21 Years Running: CSN Industrial Park wins Orillia Readers’ Choice award
Orillia, Ontario — CSN Industrial Park Collision has once again snagged Orillia Today’s Readers’ Choice award for Favourite Collision Centre. “CSN Industrial Park Collision has been the Reader’s Choice Award Winner for the Favorite Collision Center every year since 1999. We are very proud of what our City thinks of us,” said Joy Skinner, owner […]
Environmental Endowment: GM invests $28 million to cut emissions, hydro use at St. Catharines plant
St. Catharines, Ontario — General Motors expects to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent while reducing its reliance on hydro, through a $28-million cogeneration project unveiled at its St. Catharines operation Monday. A project that has seen several years of planning before work officially started two years ago will have gas piped […]
High Five for Funds: AIA Canada High Fives for Kids Scholarship deadline is September 15
Ottawa, Ontario — The Automotive Industry Association (AIA) is giving its members’ children a chance at a scholarship, as long as you get your application in before September 15. Calling all AIA members with children in or going into post-secondary! The AIA is sending some students back to school with an extra $1,000 in their […]
Disinfection Connection: University of Waterloo receives UVC disinfecting machine developed by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Toronto, Ontario — Researchers with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Health Services at the University of Waterloo (UW) welcomed the recent donation of a prototype for a PPE disinfecting machine, designed and built by engineers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) in neighbouring Cambridge, Ontario. “Developing new, effective ways to sterilize PPE is one […]
Taking on Training: Ontario preparing people for careers in the auto and advanced manufacturing sectors
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario government is investing $9.3 million in 11 training projects to help approximately 2,000 students and job seekers prepare for auto and advanced manufacturing careers. The funding will support projects from a range of organizations, including auto manufacturers, industry associations, training providers and public universities and colleges. Details were provided on […]
In Memoriam: FinishMaster founder Jim White dies at 101
Boucherville, Quebec — FinishMaster founder Jim White, who started the company with a single location and lived to see it grow into a national leader, died last week at the age of 101. White died Aug. 26 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, FinishMaster announced Friday. “Jim White was a great man […]
A Costly View: American driving through Canada to Alaska receiving a $569,000 fine for visiting Banff National Park
Banff, Alberta — Not all views are priceless—especially during the COVID-19 pandemic—for one American seeing Banff National Park’s picturesque peaks cost him more than half-a-million dollars. John Pennington, from Walton, Kentucky, was recently arrested in Banff, Alberta for violating Canada’s provincial health orders after entering from Alaska. Since late March the border between Canada and […]
