Backed Up Drain No Problem For Ottawa Homeowner
Mike H. had just finished putting up a load of laundry when he heard a strange gurgling noise... Mike H. had finished the chore of putting a load of laundry in the washing machine, just as he does every Saturday evening. However this time, when he turned around to...
Sewer Line Break Would Have Cost Windsor Family $3K
The city of Windsor, Ontario, had seen quite a bit of rain during a week in mid-September. So, when resident and homeowner Jennifer P. heard her sump pump running the day following a heavy downpour, she didn’t think much of it. But after an additional 48 hours, the...
Extreme Weather Impacts Infrastructure Investments
Tropical Storm Fiona recently gave Atlantic Canada an example of a deadly extreme weather event created through climate change – and the havoc that it can wreak on our infrastructure. Maritimes water temperatures have increased by 1.5 Celsius, and a straight line can...
Home Repair Costs Climbing as Inflation Soars
The cost of home repair is increasing, driven by a labour gap shortage, rising labour and materials costs, much of it the result of 39-year high inflation, which hit 8.1% in June. As a result of the inflation, the Bank of Canada raised interest by an entire percentage...
Town of Bashaw Provides Homeowners Access to Low-Cost Home Repair Plans
New Program with Service Line Warranties Canada (SLWC) is a First for Alberta Municipalities BASHAW, AB, June 21, 2022 /CNW/ - You notice a strange puddle in the front yard of your home. Or maybe, a particularly unpleasant smell is wafting around your house, but you...
Service Line Warranties of Canada Welcomes New Partners
Service Line Warranties of Canada recently welcomed new partnerships with Port Colborne, Erin, Aylmer and Region of Durham in Ontario, offering our educational materials and optional warranties to nearly another quarter million Ontarians, and Bashaw in Alberta, the...
Electric Vehicles Predicted to Take Over Canadian Roads
With the average gas price soaring to $2.08 a liter – a more than 60% increase over last year’s average of $1.29 – and the federal government mandating that 100% of new passenger vehicle sales be electric vehicles by 2035, it seems that electric vehicles, or EV, are...
Sewer Line Break No Problem Due to Alberta Man’s Foresight
Andy D. of Edmonton, Alberta's smart thinking a few years back saved him over $7,000 on sewer line repair Edmonton, Alberta – May 4, 2022 - On a quiet Sunday evening in Edmonton, local homeowner Andy D. noticed some water coming up through the main drain in his...
Finding a Contractor Proves Difficult Task for Canadians
The pandemic has changed many things, including the way we look at our homes. After months of working and living at home, many of us want a change, because we want our homes to be more functional, more comfortable or better reflect who we are. And one of the biggest...
SLWC: Meet Our Newest Team Members
We’ve invited several new members to our team in the past few months, including Adam Moede, Manager for Partnerships; Daisy Peppler, Senior Manager for National Operations; Madhav Gottumukkala, Senior Manager for Marketing; and Morty Smolash, Senior Manager for Business Development.