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Truck in Trouble

Above: Over the years, Bailie Boys Towing has had plenty of experience recovering trucks, tractors, snowcats, and other vehicles from the ice. It could have been worse, but a strong current and thin, rotten ice made for complex conditions. by Dallas and Joshua Baillie, Baillie Boys TowingPhotos courtesy Baillie Boys Towing On March 1, 2025, […]

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Fishin’ for Deere

by Collin Vandenheuvel Photos: courtesy of Collin Vandenheuvel Not just another day on the job. It was just after 5:00 p.m. on a warm August evening when the call came in: a farm tractor and trailer had gone overboard, dangling off the end of a ferry. Right away, we knew we were in for a

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Recovery at Hawk Cliff

An unstable landscape and a near vertical drop required cautious expertise. by Tia Allard For most people, Hawk Cliff near Port Stanley in Central Elgin, Ontario, is a place of calm. The cliffs themselves tower over the waters of Lake Erie, the layers from years past stripped bare by the near constant breeze. The cliffs

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A Right to Workplace Safety

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees “life, liberty and personal security.” Are roadside responders included? We’re about to find out. By Kara Cunningham It’s early October 2024, and Don Affleck’s company, Peninsula Towing, has had two contact strikes in the span of three days. One was a cone, and one was nearly Affleck himself,

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The Importance of Good Relationships with First Responders

Photo: Deputy Chief Dayne Wielgoz of the Rouleau Fire Departmentin Saskatchewan and his wife, Tamara – courtesy Dayne Wielgoz After publishing Shon Crumley’s story, “How to Save a Life,” in the March-April 2024 edition of Tow Canada, Deputy Chief Dayne Wielgoz of the Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Fire Department, came forward with his own reflections of the

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