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Is This For Real?
Animals Providing Work I: Safari parks can be a lot of fun, assuming that you're in a vehicle owned by someone else. A recent case illustrates this, where a playful zebra at a safari park decided to ram into a vehicle at top zebra speed. Zebras aren't known for being aggressive, so maybe it was just bored.
Animals Providing Work II: Stinging insects have probably caused more than a few accidents over the years, but sometimes the motorist gives them a hand. A recent example: a wasp flew up a driver's pant leg, which caused the person to panic and jam down the accelerator. If only they hadn't been stopped at a traffic light with cars ahead of them... |
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Did you Know...?
Offensive Driving: Naples, Florida is home to an establishment called the Redneck Yacht Club. It's 800 acres of mud pit that drivers pay $30 to drive around in their own customized off-road vehicles.
REALLY Offensive Driving: Germany goes Florida one better in the off-road mayhem business. The Panzer Fun Driving School in Brandenburg will teach you to drive one of its 13 Soviet armoured vehicles. For an extra fee, they will let you drive the tank over an old car. |
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Greetings!
We've got another reader letter for you this week. Keep 'em coming, folks. Mike Davey,EditorIn the wake of recent economic
conditions and the possible closure of many dealerships, you can't help
but get a feeling of despair and sadness. It causes us to reflect on
our careers, especially those of us who have worked in a dealer
collision centre environment all our lives.
Cheer up! There is a
light at the end of the tunnel. Like life itself, there is a cycle and recovery
of sorts and we will come out of this stronger, better and more profitable. This
industry has evolved over the years and it will continue to evolve and we need
to change and adapt with it. There are many options open to dealers and
collision centres to operate under a different banner and offer different
products for sale. Maybe one of those beautiful stores needs to reopen and offer
alternative transportation like totally electric products and/or a large
selection of pedal bikes and accessories.
This change has been
evident in the collision industry for years. What we have seen as a result of
this change is a raising of the bar in quality of repairs and efficiency.
Pick yourself up!
Brush yourself off! Block out the naysayers, the negativity, and get back in the
game. People need cars and
we need to fix and service them! I see this as another shifting of the paradigm.
Don't stay stuck in the past.
Don Teevens, Refinish Manager for Co-Auto Co-Operative
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Mercury Switch Contest: Who Will Take the Prize?
Summer is on the way and the mercury is going through the roof! This time, though, it's not about the temperature. Switch Out, the national program to remove, collect, and manage mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles, has announced a contest for recyclers and dismantlers. The company that collects the most mercury switches through 2009 will win the grand prize of a feature article in Canadian Auto Recyclers, published by Media Matters.
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CSN Golf Tourney Raises $8000 for Linden Fund
Collision Solutions Network (CSN) held its 3rd Annual Golf Tournament on May 28 at the Royal Ontario Golf Club in Milton, Ontario.
The tournament was a sell out, with 144 golfers filling every available space. Although a round of golf guarantees a good time, the tournament also had its serious side. Funds were raised through sponsorship dollars and through the sale of Linden Fund passports for games throughout the tournament.
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The top foursome at the CSN 3rd Annual Golf Tournament (l to r): Dave Smith, Akzo Nobel; Craig Jalbert, 3M; Sean Basilio, 3M; ; Danny Faric, Howden Collision Ltd ~ CSN.
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CARSTAR Express Brantford Holds Grand Opening
CARSTAR Automotive Canada has announced the grand
opening of the second CARSTAR Express location. The new store is located at
253 King George
Road in Brampton , Ontario . The first CARSTAR Express was opened
in Hamilton , Ontario in February of 2009.
CARSTAR Express was
launched with the purpose of concentrating on what PJ Wardell, Operations
Manager for CARSTAR, calls the "Core Four."
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From left to right: PJ Wardell, Operations
Manager, CARSTAR Automotive Canada, Sam Mercanti,
President & CEO, CARSTAR Automotive Canada, Mike Hancock, Mayor -
City of Brantford, and Dave Lush, COO -
CARSTAR Automotive Canada. |
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Headline News
NACE Expands Conference Program
An expanded program for NACE and CARS 2009 has been developed for this
fall. A total of 84 sessions will be delivered...
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Latest Podcast from Scene Genesis Focuses on Waterborne
Collision repair shops can use the conversion to waterborne to stay
ahead of the competition while pleasing customers...
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New "Parts and Labour Lookup" Module from Mitchell
Mitchell International has announced that its collision parts and
labour reference database is now available online. Accessible...
Rose, Kennelly Take Top Honours at Skill Canada Competition
Skills Canada has announced the results of the 15th Canadian Skills
Competition. The event attracted attendees and over...
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Linden Fund's Pedal4Preemies
The Linden Fund Pedal for Preemies 1K, 5K, 10K Walk/Run/Bike-a-thon took place on Saturday, May 30 in Toronto's High Park. Lauren Pezzullo would like to extend thanks on behalf of the Linden Fund to all the event's generous sponsors, pledges, and participants. Media Matters Inc. was one of the sponsors of the event.
Below is the team from 427 Auto Collision ~ CSN. They ranked in the top five for most money pledged. Lorenzo D'Alessandro (centre in black shirt) is the facility's co-owner and was one of the top five individual fund raisers for the event.
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Sincerely,
Media Matters Incorporated
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