The SCRAP-IT program, which has removed nearly 50,000 older model polluting vehicles from the roads in British Columbia, and is aiming to do the same in Alberta. SCRAP-IT Alberta offers a $300 cash rebate to any customer who wants to scrap a vehicle. To qualify, applicants must be the registered owner of the vehicle and [...]
Car theft continues to be a scourge on the Prairies with older-model Ford trucks maintaining pole position as the most popular target for thieves in Alberta, new data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada shows. Thefts of vehicles in Alberta has jumped 56 per cent over the past five years, placing Wild Rose Country as [...]
By: Lance Miller, CEO of SurexDirect.com Minister Joseph Ceci has decided to take the driver’s seat on Alberta auto insurance, ignoring all the experts of the industry and creating a perilous environment for Albertans. The insurance industry has been actively lobbying the government for the full-term of Minister Ceci, asking for some insurance reforms to [...]
Tags: Calgary vehicle theft The city of Calgary has one of the highest – if not the highest – rates of vehicle theft in all of Canada, local police have reported. Earlier this week, Calgary Police Service Insp. Joe Brar presented a report at the Police Commission meeting, mentioning that the municipality posted record vehicle [...]
