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Tire Inflation and Winter Driving

Photo: iStockphoto We've talked about how important winter tires are to driving safety, but tire inflation can play just as important a role. According to Transport Canada: "[Tire] underinflation increases rolling resistance, w...

Getting Out of the Groove: Winter Driving Tips

Photo: iStockphoto With the advent of all-season tires, many drivers don’t feel they need to change out their tires for the winter. After all, they’re called “all-season tires”! Not “all but one season” tires! Ha ha! But seriously, folk...

Winter tires … Sorels for your car.

I can’t decide on a suitable theme song for Calgary roads these days… To capture the futility of attempting to climb a steep hill or make a sudden stop it could be Paul Simon’s “Slip Slidin’ Away.” Or to portray the frustration and ra...

Winter Car Care Tips

The last few dazzling autumn leaves have fallen from the trees and this morning, your lawn made a crunching sound. It’s officially winter in Canada. Canadian winters are notoriously hard on vehicles and having a break down in the free...

Ready for Winter Driving Season?

If you believe the Canadian Farmer's Almanac, we're in for a tough winter across the country. Colder. More snow. Just like the winters of yesteryear (you remember, the ones where we had to walk to school in the snow, barefoot and up-hi...

Winter in Canada Means WinterGas

Spring may be only a month away, but most of Canada is still held tightly in winter's icy, snowy grip. We share a lot of advice here on PumpTalk about winter driving. But it's been awhile since we talked about what we at Petro-Canada d...

The Spring Tire Switch - Storing Your Winter Tires

Spring is fast approaching and if those snowstorms back east finally give it a rest, you'll be swapping out your winter tires soon (fingers crossed!) After a winter like we've had, you'll want to take some extra time to store your win...

Oh, the weather out there is frightful

If you’re going to be driving almost anywhere in Canada in the next few months – and unless your vehicle happens to be pulled through the air by 9 tiny reindeer! – you’re likely going to have to deal with the hazards of winter driving.

Holiday Lights on Winter Nights

One of my favourite things about this season are the lighting displays that go up around town. I love the white lights on the bare branches down Commercial Drive and our neighbour who has her balcony covered in glittering purple lights...

Friendly Winter Safety Reminders

Now I’m not trying to hurry-up winter. And I’m definitely not wishing for more snow. But as we move into the holiday season, I think it’s a perfect time to re-focus, and look for ways to keep safe. Safety is a core value for our comp...