Buddy Up: Manitoba to reinstate one-to-one apprentice-journeyperson ratio Oct. 30; Exemptions available, says ATA of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba is reinstating its one-to-one apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio as of Oct. 30, though collision centres may apply for exemption to keep the two-to-one ratio via the Automotive Trades Association (ATA) of Manitoba. ATA of Manitoba President Norm Bruneau said the organization will link the applicable apprenticeship forms on its website. “We’re happy to […]
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SATVIR SERVING AS CEO The Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) Board of Directors have selected Satvir Jatana as the corporation’s new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Jatana currently serves as MPI’s vice president and chief customer officer, where she oversees product development, communications, government relations and efforts to expand the gathering and utilization of customer […]
Winning in Winnipeg: ATA of Manitoba hosts trade show, collision olympics
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The Automotive Trades Association (ATA) of Manitoba held its Trade Show and Collision Olympics on Friday at the Canadinns Polo Park in Winnipeg, where collision vendors, shops and students spent the day exploring the exhibition floor, interacting with industry-leading vendors and even go to as spectators to the event’s collision repair competition. […]
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NO PANIC—YET In late August, more than 1,700 unionized Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers walked off the job. But Ferd Klassen says it’s not “panic mode” amid the autobody industry–at least, not yet. “[MPI] is constantly adjusting things on the fly,” said Klassen, the president of Manitoba’s Automotive Trades Association (ATA) and owner of Niverville […]
Wage Rage: Strike looms as union representing MPI employees rejects wage offer
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba’s public employees could be the next workforce to take its place on the picket line, as an impasse between the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) and MPI could see the crown insurer shuttered for the time being. The MGEU published a statement last Friday in response to wage increases […]
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BUILDING BRIDGES The Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba is hosting its 2023 Trade Show on October 27, 2023. This year’s event will feature an “Olympic-style conference” and trade show at the CanadInns Polo Park Conference Centre. Daytime attendance is reserved for students in correlation with the ATA’s Youth Attraction Effort, but members of the trade […]
You Pour, You Pay: MPI to eliminate third-party coverage for impaired drivers Aug. 1
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba’s public insurer won’t be cutting a break to impaired drivers anymore, announcing Tuesday that drivers found to be under the influence will no longer be eligible for third-party liability coverage following a collision. Starting Aug. 1, if you drink, drive and crash in Manitoba, you can also add “pay” to that […]
Tough Ticket: Few golf passes left for ATA Manitoba golf tournament on Aug. 25; sponsorships open
Rosser, Manitoba — It can’t be all meetings in the capital, wheeling and dealing with the nation’s most powerful—sometimes the Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba needs to cut loose with a round of golf among friends and family. Very few tickets are still available for this meeting of Manitoba’s most technically inclined minds, set for […]
Cat People: ‘Save Your Cat’ anti-theft program launched Monday in Man., shops invited to join
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The province of Manitoba officially kicked off its counterattack against catalytic converter theft on Monday, with the launch of the “Save Your Cat” program, operated in partnership with Winnipeg Crime Stoppers. There are no felines in trees here, just a lot of Manitobans fed up with the rash of catalytic converter thefts […]
Team Canada: James Bartel of Manitoba to represent autobody; Gabrielle Leclerc of Quebec to rep car painting at WorldSkills 2024
Ottawa, Ontario — Skills Canada has officially announced its Canadian Team for the 2024 WorldSkills competition: James Bartel of Kleefeld, Man., will represent Canada in the autobody repair competition, while Gabrielle Leclerc of Saint-Eustache, Que., will represent the nation in the car painting contest. Both Bartel and Leclerc will compete in the 47th WorldSkills Competition […]
