“When I started in the surety industry lo those many years ago, it was very, very much a man’s world.”
Sheila Thompson
“If the person has the right attitude and the right work ethic, we can continue to invest time and money in their training. We look to create career paths for people internally.” Allen Booth
“I think it’s generally accepted now that a claim well-handled by a claims department and their vendor network is probably one of the best marketing tools they have.” Allen Booth
View the video here on your mobile device. Narrator: A tragedy occurs, the police finish their investigation and now all that’s left is the emotional impact on the victim’s families and the tangible mess the event has left behind. No family wants to be responsible for cleaning up after a loved one’s demise. That difficult [...]
“Over time, people’s desires for something different, something new, something “modern” changes, and now we have very sophisticated houses built in the highly populated areas.” Allen Booth
View the video here on your mobile device. Narrator: Due East of the Broughton Archipelago in the Pacific waters of British Columbia, lies Kingcome Inlet, the outflow terminus of the river with the same name. About two miles up the river is the First Nations Kingcome Village, home to the Tswatineuk people who have had [...]
View the video here on your mobile device. Narrator: Art Johnson, Operations Manager at Canstar Restorations in BC, says it’s important for the insurance and restorations industries to plan and prepare for the small, day-to-day events, and not just on the rare, big loss, cataclysmic events. Art explains. Art Johnson: A lot of people lean [...]
The people that are most concerned tend to be the ones that are moved here from Calgary, or Edmonton, or came in from the interior, and they’ve been living here for months or a few years and it’s on their minds. Mike Ursel
Restoration company’s new Toronto East branch located at 21 Canadian Road
MSB, AMA and Co-operators to review reconstruction costs and insured values after May’s wild fires
View the video here on your mobile device. With the influx of do-it-yourself shows on television, the average person may get a false sense that home renovations are a pretty simple and straightforward. And though these shows do provide some entertaining moments and helpful tips, do-it-yourself renos can be dangerous if you don’t know what [...]
Scott McFie and Martin Moran join FirstOnSite’s Vancouver office as directors
Restoration firm adds Joe DeAngelis, Chris Johannesen and Steve McDonald to BC leadership team
Restoration firm adds Steve Gregg, Jim Mandeville and Len Perdic to Southern Ontario management team
Vancouver turned into a riot zone following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. FirstOnSite Restoration was there to help The Bay clean up and minimize losses from looters
FirstOnSite and BMO pair to help Manitoba reesodemtents affected by flooding
Once the storms have passed, it’s clean up time. The Restoration Industry Association offers tips for homeowners.
Ongoing earthquakes and aftershocks plague Japan, causing restoration efforts to be delayed
View the video here on your mobile device. Narrator: In early March, 2011, Art Johnson, Operations Manager at Canstar Restorations in Vancouver BC, not only received the prestigious Martin L. King award at the Restoration Industry Association’s annual Industry Summit, he was also the first Canadian to ever do so. Humble as ever, Art says [...]
