BRITISH COLUMBIA | REGIONAL NEWS
DON’T CRY OVER SPILLED PAINT Allison Cockburn, a resident of the City of Richmond, took the city to court after claiming that they had acted in negligence for failing to notify of a paint spill. After driving through a paint spill, Cockburn sought $400 in the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal hearing, which was the estimated […]
WHERE SPRAY GUNS ARE BORN
Inside SATA’s German headquarters The Collision Repair magazine team was recently invited to Germany to visit SATA’s headquarters, where we received an exclusive tour of the global leader in spray gun technology’s impressive facilities. Joern Stoever, interim general manager of SATA Canada, served as gracious host, and even showed the team the recently released SATAjet […]
SIMPLIFIERS IN NIAGARA FALLS
Simplicity Car Care’s second Growth Conference deemed climate positive Story, photos by ALLISON ROGERS Simplicity Car Care recently hosted its second annual Growth Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where the franchise network cinched a “climate positive” event certification for the second time. The process of becoming climate positive certified means the Simplicity team had to […]
GOOD TIMES IN THE ’TOON
Story, photos by ALLISON ROGERS Another Fall Conference from the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) has come and gone– and this sure was one for the books. More than 150 industry members hit the Dakota Dunes Golf Course on day one of the event, while a delicious steak supper topped off the evening before […]
ADAPTING ANCASTER
Joe Saputo continues the family legacy with his own twist Sam Saputo first learned to repair vehicles in a 40,000 sq. ft. bodyshop in Germany. Upon moving to Canada, the Sicilian- born body repairer was recognized as one of the more skilled employees at Ontario Auto Collision, which was run by Sam Mercanti, the eventual […]
REGIONAL NEWS | ALBERTA
CRASH IT CRUSHES CHARITY GOAL Emile Fremont, one of the organizers behind Alberta’s annual Crash It golf tournament, thanks all participants, sponsors, and fellow committee members for another successful event. This year’s charity event, held August 24 at the Blue Devil Golf Club in Calgary, Alberta, raised over $12,000 for Goal on Sight, a charity […]
