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'Engage your brain before you engage your transmission': Close call prompts warning from Sask. tow truck driver Slavko Hardi says a semi lost control on Highway 16 and struck his tow truck. (Facebook) SASKATOON -- Slavko Hardi has a message for drivers approaching a tow truck working at the side of the road. “People should engage their brains before they engage their transmission into gear. Even to start traveling you have to think about what can happen. Weather in Saskatchewan can be changed in a moment. One side wind on the highway and there’s ice, perfect conditions for being stuck on the road or even worse.” O…
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by Sarah Bruce Photos courtesy Kellie Milton Cover photo: Kelly and the Kelowna crew Originally published in Tow Canada, January-February 2021 Kellie Milton does not claim to be a role model but, as he headed for retirement last year, the industry will remember him as one. Like many of the best professionals in the towing industry, Kellie did not start his career as a tow operator, but it was something that found him. Back in the 70s, he was working as an apprentice mechanic at his brother’s service station near Big White, outside Vernon, B.C. When customer demand called for the addition of towing services to the business, they purchased an old ’65 Chevy truck,…
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Originally published in Tow Canada, January-February 2021 by Iva Kestrankova While there are many skilled tow truck operators, some true legends, there has been only one recovery king. [Cover photo by Jim Massena] “Allan was my mentor and best friend. I was lucky enough to be his wing man,” said a tow operator Jim “Gummer” Massena, who shared this image of Alan Eadie in his early years. Every age has a hero. For the Canadian towing and recovery industry in the 1980s and 90s, Alan Eadie was a hero.. He was not only an amazing tow truck operator who others enjoyed working with and looked up to, he was also one of the driving forces that helped elevate pr…
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York police believe the tow truck fire in Whitchurch-Stouffville was intentionally set Police in York Region are investigating what officers have described as a suspicious tow truck fire, apparently the latest strike in the GTA’s ongoing towing turf war. Emergency crews were called Monday night to a home in Whitchurch-Stoufville — on Hwy. 48, near Bethesda Side Rd. — where they encountered a Freightliner flatbed tow truck engulfed in flames. Police alleged that the fire, which caused an estimated $150,000 worth of damage, was set intentionally. Detectives urge anyone with information to call 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or Crime Sto…
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Three veteran Ontario Provincial Police officers are facing charges for giving preferential treatment to certain tow truck operators, in the latest corruption probe to target an industry long plagued with violence. In an interview Saturday, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said he received an internal complaint back in early 2019 about the relationship between some of his officers and towing operators. “Preference was given to a particular tow company in exchange for benefit to the officers,” he said, declining to get into the specifics of what that benefit was. “It’s fairly complex. It’s not a traditional [arrangement where] there’s an exchange of cash, it…
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https://www.cp24.com/news/man-charged-in-connection-with-alleged-corruption-in-tow-truck-industry-appeared-on-popular-tv-show-1.5270560 One of the men charged in connection with allegations of corruption related to Ontario's tow truck industry has appeared on a popular television show. On Saturday, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced they charged three of their own veteran officers and suspended four others over allegations of corruption related to the province's tow truck industry. The force alleges the accused officers provided preferential treatment to towing companies within the Greater Toronto Area. They also …
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A tow truck driver is being thanked after rescuing a 2-year-old child who was accidentally locked inside of a running vehicle in Oxford County. The toddler was alone inside of the vehicle outside of a residence in Blandford-Blenheim Township just after 1 p.m. on Friday when the doors locked. The child’s parents called 911 immediately. While en route, Oxford OPP reached out to a local towing company that arrived on scene and opened the vehicle. The unharmed child was reunited with “very thankful” parents, OPP said. Police added the incident serves as a reminder why drivers should never leave their keys inside of a vehicle. “A…
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Why a pair of tow-truck operators opened Hope's Kitchen, a 24-hour centre for homeless people 'I don't see it as an incredible act to open our doors,' said North Bay's Katie Valiquette The pandemic had just begun last March when, fearing the virus would spread among the local homeless population, the city of North Bay, Ont., closed its only warming centre. That night the temperature plummeted to -20 C. "It left people out on the street overnight without any shelter available," said Katie Valiquette. "When we found that out, it kind of broke our hearts." Valliquette, 35, and her husband Chris Brown own and operate Flat-Rate T…
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As we work on the semi annual roll call I will be searching out Canadian Members from the "Tow411 Past". Possibly they made the leap and I missed it or they don't know we're here. If your name comes up give us a Shout Out. If you know where they are now then tell them we are on the New Force in the Towing and Recovery industry. Dave Jarman Steven Morrison Ivor Dean aka DIVOR I will add a few more every day or so...
