A Catalyst for Crime: PEI RCMP charge five in connection with converter thefts, more than $100K in damage
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – A rise in catalytic converter thefts in Canada’s smallest province has triggered a crackdown from the PEI RCMP on the lucrative illegal trend, signalled by a number of charges laid over the last three months. While police did manage to recover some of the stolen catalytic converters, all said, the […]
PEI Goes Paperless: Province approves use of electronic proof of auto insurance
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Effective as of December 17, 2020, Prince Edward Island (PEI) drivers have the option to digitally store and present their proof of auto insurance in the form of eSlips. Approved by the Superintendent of Insurance for Prince Edward Island, this move follows Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, […]
P.E.I.’s tougher road laws yield results
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – April 8, 2019 – The number of vehicles impounded in Prince Edward Island more than doubled over the past year, as reported by CBC News. Impoundments rose from 46 in 2017 to 116 in 2018, in what P.E.I.’s safety division largely attributes to tougher new penalties aimed at decreasing the […]
PEI auto recycling facility plans to install new equipment
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – January 26, 2019 — John Ross & Sons, which recently purchased A&S Scrap Metal’s facility in Charlottetown, PEI is planning on installing an auto shredder and downstream equipment. According to a PEI Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism press release, the PEI provincial government has approved of a loan […]
Dalziel’s Auto Body celebrates 50 years of putting customers first
By Barett Poley Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — April 5, 2017 — Fifty years in business is impressive regardless of the industry. Dalziel’s Auto Body, just outside of Charlottetown, PEI, has hit that mark. Chris Dalziel is the facility’s Operations Manager and the nephew of founder Bill Dalziel. In a recent interview with Collision Repair […]
