The industry event aims to raise awareness of the road safety campaign and bring the industry together. Two Ontario towing companies, Whitworth Towing and Recovery, and Woodstock Tire and Towing, joined forces to organize a Slow Down Move Over BBQ, scheduled for August 21 in Woodstock Tire and Towing’s shop in Woodstock. All tow operators […]
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Photo courtesy of Astro Towing On July 7, the Roadside Responders Association of Saskatchewan (RRAS) held its first Blue Lights & Burgers event at Martensville. Every Wednesday throughout the summer towers and local communities in Saskatchewan will be able to hit the series of Blue Lights & Burgers events at a different location to celebrate
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After nearly all of the 2020 North American tow shows were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the towing industry is now gearing up for a full slate of 2021 tow shows. American Towman announced its Comeback Tour with four tow shows taking place in the second half of the year. The American Towman’s Comeback Tour
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Miller Industries donates funds raised from their first two online Brainstorming with the Pros sessions with Tom Luciano to the International Towing Museum and Hall of Fame. Many businesses suffered significant loss of revenue during the pandemic crisis of 2020. This is especially true for the tourism and hospitality industry. Miller Industries donates $10,941.85
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It is standard procedure to pull a ferry out of the water when it is not in use, but no matter how many times you have done it before, it is always a challenge! by Tony D’Anjou, Dominic Hébert In mid-September 2020, Hillaire Journault, owner of CNM Évolution, contacted our dispatch at Remorquage Provincial Jacques
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by Iva Kestrankova This year’s Halloween was a completely different experience for everyone. Due to COVID-19 precautions and restrictions, people had to find new ways to enjoy this holiday while keeping everyone safe. That included spacing candies out on the front lawn or installing so-called candy chutes—a pipe used for sliding candies down to trick
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Tow Canada is giving away one of our Tow Canada hoodies and safety vests to submitters whose stories are selected for our Recovery Story or Tow Tales sections. You have a chance to win with every new edition of Tow Canada! Tips for a successful Recovery Story entry: Provide details! Tell us about the equipment
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The Ontario division of CAA, along with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) will be hosting a virtual town hall to discuss the current challenges facing the towing industry in the province, and an overview of what the future of the industry could entail. The webinar, held August
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The towing industry recently lost a legendary towing professional and great man, Alan Eadie. Our team at Tow Canada has lots of great memories of him and mourns his loss. “Alan was a wonderful person, I looked forward to our time at the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) Tow Show and American Towman. He
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The Ontario government is establishing a task force to improve provincial oversight of the towing industry. The task force will help develop a regulatory model that will increase safety and enforcement, clarify protections for consumers, improve industry standards, and consider tougher penalties for violators. As announced in the press release, the government is taking this
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