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Toronto is rolling out several changes, including 'quick clear squads' and traffic wardens, in an effort to ease the city's chronic congestion problems.

A new by-law, with a fine of up to $390 for the driver or company, states a tow truck cannot be within 200 metres of a collision scene without permission from either police or someone that is involved in the collision. Since it was introduced, 41 tow truck drivers and towing companies have been charged.

Constable Francis Deschenes of Amherst RCMP was killed September 12, after having pulled over to help change a flat tire on the Trans-Canada Highway near Memracook, New Brunswick. His death has since sparked conversation about renewing calls for changes to the slow down and move over laws in the Maritimes.

A member of Mario Towing's team gets into Okanagan Lake to hook the winch up.

City Wide Towing and Recovery Service acquired most of the assets of Capital Towing and Recovery. The acquisition of Capital Towing strengthens City Wide’s footprint in the Edmonton area.

The city's municipal licensing and standards division is recommending setting a fixed towing rate of $250—up from between $166-$188. Tow truck operators may also have the option of charging an additional $100 fee for "recovery services," if a vehicle needs to be winched into position before it can be towed.

BCAA commissioned a new survey to improve driver awareness of the existing Slow Down, Move Over law, and to help remind drivers how to safely drive past a roadside scene.

City staff recommend a fixed towing rate of $250, with a possible addition of $100 dollars, in cases where the vehicle needs to be winched into position before towing. The towing itself will be free, unless a vehicle is towed outside city limits, in which case operators can start charging per kilometer.

According to a media release from the Alberta RCMP, the tow truck and a tractor-trailer had both been travelling westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway when the tow truck struck the rear of the tractor-trailer. The collision set both vehicles on on fire, and the 44-year old driver died on the scene.

$Pictured: Constable Phil Steward inspecting a tow truck in Whitby. Durham Police officers laid 59 charges in total over the two-day safety blitz, for infractions such as inoperative braking systems and load security.$

A man struggles to remove his Nissan Altima from a moving tow truck in California.

Pictured is Brent Dunphy. Dunphy, a 14-year veteran driver has experienced first-hand the consequences of not protecting tow truck drivers under this law.

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