A week in review – May 31, 2019
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — May 31, 2019 — As spring comes to a close, allowing opportunities for growth and reflection, this weeks collision repair news has done the same. From celebrating Tarr’s fresh start as Solera’s CEO to saying goodbye to a cherished member of the collision community, Collision Repair has covered a […]
CARSTAR opens new shop in Alberta
By Elizabeth Sargeant Toronto, Ontario — May 31, 2019 — CARSTAR is opening a new shop in Bonnyville Alberta. Brad Szydlik, a seasoned veteran in the automotive industry, has been a practicing auto body technician for more than 22 years before opening his own repair centre in 2015. In between his transition from technician to […]
Salt Spring Island is in need of electric vehicle repairers
By Elizabeth Sargeant Toronto, Ontario – May 31, 2019 — Sitting between Vancouver Island and British Columbia’s mainland, Salt Spring Island is home to about 10,000 people and the highest density of electric vehicles in Canada. With one EV for every 100 Salt Springers, the island is home to four times as many EVs as PEI, […]
AV Report – May 31, 2019
By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — May 31, 2019 — In this week’s autonomous vehicle report: experts predict more traffic jams for the future, Volkswagen is on a mission to solve motion sickness, and Waymo’s autonomous trucks are back on the road! Increase in Traffic JamsExperts are saying that autonomous vehicles could cause a lot […]
Editor’s Log: The Constant Repairer
By Gideon Scanlon Toronto, Ontario — May 31, 2019– I’d intended to write this weeks column on the many collision repair facilities that were celebrating the Toronto Raptors efforts to dribble, dunk and alley-oop their way to the top of the National Basketball Association, but that doesn’t quite feel right. Canada’s collision community lost one […]
Safety without numbers: Rethinking working in isolation
By Theresa Jachnycky Throughout my career, I never gave working alone or in isolation much thought. In retrospect, I likely sought out such times of solitude to get away from interruptions and other demands that come from working in the presence of others. Personal safety wasn’t of concern to me—even when working in an empty […]
