Growing Vast: Vast-Auto Distribution announces three new locations
Montreal, Quebec – Vast-Auto Distribution has announced the addition of three new Parts City Auto Parts company-owned stores in Mount Pearl, St. Johns and Bay Roberts, Nfld. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of O’Reilly Automotive Inc., and a leading auto parts supplier in the Canadian automotive aftermarket industry. Mauro Cifelli, president of Vast-Auto […]
Misplaced Priorities: Collision coverage is second most important factor in auto insurance, says PC Insurance survey
Toronto, Ontario — A PC Insurance commissioned survey found that safe driving discounts are the prime factor for most Canadians, with collision and liability coverage ironically considered the second and third most important factors in an auto insurance policy. The survey polled 1,500 Canadians, asking which factors they considered important, along with the most common misconceptions […]
WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS
Marcus Newman proves that ideas beat age in collision repair Story by MAX REID As we all surely learned from a popular TV ad campaign about taco shells, sometimes we need to look to our young people for the solutions that may go unseen by aged eyes. Consider the little girl who first thwarted the […]
Carless-ness Cured: Collision Clinic gifts Kia Soul to Mount Pearl mother in ‘Enriching Lives’ giveaway
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador — Proving why they are the fixture in the Newfoundland collision repair community that they are, Collision Clinic and Sharon Wells are proud to announce the completion of its nineteenth annual Enriching Lives car giveaway. This year, Cassie Ward of Mount Pearl, N.L. is the lucky winner of a refurbished […]
Damage Report: Hurricane Fiona insurance claims tally at $660 million
The remains of the Glace Bay Car Wash in Cape Breton, N.S. – one of the many small businesses destroyed by Hurricane Fiona. (Pavel Gaborik/Youtube) Halifax, Nova Scotia — Initial estimates by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) indicate that Hurricane Fiona has caused at least $660 million in insured damage, according to the Catastrophe […]
Picking Pockets: N.L. Immigration Minister asks auto insurers to ‘not exploit’ Ukrainian refugees
St. John’s, Newfoundland — From one hardship to another, reports have begun circulating that Ukrainian refugees arriving in Newfoundland are being charged exorbitantly high auto insurance rates, well over the average paid by most Canadians. The Canadian Press got a hold of two auto insurance quotes from a pair of Ukrainian refugees in St. John’s—one […]
Welcomes of the Week: UniglassPlus Carbonear
Hamilton, Ontario – Uniban is celebrating the opening UniglassPlus Carbonear, located at 64 Columbus Drive, Carbonear Newfoundland and Labrador. Jordan Garland, owner of UniglassPlus Carbonear started in the automotive industry with detailing and window tinting. Seeing the need for glass repair in his community, Garland decided to open this facility. “It was a natural transition […]
A Moving Gesture: Collision Clinic St. John’s gifts refurbished 2018 Kia Rio to local family
St. John’s, Newfoundland — The fine people at Collision Clinic in St. John’s, N.L. are yet again giving the gift of mobility this holiday season, surprising Faith Ann Vokey and her son, Ashton, with a newly refurbished 2018 Kia Rio. Vokey works evenings at a downtown St. John’s hotel, has to rely on taxis for […]
Fair Trades: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum launches new leadership development program for tradeswomen
Toronto, Ontario — A new program from the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) is aiming to uplift more female tradespeople into leadership roles in their industries. The CAF’s Supporting Women in Trades Conference (SWiT) is back on after a three-year hiatus and is introducing the “National Leadership Development Program for Women in the Skilled Trades”, to […]
It Takes a Village: N.L. bodyshop bands together to fix up car for 18-year-old tech
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland — The best bodyshops can become like an extended family to their employees and CSN Precision Collision Automotive is no exception, as the team at the Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L. bodyshop banded together to give a very special gift to a young technician. Eighteen-year-old Logan LeDrew started working at the shop in 2019 […]