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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 or treaters. Jonny’s Towing & Recovery Haunted Tow Truck Finding an original way to keep the holiday alive was important to Jonny Soroka, owner of Jonny’s Towing and Recovery in Richmond, B.C, so he organized a mobile Haunted Tow Truck show to bring joy and fun not only to his two kids, who are big fans of Hal…
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RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) — With Halloween creeping up, one Richmond man is putting the final touches on his haunted tow truck in an effort to celebrate the holiday in a COVID-safe way. When Jonny Soroka’s seven-year-old daughter was ‘devastated’ she wouldn’t be able to celebrate Halloween like she usually does because of her asthma, it got him brainstorming about a solution. And after two months of planning, Soroka is set to hit the road on Oct. 31 bringing a mobile Halloween show to people in the Richmond area. While Soroka has the intention to set up and host a show at several Richmond parks, the City of Richmond has stopped the Halloween…
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COVID-19 has played havoc with the economy. No one knows where things will go. The only certainty is uncertainty. Originally published in Tow Canada, November-December 2020 by Eli Greenbaum When the economy goes downhill for any reason, it is only natural for businesses of all kinds—including towing- and recovery-related services—to wonder how the slump will affect their revenues and what, if anything, they can do about it. With the pandemic swirling around us, economic concerns are spiking. As sales slow and revenues tail off, some companies almost reflexively move to cut overhead, slash costs, and save every nickel possible. It might seem like a sensible m…
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Boats, RVs, trailers, vehicles add up to thousands of dollars a year The cost of dealing with abandoned vehicles, RVs, boats, campers and trailers leave local tow truck companies on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. “When the police call us to tow a vehicle, we don’t have a choice,” explained Dave LeQuesne, owner of Westshore Towing. “We don’t get paid to tow abandoned vehicles, but try to do it on a good neighbour basis. That’s resulted in a loss exceeding $100,000 last year.” Don Affleck, the owner of Peninsula Towing, said although abandoned items requiring towing has always been an issue, the problem is on the r…
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Halloween is just two weeks away, and while the pandemic is threatening to ruin one of the best times of the year for kids, some Richmondites are trying to come up with safe and fun ways to keep the holiday alive. Jonny So, the owner of Richmond-based Jonny’s Towing and Recovery Ltd., is setting up a free “haunted tow truck” show, hitting the road with his favourite tow truck on Halloween night to give Richmond children a cheap thrill. “The whole show will start off with a ghost host saying ‘welcome everyone’... It’s a voice that people can hear but they aren’t able to see it. And then people can see three pumpkins floating in the air,” said So, wh…
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'IT'S A BLESSING FROM THE SKY': Bradford tow truck driver wins $100Gs twice in two months What are the odds of a person winning the same lottery game twice? Well, apparently, they’re one in 1,111,111, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Ninos Barcham, a 39-year-old tow truck driver from Bradford, beat those odds, becoming a repeat lotto winner while playing Encore in a two-month period. “It’s a blessing from the sky,” he told the Toronto Sun on Monday. “It’s amazing. That is crazy.” Barcham bought a ticket for the Daily Grand lotto draw on Sept. 17 and six Encore lines, which snagged him a $100,000 prize. For the April…
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Devon King's girlfriend, who was in the vehicle when the crash happened, said he tried to help her in that split-second; 'He is my hero and I miss him so much' Friends, family and dozens of fellow tow-truck drivers gathered at the Innisfil ONroute today to mourn the death of Devon King, the 21-year-old man from Newmarket who died in hospital following Monday's vehicle rollover on Highway 400. A makeshift memorial has been set up near the scene of the deadly wreck. King, who was driving the truck and wasn't wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and landed on the grass following Monday's crash, which happened …
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BARRIE -- A York Region man is in life-threatening condition after the tow truck he was driving rolled over on the 400 early Monday morning. According to police, it happened around 8:30 a.m. in the soundbound lanes of the 400 when the 21-year-old lost control while changing lanes, causing the crash. Police say the driver was ejected from the truck because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. A 28-year-old Wasaga Beach woman - who was also in the truck - suffered minor injuries and was taken to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, police say. There are no charges at this point. As of 12:13 p.m. Monday C…
