As students prepare to head back to the classroom, parents and school busses will soon flood the streets again. Here are some tips from our friends at Power Trucks USA on how to stay safe on the roads in the coming months. Some topics are worth repeating often. Back-to-school safety is at the top of …
As COVID-19 continues to be an ongoing health crisis in the country, taking to the road will be a different experience than what most are used to. Traffic remains erratic in many areas — gone is the congestion-free motoring from the early days of lock down — especially with many students returning to classrooms, adults to …
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The current COVID-19 pandemic is going nowhere fast, and as a result instead of vacationing in faraway lands many of us remain grounded. Fortunately, now in Phase 3 of BC's Restart Plan there's the option of having a staycation by hitting the road and visiting a local destination. Before loading up the vehicle, however, make …
With gas prices hitting record highs in Metro Vancouver, every bit counts in terms of trying to lessen the pain at the pump. Did you know most motorists can improve their mileage by anywhere from 0.6 to four per cent simply by properly inflating their tires? Drivers across Canada will waste a whopping 258 million …
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We are now well into autumn, and despite the colourful beauty of the changing leaves, the recent memory of Thanksgiving dinner and the kitsch of Halloween, the arrival of fall means one thing — winter is coming. “It can be tough to get through a Canadian winter, with shortened periods of daylight, months of sub-zero …
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