Our group is growing in numbers and we will have to organize soon and decide how to proceed. I am waiting to hear from someone from a Kanata group who are already organized. It would seem that this years total victim count is around 1400 and not the 4000 that I had originally heard.
The police are proceeding with their investigation which could result in charges if they can prove intent.
Keep your eyes and ears open for anyone else who has been taken by this company.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Victims of Tony's Snowblowing 2007-2008 season
If you are still trying to dig out your driveway from Sunday's snowfall because Tony's Snowblowing didn't show up, you will want to read this!
DON'T EXPECT THEM TO BE BACK ANY TIME SOON...
This was posted on their website on Friday December 14th, 2007
We regret to inform our customers that due to equipment failure we will be unable to service our clients until further notice.The brakes on our tractors have given out and our operators have been going through red lights, damaging property and in some cases; vehicles. We have been lucky so far as these problems have not caused personal injury to our clients, the public and/or our operators. We are in discussions with the tractor manufacturers and as soon as we have this problem solved we will be back out in full force. When we can SAFELY be back on the roads and in our customers laneways we definately will be. We apologize greatly!
After you finish shovelling, the first thing that you need to do if you haven’t done so already is to call the Ottawa Police Services at 613-236-1222 and tell them that you would like to file a complaint about Tony’s Snowblowing. You will go through a bit of a voice mail maze, but keep following the voice prompts telling them that you want to file a complaint. They have a constable assigned to deal with the volume of complaints. You will need the details from the contract which I can send to you electronically if you would like a copy. They really just want the duration (November 1st, 2007 to April 1, 2008) as well as how much you paid and your personal information.
I just registered a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I don’t know if it will do any good, but it won’t hurt. http://www.ottawa.bbb.org/search/complaintsearch.asp
Here is another suggestion I received, although I personally haven’t called yet: “It is also worth filing a complaint with the provincial Consumer Protection Branch at 1-800-889-9768. You can also file a complaint by going to
http://consumerinformation.ca/app/oca/complaintcourier/index.do?lang=e.
My understanding is some of Tony's activities may fall under provincial jurisdiction and it may help if the Consumer Protection Branch gets a complete picture of the problem.”
As of this moment, I have not contact a lawyer. I am just trying to rally as many people as I can and keep people updated as news develops. If I find other organized groups already out there I will join forces for a united front.
If you know of anyone else who is a victim of Tony’s unfulfilled promises please pass along my email address. tonysvictims@rogers.com
Finally, if you are comfortable, please include your address (or region of the city) and phone number so I can organize my list and contact people as needed.
-Eric
Eric Burgin
Barrhaven victim
613-858-8583
DON'T EXPECT THEM TO BE BACK ANY TIME SOON...
This was posted on their website on Friday December 14th, 2007
We regret to inform our customers that due to equipment failure we will be unable to service our clients until further notice.The brakes on our tractors have given out and our operators have been going through red lights, damaging property and in some cases; vehicles. We have been lucky so far as these problems have not caused personal injury to our clients, the public and/or our operators. We are in discussions with the tractor manufacturers and as soon as we have this problem solved we will be back out in full force. When we can SAFELY be back on the roads and in our customers laneways we definately will be. We apologize greatly!
After you finish shovelling, the first thing that you need to do if you haven’t done so already is to call the Ottawa Police Services at 613-236-1222 and tell them that you would like to file a complaint about Tony’s Snowblowing. You will go through a bit of a voice mail maze, but keep following the voice prompts telling them that you want to file a complaint. They have a constable assigned to deal with the volume of complaints. You will need the details from the contract which I can send to you electronically if you would like a copy. They really just want the duration (November 1st, 2007 to April 1, 2008) as well as how much you paid and your personal information.
I just registered a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I don’t know if it will do any good, but it won’t hurt. http://www.ottawa.bbb.org/search/complaintsearch.asp
Here is another suggestion I received, although I personally haven’t called yet: “It is also worth filing a complaint with the provincial Consumer Protection Branch at 1-800-889-9768. You can also file a complaint by going to
http://consumerinformation.ca/app/oca/complaintcourier/index.do?lang=e.
My understanding is some of Tony's activities may fall under provincial jurisdiction and it may help if the Consumer Protection Branch gets a complete picture of the problem.”
As of this moment, I have not contact a lawyer. I am just trying to rally as many people as I can and keep people updated as news develops. If I find other organized groups already out there I will join forces for a united front.
If you know of anyone else who is a victim of Tony’s unfulfilled promises please pass along my email address. tonysvictims@rogers.com
Finally, if you are comfortable, please include your address (or region of the city) and phone number so I can organize my list and contact people as needed.
-Eric
Eric Burgin
Barrhaven victim
613-858-8583
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