Holding Pattern: N.S. autobody shops to see wave of flood-damaged vehicles later in week
(Photo by Kelvin Campbell) Halifax, Nova Scotia — This past weekend saw a torrent of rain hit Nova Scotia, bringing with it flooding in some areas and a wave of damaged vehicles due for local bodyshops throughout the week. The storm started on Friday and dumped about three months worth of rain over the first […]
Close Call: Severe tornado narrowly misses central Alta. communities, local auto repair shops see little to no claims
Calgary, Alberta — A tornado of historic proportions touched down in central Alberta over the weekend—not that anyone in the collision industry would have noticed, as it turns out that just about every repair shop in the area says they were unaffected. Tornado researchers classified Saturday’s twister as an EF4—meaning it reached a maximum wind […]
Blown Away: Ontario’s Dec. windstorm damage more than $150 million, IBC says
Toronto, Ontario — Numbers have started rolling in tallying up the destruction caused by the windstorm that blew through Quebec and eastern Ontario in December with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reporting more than $152 million in insured damage. The IBC broke down the damage regionally, reporting more than $100 million in Ontario, more […]
