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High Speed Bribes?: A man was arrested in Florida's St. Lucie county after leading police on a 120 MPH chase. To deter pursuit, he tried throwing money, a cell phone, clothes and other items out of his car window!
Traffic Hugs?: An intoxicated man was arrested in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for blocking traffic. Specifically, he approached a police officer and requested a big hug. The man then cursed the officer when he declined.
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Did you Know...?
Two Major Inventions: Marion Donovan, inventor of plastic baby pants to cover cloth diapers, was also the inventor of the car cup holder. She installed a boat ring in her car to hold cups.
Inflation: The Curved Dash Oldsmobile debuted in 1901 and sold for $650. Oldsmobile manufactured 425 of them that year.
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Greetings!
Communication is always great. Think about it. Even getting bad news is good when it's information you need to hear. Positive news is even better. I thought I'd share with you a letter I received recently about one of our articles. Feel free to send your own emails heading my way. Mike Davey,Editor Dear Editor,
I am responding to your March 23, 2009 story (SAAR secures higher door rates for Saskatchewan
Repairers).
Your story fails to mention two significant points. The
first is that SGI entered into discussions with a committee composed of both
Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) and the Saskatchewan
Auto Dealers Association (SADA) members. The chair of the committee was a SADA
representative. SAAR, SADA and SGI executed the agreement with respect to new
labour rates. All parties to the
discussion played important roles in reaching an agreement.
The second point is that the agreement is for a blended
rate. The $67.00 repair rate now applies to all auto repair functions, which
historically had differing rates. The auto repair industry proposed the blended
rate. To SGI's knowledge this is the first blended rate agreement in Canada and
is another example of SGI's willingness to work with the auto repair industry.
Yours truly,
Paul R. McIntyre
Assistant Vice President, Claims
Co-chair SGI Labour Rate Team |
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Autotrend Collision Joins CSN
 Autotrend Collision ~ CSN located in Trenton, Ontario is the newest
member of Collision Solutions Network.
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New CARSTAR Location Opens in Woodbridge
CARSTAR Automotive Canada is pleased to announce the
opening of its newest location in Woodbridge, Ontario. CARSTAR IAC
Collision Centre is the newest addition to the CARSTAR network.
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Two GTA Shops Join Fix Auto Network
 Fix Auto is pleased to announce the signing of two new shops in Ontario - Fix Auto Toronto High Park and Fix Auto Ajax Central.
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Uptown Collision Honoured with Mayoral Visit
 Uptown Collision has announced a conversion to BASF's Glasurit 90
Line waterborne refinish solution. Uptown Collision is located in
Georgetown, Ontario.
At
a recent event, Bruce Lampkin, manager of Uptown Collision, was
presented with a special certificate by the Mayor of Georgetown, Rich
Bonnette. The certificate recognized the facility's achievement in
converting early.
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Headline News
AIA Announces Special General Meeting
The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA) has announced
that there will be a Special General Meeting of the...
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Steve Leal Acquires Rights to Fix Auto in Alberta
Fix Auto has announced that Steve Leal, President of Fix Auto Ontario
and Atlantic Canada, has acquired the rights to...
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Andy Neufeld Joins Fix Auto
Fix Auto is pleased to announce the addition of Andy Neufeld as
Franchisee Developer to the Fix Auto Ontario team. He joins...
Best in Canada Will Compete at Skills Competition
Skills/Compétences Canada will host the 15th Canadian Skills Competition, from May 20-23, 2009 in Charlottetown, Prince...
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Media Matters Incorporated
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Almost eighty golfers enjoyed a private course outing at Dundas Valley
Golf and Curling Club, and finished off a steak dinner cooked on the
balcony. 
was remembered as a great
golfer and friend, and his passion for both the industry and for
bringing new students into the trade will long be remembered after his
tragic passing. 
