The numbers are out, and they’re not pretty. Although drivers were prepared to see their auto insurance premiums rise due to the removal of the previous government’s 5% cap on increases last summer, many weren’t prepared for a hike of 20% or more. And those numbers are exactly what CanadianUnderwriter.ca reported at the end of…
Much to the relief of tens of thousands of children across Canada, on Oct. 13 Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam announced that Halloween 2020 could go on. Tam said that the sense of normality provided by celebrating Halloween is important, and that with proper precautions fun could still be had during this…
When employees packed up their computers and closed down their work spaces in March, most didn’t think they would still be in their makeshift home offices more than six months later. The forced exile is lasting well into the new year for many, which has made new approaches and evolved thinking around cybersecurity a necessity.…
There remains a Level 3 travel advisory in effect in Canada, which directs people to avoid all non-essential travel outside of the country. Many of Canada’s most dedicated travellers – our proud legion of snowbirds —are in a holding pattern while they wait and see what happens with the pandemic in the coming months. The…
A CBC article from just Sept. 17 of this year reports that cargo theft is becoming more and more problematic for transport companies. The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has been compiling statistics on instances of cargo theft in Canada since 2014, when the IBC and the Canadian Trucking Alliance came together to create the…
2020 has been a difficult year so far, to say the least. In August, the province’s unemployment rate sat at 12.8%, placing it as the second worst in the nation behind Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the Edmonton Journal. For cities, Calgary sadly earned the first-place title of the highest unemployment rate in the country…
Calgary has one of the most amazing pathway systems in the world, with about 1,000 km of regional pathways and 96 km of trails that take you to every part of the city and to all major destinations. On top of that is 290 km of on-street bikeways and cycle tracks, and the Rotary/Mattamy Greenway, a…
Pretty much every Alberta car owner saw a rise in the premiums this year. A Government of Alberta decision that removed a maximum 5% annual bump in car insurance rates led many insurance companies to apply for permission to raise their premiums, and from what we’ve heard from our clients and seen from reports in…
Approximately 96% of enterprises in Alberta are defined as small businesses, which together inject about $100 billion each year into the economy. Truly the backbone of the province, small businesses have taken a large hit this year. In order to keep people employed and the economy running, there have been many supports for small businesses…
It’s been a beautiful summer for the lucky owners of cabins across the country’s remarkable landscape. These properties are valued escapes for entire families, often passed down from generation to generation. They are little slices of heaven where people can fully unwind and concentrate on what’s happening in the moment. Whether your cabin is tucked…