For Hamilton, the third time was the charm.

Businesses can’t get enough of the Ancaster Industrial Park.

2009 was a fruitful year for the Ancaster Farmers Market.

Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak wants to restructure the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board while cutting payroll taxes and streamlining environmental and other government red tape to assist small businesses as they wallow in the economic downturn.

A provincial inspection of the Hamilton Police Service found problems with the facility management and review process, 12 months before a report to the local police services board revealed insufficient space is a problem, that most branches are at capacity and there is little opportunity for growth.

While today’s 22-year-olds make better lives for themselves through post-secondary education, enjoy night-life with friends and twitter about their latest exploits, how often do they think about those who made their good fortune possible?

While the journey only took a few hours, its impact will be felt thousands of miles away.

Genetic testing, retinal research and clinical nutrition are just some of the tools today’s researchers are studying in the ongoing fight against vision loss.

Seekers of delicious gluten-free products will be delighted to discover hundreds of items for sale Nov. 19, 7-9 p. m. at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection, 821 Upper Wentworth (near Mohawk Road). The location is wheelchair accessible.

Tonight, Nov. 6, the Dundas and Museum and Archives will host the launch of the book Healers and Healing in the Dundas Valley, by historian Dr. Edward (Ted) Smith.

For many people with chronic conditions, regular clinic appointments allow for appropriate monitoring by their physicians. However, for about 1,600 people in the wider Hamilton area with inflammatory bowel disease, regularly scheduled visits do not address their problem because their disease flares unpredictably.

Highland Secondary School’s gym will be abuzz with activity Saturday, Nov. 7 for a massive, student-organized charity garage sale. All proceeds go to the Good Shepherd in Hamilton.

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Elyse Simpson, a 17-year-old singer/songwriter and former resident of Ancaster will perform Nov. 13 at the The Hub Restaurant and Lounge, 109 Emerson St., Hamilton, 7-10 p. m. Elyse performs regularly in Oakville and Toronto but this is the first time in Hamilton .

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Founder and practitioners at Let it Heal Clinic, a growing chain of Bowen treatment Clinics in Canada, invite you to the grand opening of their newest health complex at 71 King St. W. in Dundas.

The Dundas Valley Historical Society continues its eighth annual Speaker Series on Wednesday, Nov. 11 with Margaret Houghton presenting Hamilton at War: On the Home Front. Ms. Houghton is the special collections archivist at the Hamilton Public Library and author and editor of several books, including The Hamiltonian, the Vanished Hamilton trilogy, First Here and the latest More of First Here.

Hamilton’s waste diversion goal has fallen far short of its long-anticipated 65 per cent by 2011, acknowledge waste management officials.

Retiring president John Babcock of Ancaster recently turned the gavel of office over to new president Alan Clark of Dundas, and Probus Centre-Canada District 6 Director Betty Van der Ree of St. Catharines inducted the new officers at the Club’s 2009 annual general meeting.

Juergen Schachler says investing in the community is an integral component to the success of any company.