Vernon tower seriously injured after truck rollover
Vernon, British Columbia — June 10, 2015 — A Vernon tow truck driver is in hospital following an accident in the Foothills region earlier this week. The tow operator was working to haul a broken down vehicle on Apex Drive when his truck rolled on him around 12:30 p.m. on June 8, the Vernon Morning Star […]
BCAA issues lockout notice to dispatchers
Vancouver, British Columbia — June 9, 2015 — The British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) has issued a lockout notice to its emergency roadside staff. The Vancouver Sun reports the association threatened to lockout dispatch services of 70 BCAA-ERS employees — represented by the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 (COPE 378) — as early […]
Illegal dumping angers Kelownians, local tow company pitches in
Kelowna, British Columbia — June 9, 2015 — Kelowna residents, regional district staff and a local towing business have teamed up to take charge of a messy situation following the discovery of an illegally abandoned camper last month. Castanet reports the camper, found on Postill Lake Road above Ellison, is part of a much larger problem […]
Cornwall towing company fails to pay workers, fined $30K
Cornwall, Ontario — June 8, 2015 — A former Cornwall towing company is facing $30,000 in fines after failing to pay six of its past employees. Cornwall Newswatch reports CRR Cornwall Roadside Recovery, also known as Glen’s Towing, and business director Glen Comeau received the fines during a Provincial Offences Act court trial on June 4. […]
Local towing company helps feed North Bay’s hungry
North Bay, Ontario — June 4, 2015 — A recent mishap involving a transport truck and a load of frozen meat has made for a happy ending, thanks to the quick thinking of a North Bay tow truck company. Bay Today reports that the truck, hauling a refrigerated trailer packed with pork, tipped over near Rutherglen, […]
Ontario passes road safety bill, Move Over law extends to tow trucks
Thornhill, Ontario — June 3, 2015 — The province has announced the passing of Bill 31, the Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act. The amendment to the Highway Traffic Act and the Highway 407 East Act, 2012, passed third and final reading on June 2 at Toronto’s Queen’s Park. The legislation zeroes in on several road safety […]
CAA Manitoba experiment highlights need for Move Over awareness
Winnipeg, Manitoba — June 2, 2015 — The majority of motorists may need to brush up on the province’s Move Over law, according to a recent experiment conducted by CAA Manitoba and RCMP. Global News reports that out of the 316 drivers who passed a staged tow-truck scene on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway just west […]
Collision chasing a citywide epidemic: Ottawa police
Ottawa, Ontario — June 2, 2015 — Ottawa’s problem with unsolicited tow truck drivers arriving at collision sites has reached “epidemic proportions,” police say. The Ottawa Citizen reports six tow truck drivers were fined $175 apiece at the scene of a May 26 car crash near Kirkwood and Coldrey avenues. Police issued a seventh driver a warning. According […]
Suspect wanted in Kingston tow yard thefts
Kingston, Ontario — June 2, 2015 — Kingston Police are looking to identify a male suspect caught on camera breaking into the property of a local tow company late last month. The Kingston Heritage reports the suspect, described as a five-foot-five Caucasian man in his early 40s, is seen on surveillance video crossing the yard of […]
Niagara police to hold public consultation process to better tow, taxi services
Niagara Falls, Ontario — May 19, 2015 — The Niagara Regional Police (NRP) Services board is set to begin a public consultation process on improving the area’s vehicle-for-hire services. Bullet News Niagara reports the process, beginning this June, aims to strike a balance between the needs and requirements of the public and tow/taxi services. Taking place […]
