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(MISSISSAUGA, December 1, 2023) – FIRST ONSITE Property Restoration, Canada’s leading property restoration company, has opened a new branch in Regina, Saskatchewan. This branch location represents the ninth capital city location for First Onsite in Canada and a deepening connection with commercial, insurance and residential customers in western Canada. First Onsite has been operating in…
(MISSISSAUGA, October 2, 2023) – FIRST ONSITE Property Restoration, Canada’s leading property restoration company, has opened a new operations branch in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Trois-Rivières is the next step in the company’s expansion plans. Already the largest full service commercial and residential restoration provider in the province, the new branch joins First Onsite’s flagship Montréal/Dorval branch,…
What Happened? Hurricane Fiona made landfall in September 2022 and would go down as one of the most brutal weather events to impact eastern Canada, affecting Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The hurricane recorded winds of over 165 kph, claimed 25 lives, and caused over $845 million in damage, making it one of the…
(MISSISSAUGA, December 1, 2022) – First Onsite Property Restoration, Canada’s leading independent disaster restoration services provider, has opened a new branch in Saint John, New Brunswick. With the new branch location, First Onsite further bolsters its commitment to the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. “Saint John is the hub…
(MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, September 21, 2022) First Onsite Property Restoration (First Onsite), one of Canada’s largest disaster recovery and restoration providers, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Alert Labs, a provider of solutions for real-time water usage monitoring, flood detection, and analytics. The partnership will help First Onsite's commercial clients proactively minimize…
About The Wildfire Guide With severe North American wildfires taking place in recent years, damage prevention and safety should be a top priority for business owners in wildfire-prone regions. Your ability to move quickly after a wildfire can have a potentially large impact on recovery time and overall costs—and preparation can start even before the…
The Rising Dangers of Wildfires Recent events in regions across Canada have highlighted how wildfires are impacting our communities. The data shows we are experiencing more wildfires and they continue to intensify in size and heat. Together these increases also threaten our ability to contain the wildfires as effectively. Many factors affect wildfire behaviour and…
With another big Atlantic storm season in most experts’ forecasts, 2022 is shaping up to be one for the record books. Current 2022 hurricane predictions from Colorado State University say the Atlantic hurricane season could see 20 named storms, including 10 hurricanes, with five potentially reaching Category 3, 4, or 5 (i.e., major) intensity on…
Experiencing a house fire of any severity can be a truly a shattering experience. It can quickly throw a homeowner’s life into chaos and evoke a torrent of emotions. Hardest of all, in the midst of the turmoil, life-changing decisions that can affect a homeowner’s personal and financial affairs for years to come have to…
THE CHALLENGE. A fierce storm brought between 90-100 millimeters of rain in the span of 24 hours, quickly forcing nearby rivers to flood. As a result, nearly all of Bishop’s University, a 550-acre campus located in a suburb of Sherbrooke, was covered in water. Hardest hit, the University’s Centennial Theatre, just three weeks before a…