SGI puts the focus on car seats during STEP event
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan — July 26, 2017 — Police from across Saskatchewan joined forces in Prince Albert recently for a two-day Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) event. According to a statement from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), all traffic safety violations were enforced with a special focus on impaired driving, distracted driving (cellphones), speeding/aggressive driving and […]
SGI targets work zone safety in July
Regina, Saskatchewan — June 1, 2016 — Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has announced that work zone safety is the province-wide traffic safety spotlight for the month of July. Police will be looking for drivers speeding and exhibiting other aggressive driving behaviours in work zones, such as stunting, racing, ignoring construction signage or illegally passing other […]
Tareski, Westermann take home Gold medals at Saskatchewan skills competitions
By Mike Davey Regina, Saskatchewan — April 25, 2016 — Results are in from the Saskatchewan Skills Competition. The annual event typically hosts 30 secondary and 28 post-secondary competitions each year, including Autobody Repair and Car Painting. This year’s competitions were held at four venues throughout Regina. Autobody Repair and Car Painting took […]
Executive Vision: SGI’s Paul McIntyre on OEM certification, advanced materials and expanding the workforce
By Mike Davey Regina, Saskatchewan — April 7, 2016 — Executive Vision is a regular feature focusing on discussions with key players in the auto claims economy and the auto industry, their views on the present industry and their vision for the future. Paul McIntyre is the Assistant VP of Urban Claims and Salvage, Saskatchewan […]
Saskatchewan police targeting distracted drivers
Regina, Saskatchewan — February 1, 2016 — Police across Saskatchewan will be watching for people using cellphones to talk, text, email or surf the internet while driving. They will also be on the lookout for other distracted drivers, such as those eating, putting on makeup or programming a GPS. Drivers will be issued a ticket […]
Saskatchewan police nab 308 impaired drivers in December
Regina, Saskatchewan — January 24, 2016 — According to Saskatchewan General Insurance, more than 300 impaired drivers were stopped by police during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving. In total, there were 308 offences related to alcohol or drug use throughout the month, including: – Eight low Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) offences […]
Sask Polytech students’ work selected for BASF calendar
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — January 11, 2016 — Appearing on the BASF calendar is a rare honour, and it’s even rarer that student work makes the cut. Nevertheless, anyone opening the 2016 BASF calendar to October will be treated to a view of the work completed by Saskatchwan Polytechnic students. The October page is a beautifully […]
CSN-Kavia Auto Body racks up collection of ‘firsts’
By Jeff Sanford Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — January 5, 2016 — Talk about starting off the new year with a bang. Raj Kavia, the owner of CSN-Kavia Auto Body in Saskatoon, is getting set to move into a large and sophisticated new facility later this week. Before the big move, he took some time out to […]
Heavy truck collision repair in the Saskatchewan oil patch offers special challenges
By Jeff Sanford Alida, Saskatchewan — September 17, 2015 — Trucking company Three Star Trucking built a collision repair facility to do its own repairs, but the company recently began offering collision repair services to third-party operators as the tough conditions of the area create all kinds of demand for repair services. It seems trucking […]
