Dear Residents, Through MPP Donna Skelly, a one-stop-shop website for Small Businesses has been launched. The website provides easy access to all financial support available to small business called, www.reliefwithinreach.ca. The new Ontario Small business Support grant provides up to $20,000 for eligible businesses who: Have been required to close or restrict services subject to… Read More

I appreciate everyone’s efforts to keep each other safe as we watch the rapidly changing restrictions resulting from the upward trend of COVID-19 cases. On January 12, the Province declared a State of Emergency which includes issues a 28 day Stay-at-home order effective 12:10 a.m. Thursday January 14, 2021 until at least February 11 (under… Read More

As a follow-up to the April 2020 COVID Business Impact Survey, Flamborough businesses are being asked to provide feedback through an online employer survey at this link, to understand the needs of Hamilton based businesses and organizations over the next year and quantify the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The City of Hamilton’s Economic Development… Read More

In recognition that small businesses impacted by the lockdown will require additional support so they can continue serving their communities and employing residents, the province announced the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant in December. This grant will provide a minimum of $10,000 and up to $20,000 to eligible small business owners to help during… Read More

Healthy Youth Network (HYN) is developing a Parent Portal and would welcome any feedback. They are looking for 6 – 8 engaged parents, representing diverse demographics, to serve on a Parent Panel, that will guide this work. Please contact penny@healthyouthnetwork.ca if you are interested. I encourage everyone to visit HYN’s Youth Portal, where youth can find information, resources… Read More

While we’ve been advised to stay home during these unprecedented times, technology has allowed us to visit almost anywhere at any time of day. So why not take a virtual historical walk around the streets of Waterdown? Using PocketSights, the Waterdown Flamborough Museum Committee has created a self-guided online tour of 76 prominent sites in… Read More

Hamilton Paramedic Service will be better equipped to keep residents safe with a new Paramedic Bike Unit hitting the streets spring 2021. Thanks to a $20,000 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada, the Hamilton Paramedic Service can initiate the establishment of a Paramedic Bike Unit in Hamilton. A Paramedic Bike Unit will… Read More

GRIDS 2 (Growth Related Integrated Development Strategy) is a big-picture planning process that evaluates the land use, infrastructure, economic development and financial implications of growth for the next 30 years.Staff are asking residents to provide input and share feedback on Hamilton’s growth plans for the next 30 years. Hamilton’s growth forecast includes planning for 236,000… Read More

Register today for the “Be Brave and Bloom” FREE event. Do you know a high school age young woman in Flamborough? Invite them to this FREE virtual career-support conference and register today for February 6, 2021 to learn how they can “Be Brave and Bloom”. Join with friends and classmates online for a fun day… Read More

Following is an update on the COVID-19 vaccine and distribution plans in Hamilton. I am pleased to share that the COVID-19 vaccination program has started going out to residents at long-term care and high-risk retirement homes using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. At the public Board of Health meeting today, I confirmed with staff that long-term care… Read More