In appreciation, the hospital was renamed in their honour.

Photos courtesy of Wilf Arndt

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By Lori RaudnaskVice President

Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce

The Canadian Chamber ofCommerce (CCC) Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) started on September22 with a lunch and learn with successstories in the recruitment and retentionof underrepresented workers.

Canada’s economic growth is beingheld back by a shortage of skilled work-ers. Available Canadiantalent can be found bytapping underusedsegments of the popu-lation, such as Abori-ginal peoples, youthand older workers. Thepanel of three consist-ed of Andrea Metrick,RBC; Shaun Scott, Lin-amar Corporation;and, Chuck Farrell,Walmart Canada.

Andrea Metrickindicated that RBC hasbeen targeting Abori-ginal peoples for sever-al years using programsof cultural awareness,internships leading tofull-time jobs, mentor-ing and communitygrants to attract em-ployees.

Linamar Corpor-ation’s Shaun Scottsaid a special focus has been on draw-ing women into skilled trade jobsthrough skills competitions, mentoringand continued upgrading for currentemployees.

Chuck Farrell said that WalmartCanada has always supported diversitybecause it is the right thing to do.Walmart has been particularly success-ful in drawing seniors into many jobs.He added 25 percent of Walmart’s work-ers are over the age of 50.

After the luncheon we went intoprovincial and territorial caucus meet-ings which at first seemed overwhelm-ing being my first time there. I quicklymet up with President and CEO DavidAdames of the Hamilton Chamber ofCommerce and Executive DirectorArend Kersten of the FlamboroughChamber of Commerce who walked methrough the process. There were 58policies to review. Typically the pro-vinces stick together and decide howthey are going to vote which makes thevoting process much easier.

That evening there was a network-ing reception which started with a net-working game about the War of 1812thereby honouring this piece of ourlocal history.

Sunday’s breakfast opening re-marks were presented by Mayor BobBratina followed by a keynote by the

Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizen-ship, Immigration and Multicultural-ism. In his speech he stated that a thirdof Canada’s workforce will retire overthe next five years, leaving businessesscrambling to fill vacant jobs andCanada scrambling to admit moreimmigrants. Minister Kenney addedthat more than 1 million people a yearwill be needed in coming years just tomaintain Canada’s current average age.

He also spoke of other needs across

the country. He noted that unemploy-ment among immigrants with a univer-sity degree is four times that of Cana-dians with similar qualifications. Actionis also needed to further tighten em-ployment insurance. We have a growingskills problem that is well on its way tobecoming a crisis. By 2020 Canada willhave unfilled jobs for 219,000 construc-tion workers, 106,000 information tech-nology staff, 114,000 tourism industryemployees and as many as 200,000truck drivers.

Douglas Porter, Deputy ChiefEconomist and Managing Director ofBMO Capital Markets, took us throughan economic outlook saying Canada isnot heading for a collapse in housingprices. However, he said, the country’smost over-heated markets such asVancouver and Toronto may see a cor-rection. The average home price inVancouver is $737,000 and in Toronto$500,000. He stated that for every dol-lar of income there is $1.50 of debt andfor every $1 in the US there is $3.00 ofdebt.

During lunch there was a presenta-tion on helping to solve Canada’s skillscrisis through immigration. There is aneed for upgrading skills by employers.Schools need to train on communica-tion, team-building and essential skills.Up-skilling the abilities of our work-

force is needed and there are no easysolutions. Canada has the best immi-gration strategies in the world. We needto educate colleges and universitiesabout local chambers. It was suggestedthat Chamber boards go out and meetinternational students and ask our-selves what we can do as leaders of theChamber to act as an outreach programto students. Chambers need to improverelations in the business communityand also with guidance councillors.

Francis Fong, Economist, Macro &Special Studies, TD Economics talkedabout the baby boomers and thatimmigration is needed to replaceretired baby boomers. Retired workersget other jobs which take away theopportunity for our younger genera-tion. Canada has skilled immigrationtraining and Canada is not alone inlooking for talent in other countries.

After lunch, we headed to the poli-cy resolutions debate where the follow-ing policy portfolios were debated:social policy, transportation/infrastruc-ture and industry.

The Sunday evening social was atthe Canadian Warplane Heritage Mu-seum where we had a nice tour, dinnerand entertainment by John Ellison whowrote the song Some Kind of Wonderful.

Monday’s breakfast speaker wasTroy Wright, Executive Vice-President,Retail Distribution, Canadian Banking,Scotiabank.

The rest of the morning was back tothe policy resolutions debate followedby the annual report to delegates.

At lunch there was recognition ofChambers of Commerce Executives ofCanada (CCEC) award winners, accred-itations for chambers of commerce/boards of trade and the announcementthat next year’s AGM will be held inKelowna, BC on September 28-30, 2013.

After lunch a wonderful keynotewas presented by Frank O’Dea whofounded Second Cup.

The final session was about usingtechnology to make Canada competi-tive. Canada must take back its properplace as a world leader in innovation.To do so, Canada needs to develop andimplement a robust digital economystrategy that includes comprehensivesupport programs and policies that willprovide a sufficient supply of techno-

logically literateworkers. ImprovingCanada’s educationsystem to increaseinformation andc o m m u n i c a t i o n stechnology literacyamong students is apriority as is encour-aging business toinvest in informationand communicationstechnology.

