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Is This For Real?
Offensive Driving Part I: A man in Wichita, Kansas was asked by a police officer's demand to turn down his car radio. This made him so angry that he immediately drove to City Hall, went up a ramp at about 45 mph, crashed through the front door and continued on through the building.
Offensive Driving, Part II: On the other side of the Atlantic, a man in Andover, England was arrested after he drove his Rolls-Royce through the front window of a local big box store. The man's wife said he had been upset to find out that the bed they had ordered did not come with a mattress.
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will be automatically entered.The winning business will be featured in an article in the 2010 edition of Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine. |
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Did you Know...?
Woz Hawking Repair Services: Steve Wozniak is famous as one of the co-founders of Apple, but his latest adventure has some in Silicon Valley scratching their heads: Wozniak has been appearing in TV commercials for Car West Auto Body of Danville, California. Is there a connection between computers and collision repair that we're missing?
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The federal government has finally set the date for the waterborne regulations. With this in place, shops that haven't started a transition plan, better start soon. In other news, Vic Bennett Collision Centre, from Lanark County outside Ottawa joined Collision Solutions Network and the Women In Insurance Cancer Crusade held its annual golf tournament. You can read more below or on our website at www.collisionrepairmag.comSpeaking of our website, stay tuned as we announce some exciting enhancements. For a sneak peak or to become a beta tester, just send me an email. Mike Davey,Editor |
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WorldSkills, Expert Advice, and Promoting the Trade
Over 1000 competitors are coming to Calgary in September for
WorldSkills, the international competition showcasing the very best in
trades, technologies and skills from 51 member countries. Although
there will be many different competitions taking place, for the
collision repair industry there are really only two: Auto Body Repair
and Car Painting.
Lawrence Danylchuk is the Auto Body Repair Expert for Team Canada.
An instructor at Maples Collegiate in Winnipeg, Danylchuk's involvement
with skills competitions goes back to 1998, when he and another
instructor organized Manitoba's first competitive event for Auto Body
Repair.
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Headline News
I-CAR to Introduce Two New Courses in August
I-CAR has announced that it will launch two new classes in August
covering high production volume vehicles and emerging technology in...
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It's Official: Low-VOC Regs Published in Canada Gazette
The word is now official. The new regulations governing automotive refinish products, Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration...
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AkzoNobel Selected by MACRO Group for Exclusive Vendor Agreement
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas has been selected by the Mid-Atlantic Collision Repair Organization (MACRO) for a preferred paint vendor...
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WICC Holds 10th Anniversary Charity Golf Tournament
The Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) held it's 10th Annual
Charity Golf Tournament on July 13, 2009 at the Angus Glen Golf Club in
Markham, Ontario.
The Women In Insurance Cancer Crusade was formed in 1996 by a
group of concerned insurance women and men who felt that it was
important to support colleagues and their families in the fight against
cancer. Not only is dedicated to raising funds for cancer research,
also provides educational forums for the industry on how to support
those affected by the disease.
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 Chair of WICC, Heather Matthews of Crawford & Company and her daughter Mackenzie.
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CSN Signs Eastern Ontario Location
Vic Bennett Collision Centre ~ CSN is the newest member of Collision
Solutions Network. Vic Bennett Collision Centre ~ CSN serves Lanark
county in the southwestern region of Ottawa.
Vic Bennett Collision ~ CSN was founded in 1946 by Vic Bennett
Senior. The 6500 square foot facility is now owned by his two sons, Vic
(Jr.) and Jim Bennett.
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