Tag: emergency services

Collision Repair

Helping Out, Literally: Sask. launches nation’s first gov.-funded auto extrication training program

Regina, Saskatchewan — In the first government-funded initiative of its kind in Canada, the province of Saskatchewan announced that it is now accepting applications for fire departments that would like to take part in the debut Transportation Rescue Extrication (TREX) program. Run through Saskatchewan’s Public Safety Agency (SPSA), this new program aims to educate the […]

December 22, 2022

Collision Repair

Towing the Line: Ontario police expand requirements for tow operators applying for requested service status

Toronto, Ontario — As the one-year mark on a number of major overhauls to Ontario’s towing industry approaches tow truck operators looking to reapply as OPP-requested services are on the hook to complete their own criminal record checks this time around following a series of updates to the provincial program. Towing and Storage Service Operators […]

September 14, 2022

Collision Repair

Safer Shoulders: Alberta amends Traffic Safety Act to better protect roadside workers

Edmonton, Alberta — A new amendment to Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act will require drivers to slow down to at least 60 kilometres an hour when passing stopped roadside worker vehicles with flashing lights. The updated Bill 5 aims to cover roadside maintenance workers and snowplow operators with protection under the Traffic Safety Act; similar to […]

March 29, 2022

Towing

Changes Ahead: Ontario’s towing pilot project kicks off Dec. 13

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— Ontario will implement a series of restricted towing zones along Highways 401, 400, 409 and 427 in an effort to “clear collisions or vehicle breakdowns on highways more safely and quickly,” according to the provincial government.  First announced in March 2021, the new Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) pilot program will only […]

December 7, 2021

EV

EV/AV Report: November 29, 2021

Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Tesla has secured more than a million Cybertruck reservations, Ontario’s Liberal party promises to bring back EV incentives and the Vancouver fire department unveiled their new electric fire truck. Error 404: Cybertruck not found The Tesla Cybertruck is quickly becoming one of the most […]

November 26, 2021

Collision Repair

Speedy Collision hosts distracted driving workshop for students

Martensville, Saskatchewan — March 21, 2017 — Teenagers compose a relatively small percentage of licensed drivers, but they run the highest risk of being involved in serious or even fatal collisions. Several hundred high school students from Dalmeny, Martensville and Warman got a first-hand look at the causes, and aftermath, of collisions during a “Safe […]

March 21, 2017