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Saskatchewan police nab 308 impaired drivers in December

Regina, Saskatchewan — January 24, 2016 — According to Saskatchewan General Insurance, more than 300 impaired drivers were stopped by police during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving. In total, there were 308 offences related to alcohol or drug use throughout the month, including:     – Eight low Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) offences […]

Collision Repair

Financial report: Comparing the public insurers

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 21, 2016 — Canada’s public provincial auto insurers have released their latest numbers. The provinces with public insurers are British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Most recently, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) announced numbers for the first nine months of 2015. The government run organization announced a net income of […]

Appraisals

CARSTAR opens new appraisal centre in Orangeville

Hamilton, Ontario — January 11, 2016 — CARSTAR Canada has announced the addition of a new appraisal centre in Orangeville, Ontario. The new CARSTAR Orangeville West Appraisal Centre is located at 633222 Hwy. 10. CARSTAR Orangeville Appraisal Centre is operated by the CARSTAR LC Group, owned by Ian Ladd and Peter Chavez. The LC Group […]

Collision Repair

Collisions in Saskatchewan at lowest level in six years

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — January 10, 2016 — Collisions in Saskatchewan have fallen to the lowest level in at least six years. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) records show that there were 127,585 collision claims filed with the insurers in 2015. Data from before 2010 is not available, but that year there were 130,491 collision claims filed […]

Collision Repair

CCIF Preview: IBC’s Pete Karageorgos on towing, storage and new regulations

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 10, 2016 — The CCIF Toronto Cars & Technology Showcase is just around the corner. The biggest collision repair event in Canadian history happens January 28 and 29 at the Universal Event Space in Vaughan, Ontario. Tickets are already over 50 percent sold out. This is a hot […]

Pro Spot and Color Compass hold new materials training session in Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan — January 8, 2015 — Now more than ever, a thorough understanding of new materials is necessary to perform safe repairs. According to Art Ewing of Pro Spot, that’s part of the reason Pro Spot and Color Compass have conducted a number of training seminars throughout Western Canada during 2015 and will continue […]

Adaptation, bylaws and regs and aluminum repair on the slate for CCIF Toronto

Ottawa, Ontario — January 6, 2016 — The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) has revealed a partial list of the speakers slated to appear at the CCIF Toronto Cars & Technology Showcase on January 28 and 29, 2016. In advance, Collision Repair magazine will be bringing you extensive previews of the presentations you can expect […]

Manitoba Public Insurance unveils the top frauds of 2015

Winnipeg, Manitoba — January 2, 2016 — Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has unveiled what it’s calling the Top Five Frauds of 2015. Fraudulent and suspicious claims are handled by Manitoba Public Insurance’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The efforts of this special unit resulted in fraud savings last year of $7.6 million for Manitoba auto insurance […]

Thursday Fun: Drones checking claims, 2015 may set a record for vehicle sales and China goes wild for electric cars

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 30, 2015 — We usually run these on Fridays, but there’s no reason you should miss your weekly dose of fun and weird stories just because of the holidays. We’ve got the usual mix of noteworthy, unusual and downright bizarre stories from the automotive world. – General Motors […]

Saskatchewan focuses on winter driving offences in November

Regina, Saskatchewan — December 22, 2015 — Saskatchewan General Insurance reports that police issued 190 tickets related to winter driving offences during November’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on safe winter driving. Drivers received the following tickets: – 41 tickets for driving at a speed greater than reasonable and safe – 15 tickets for driving with […]

New report recommends national working group on distracted driving

Guelph, Ontario — December 17, 2015 — The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) and The Co-operators have released Distracted Driving in Canada: Making Progress, Taking Action, a report that provides a snapshot of activities underway in Canada to reduce distracted driving. Based on an environmental scan TIRF completed in partnership with Drop It and Drive […]

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