The closing AGMgala was at LIUNAStation with key notespeaker Hon. DianeFinley, Minister ofHuman Resourcesand Skills Develop-ment. There were pre-sentations recogniz-ing the outgoingChair Robert Youdenand swearing in of thenew Chair-elect Pat

Horgan. At the post-gala reception Iasked Pat Horgan if he would considercoming to speak to the Stoney CreekChamber and he said yes. I have sincesent him an email to see when thiswould be possible and I would recom-mend inviting our neighbouringChambers of Commerce to this event.

In closing this report I want to sharewhat the Hon. Perrin Beatty, President& CEO of the CCC stated. He said thatthe CCC is at the core of competitive-ness and success of Canadian business-es and the broadest business associa-tion in Canada. We represent all busi-nesses, all sizes, all sectors and the suc-cess of Stoney Creek or any other cham-ber is critical to national success.Chambers represent jobs, prosperity,opportunity, power of networking,pulling ors in the same direction. Everytime we win in Ottawa, it is a victory forall chambers of comerce/boards oftrade across the entire country.

We then become stronger as theCCC works closely with the federal gov-ernment. What we do at the communi-ty level makes all the difference. Wehave to ask: are our member’s problemsand challenges getting resolved or get-ting worse? The challenge in the nextyear is that each of us be in a position toreport back what we have done in ourcommunities to make a difference.

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ROOKIE DELEGATE REFLECTS ON CCC AGM AND CONVENTION

President & CEO Perrin Beatty (front row, right) of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) is joined by the 2012-2013 Executive Committeeof the Board of Directors (BOD). Immediate Past BOD Chair Robert Youden is pictured front row, second from left while BOD Chair Pat Horganon IBM Canada is front row, second from right. The 2013 CCC AGM will be held in Kelowna, B.C.

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2013 FLAMBOROUGH OPEN - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29ABOVE: Rotary Club of Waterdown Past President Rick Ludwig (right) of Kitching Steepe & LudwigFuneral Home was joined at the 2012 Flamborough Open at the Carlisle Golf and Country Club by(from left) Paul Vanderveen (PVV Insurance), Ken Post (Flamborough Construction) and AlbertKasper (Eastway Bakery). BELOW: General Manager Ted Lindsay (second from right) of theFlamborough Review golfed with (from left) Greg Parker, Jim Swierzewski and Dean Morrissey.

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TIME TO STRENGTHEN MEXICO-CANADA RELATIONSThe time is right for Canada and

Mexico to upgrade their bilateral rela-tionship to strengthen both countries’economies and security, according to aspecial report issued by The Centre forInternational Governance Innovation(CIGI) and The Canadian Chamber ofCommerce (CCC).

The report was issued on the eve ofa visit to Canada by Mexico’s new presi-dent, Enrique Peña Nieto, who was in-augurated on December 1, 2012. Nietovisited Ottawa for a meeting on Novem-ber 28 with Prime Minister StephenHarper. The two leaders discussed waysin which the two countries can streng-then trade and investment, security,people-to-people ties and North Amer-ican competitiveness, as well as coop-erate in the hemisphere and interna-tionally.

In Forging a New Strategic Partner-ship between Canada and Mexico, CCCPresident and CEO Perrin Beatty andAndrés Rozental argue that Nieto’s elec-tion offers an ideal opportunity forCanada and Mexico to “recalibrate bi-lateral relations and look for ways toupgrade and change those relations toa strategic partnership.”

Beatty – a former MP and federalCabinet minister – is President andCEO of the CCC. Rozental was Mexico’sambassador to the United Kingdomfrom 1995 to 1997. He was a careerdiplomat for more than 35 years, hav-ing served his country as deputy foreignminister (1988–1994), ambassador toSweden (1983–1988) and permanentrepresentative of Mexico to the UnitedNations in Geneva (1982–1983).

Historically, Canada and Mexicohave failed to capitalize on their poten-tial to reach joint accomplishments, thereport states. Moreover, in spite their

ongoing economic cooperation includ-ing foreign direct investment, trade,labour mobility and tourism, “mostCanadians and Mexicans still holdlargely stereotypical images of eachother.”

Beatty and Rozental offer short-and long-term recommendations inorder for Canada and Mexico to benefitfrom each others’ shared values andsimilar position in North America.

It may be in both states’ interests“to coordinate their planning for a car-bon-pricing scheme that will eventual-ly involve the United States,” the reportargues. “Given the gross inequality inpower between the United States andCanada or Mexico alone, Mexican-Ca-nadian coordination on some conti-nental issues could help even the play-ing field. This applies, for example, inpursuing greater alignment in their reg-ulatory regimes.”

Such deepening of cooperation onregional and international issuesshould cause Canada and Mexico torealign their bilateral relationship as astrategic partnership.

“A concerted effort by both partiesto build and improve upon the existingrelationship could multiply existingbenefits several-fold,” the report says.

Recommendations for Canada andMexico, offered in Forging a NewStrategic Partnership between Canadaand Mexico, include:

• Work on deepening the direct, bi-lateral relationship between Canadaand Mexico where there are real gainsto be made by strengthening trade,investment and people-to-people link-ages.

• Work together to maximize bene-fits from participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

• Pursue further economic cooper-ation with the United Stateson a prag-

matic basis.• Institutionalize the North Ameri-

can Leaders’ Summit and establish acomplementary North American Bus-iness Council.

• Launch a public awareness cam-paign about the mutual economicopportunities for Canada and Mexico.

• Remove the visa requirement forMexican visitors to Canada and encour-age student exchanges between Cana-da and Mexico.

• Increase funding to the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program.

To access a free, online copy ofForging a New Strategic Partnershipbetween Canada and Mexico, please goto the CCC website at www.cham-ber.ca.

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SEASON’S GREETINGSOn behalf of its members and staff,

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for a Blessed Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.