Welcomes of the Week: ProColor Collision adds new location in Burlington, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario – The Fix Network family tree just discovered a new branch in Burlington, Ontario, with the addition of the latest shop to join the ProColor banner. Owners Raghbir Rangi and Abhijit “Abhi” Gill have been running their shop independently for the last 18 years and have finally decided to integrate themselves into the […]
A New Leaf: AK Motor Intl. unveils Maple Majestic EV brand
Toronto, Ontario – Hoping to fill the void of excitement usually filled by the annual auto show season, AK Motor International Corporation has announced the Maple Majestic, the company’s inaugural line of emissions-free vehicles (EV), in a press release from Thursday. According to AK Motor founder Arkadiusz Kaminski, “Maple Majestic is intended to be Canada’s […]
People Pleasers: Hyundai Canada releases four years of customer reviews
Markham, Ontario – As part of a project four years in the making, Hyundai Canada has compiled nearly 87,000 independently submitted customer reviews of their vehicles and are pretty pleased with what they found. “Of those reviews, 40,985 owners have given their vehicles an overall score of 10/10, while 23,208 owners have scored their vehicles […]
REGIONAL NEWS | MANITOBA
Manitoba drivers are projected to see auto insurance premiums drop by an average of 8.8 per cent in the coming months. In early December 2020, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) approved MPI’s request, which averages out to a savings of more than $100 per policyholder. Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) stated that it can deliver savings […]
SASKATCHEWAN | REGIONAL NEWS
KEEPING TABS The government of Saskatchewan has introduced legislation with the aim of tightening up regulations surrounding scrap metal theft in the province. The legislation includes an update to the Pawned Property Amendment Act and the requirements for reporting for scrap metal dealers. The changes would require that dealers obtain and record the identification and […]
REGIONAL NEWS | ALBERTA
BRINGING IN BRENNANS CSN Brennan is the latest CSN Collision Centre to join the network under the ownership of Lift Auto Group. Located in Stettler, Alberta a town with a population just over 11,000 people, CSN Brennan is well established as being on of the best repairers in the area, CSN in its online press […]
REGIONAL NEWS | BRITISH COLUMBIA
WEST COAST WELDING One lucky Canadian is going home with a brand-new PR 220 MV Synergic Welder from ProSpot, thanks to the company’s Big MIG Giveaway promotion. Jamie Crowther from Victoria, British Columbia is one of three lucky winners of the ProSpot promotion. For their prize, Crowther chose the company’s brand new 200-amp x 35 […]
REALITY CHECK
There is nothing normal about the ‘new normal’ BY STEFANO LIESSI Here we are—we survived to see 2021 despite the hackneyed persona of its predecessor 2020. As many of you likely are, I am rather bitter about 2020, it was a less than pleasant experience for many of us, resemblant to that of having the […]
FORGED IN FIRE
A welcome fresh start follows the flames BY JAY PERRY At the mention of the Metal Ages, we can all conjure up images of blacksmiths working the metal of their craft using fire to strengthen the product of their labour. I think this is an appropriate metaphor for the year that is finally in the […]
THE GOOD LIFE
Your good life is not a goal—it’s right now BY CHELSEA STEBNER I think that many of us know one of the very best ways to learn is through listening and conversation with other like-minded people who are in similar leadership roles. It is often a lonely place to be. I love the opportunity to […]
