Collision repair facilities in Saskatchewan are getting a much-needed boost in door rates from the province's government insurance program Saskatchewan General Insurance (SGI). As part of the agreement between the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) and SGI, shops are now entitled to a door rate of $67 an hour-up as much as ten dollars from the previous rate. The agreement comes after intense negotiations between SAAR and SGI.

"It's a step in the right direction," says SAAR's Executive director Bill Ziebart. "But it's far short of where we need to be," he quickly adds. SAAR thinks that shops should be compensated at a comparable door rate offered to other four-year journeymen-which is anywhere between $85 to $125 an hour. 

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