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A tow truck driver was injured after their leg was pinned under a car they were loading up Friday. It happened on Sidney Street in Trenton around 1:00 p.m. Hastings County Director of Emergency Services Doug Socha tells Quinte News the the patient was under the car for about 30 seconds before it was pushed off of them, and they were conscious and alert when Hastings-Quinte EMS took them to Trenton Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Socha says the patient had complained about some leg and foot pain, but there were “no obvious deformities” and no other injuries were found. No other information has been relea…
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Image for representation only (Poland 2018) The Northwest Region OPP say a tractor trailer unit rearended another tractor trailer, and one of two trucks spilled its load of chocolate milk over the highway. Minor injuries have been reported, and a tow truck is on scene to clear the debris. Traffic control is in place while emergency responders perform their work. Residents are asked to use caution in the area, and to slow down and move over near crews. RESOURCE LINK
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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 you used, how you set it up, what the challenges were in terms of the location, weather conditions, etc. Provide photos! Pictures tell a thousand words, but we need high-quality photos (typically, photos shot with a phone will not do). Use the highest resolution settings available. Turn the camera to portrait orientation and ou just might make the cover.Tips…
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Details are coming to light about an unspeakable tragedy that unfolded in Port au Port West yesterday. Two people are dead and three others are injured following a tragic sequence of events that ended with a tow truck smashing through an area home. Emergency crews responded to the scene on Front Road late Saturday evening. The road was closed throughout the night but reopened in the early hours of Sunday morning. Unconfirmed reports indicate the driver, with two passengers on board, may have suffered a medical emergency losing control of the vehicle which left the road, striking the house. There were two people in the home a…
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Police have forwarded charges of assault with a weapon, uttering threats, mischief and possession of a dangerous weapon to Crown for review. Vancouver Police say they responded to a report of a man who smashed the window of a Drake Towing vehicle Monday morning. Cst. Tania Visintin tells Vancouver Is Awesome in an email that police responded to the call just after 11 a.m. in a parking lot at 3490 Kingsway Avenue. "The suspect was having his car towed from the parking lot when he approached the tow truck and smashed the driver’s side window with a hammer," writes Visintin. Once police arrived, the suspect was arrested and…
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On July 13, Vancouver police arrested a man who confronted a tow truck driver in a parking lot between East Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia. A witness at the scene recorded a video of the incident that was later shared on social media. The footage shows a man upset his car was being towed. The angry man was standing at the side of a Drake Towing tow truck, yelling and swearing at the operator. At one point he went into a nearby restaurant and brought out a hammer and used it to shatter the tow truck’s window. The video shows that the operator and a man recording the incident were trying to calm the car owner down and asked him to stay away from the truck. Inst…
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When it comes to the highs and the lows of the job, Keith McLachlan, owner of Vernon Towing, knows towing is what you make of it, and he has made the best of it, even through tough times. Originally published in Tow Canada, September-October 2020 by Sarah Bruce As an honest guy, Keith will tell you that towing is a tough job but, with the right attitude, it is a rewarding one. He began towing back in 1979 as a part-time job at Tritow, in Vancouver, B.C. Now, more than forty years later, he is the owner of Vernon Towing and a leading professional in the industry. “With towing, a lot of it is what you make of it,” Keith said. “True success with business comes …
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Media Advisory: What Drivers Need to Know about Reforming the Tow Truck Industry - a virtual town hall and panel discussion Register Here: https://www.livemeeting.ca/profile/caa/ THORNHILL, ON, Aug. 11, 2020 /CNW/ - As part of the journey toward a fair towing framework, please join CAA, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) for a virtual discussion on what drivers need to know, the challenges currently facing towing in Ontario, and an overview of what the future of the industry could entail. Consumer protection and road safety are key considerations for industry reform. This webinar wi…
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