BRITISH COLUMBIA | REGIONAL NEWS
MAKING IT A WHOLE THING The public spectacle caused by a flaming Tesla in downtown Vancouver raised some red flags with Transport Canada, as the federal regulator’s collision and defect investigation team made an appearance on-scene as part of a newly launched probe into the vehicle. Transport Canada dispatched its team alongside local fire services […]
DRIVING FOR A CAUSE
Fix Network Hosts 13th Annual Masters Golf Tournament Story by MAX REID With the weather being as good as it was, and the cause being supported even greater, there isn’t just one thing that made Fix Network’s 13th annual Masters Golf Tournament the triumphant return to form that it was. Back after a two year […]
THE AUTEL IA900WA – THE POWER OF ONE
THE SEPTEMBER DEADLINE FOR AUTOMAKERS TO HAVE CITY-SPEED AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) ON 95 PERCENT OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES IS LOOMING. TWELVE BRANDS—AUDI, BMW, FORD/LINCOLN, HONDA/ACURA, HYUNDAI/GENESIS, MAZDA, MERCEDES-BENZ, SUBARU, TESLA, TOYOTA/LEXUS, VOLKSWAGEN, AND VOLVO—HAVE ALREADY MET THAT VOLUNTARY GOAL. If the remaining eight brands meet the mark, more than 99 percent of all new […]
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
WARREN BENNETT | RETIRED After 43 years of dedicated service, Warren Bennett is retiring. Bennett first started his insurance career in the 1980s as an insurance appraiser. He most recently served as the manager of claims for Desjardins’ commercial partnerships, though he’s acted in many roles with Desjardins and State Farm over his career; […]
PAY, PERKS, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
How the industry needs to change Column by NANCY ROLLAND Industry operators are going to have to treat their employees and their customers better if they hope to remain competitive. That was the message several hundred collision repair operators and suppliers heard loud and clear at the recent Southeastern Collision Conference in South Carolina. The […]
MONTREAL MEET-CUTE
Reunited at CCIF—and it feels so good Story and photos by ALLISON ROGERS Canadian industry stakeholders recently gathered for the Canadian Collision Industry Forum’s (CCIF) first event in two years, four months and three days—not that we were counting. CCIF chairman Paul Prochilo said all verticals of the industry were represented at CCIF Montreal: 51 […]
INSURANCE NEWS
FOLLOW THE MONEY An interactive map published by British Columbia’s provincial insurer delves deep into the specific intersections on Vancouver Island where the most auto collisions occur—incidentally, also giving shop owners a good idea of where to invest in advertising. According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia’s data, which is as recent as April […]
BUSINESS NEWS
AXES UP Members of southern Ontario’s aftermarket community unleashed their inner viking on a hot Saturday afternoon in July, as Treschak Enterprises raised $11,500 at its third annual Axes Up for the Fonthill Legion fundraiser. The afternoon of axe throwing, taken part in by a record 50 throwers this year, has become an annual tradition […]
INDUSTRY NEWS
BOOTS ON THE GROUND July 15 marked World Youth Skills Day, and this year the federal government put particular stress on addressing the labour gap soon to be left by Canada’s rapidly retiring workforce. In observance of the day, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Ginette Petitpas […]
FINDING SUCCESS IN SUCCESSION
Succession planning is one of the most overlooked aspects of a business strategy By STEVE LEAL You’ve worked hard to build a flourishing business, earned the goodwill of your customers and are now wondering what happens to your legacy when you retire. How do you put your hard-earned business into the right hands and retire […]
