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What Residents Need to Know about Waterloo Region changing its Garbage Collection Program in 2026

Jul 24, 2025 | Community, Home Insurance

Starting in March 2026, Waterloo Region will implement a cart-based waste collection system for garbage and organics — replacing manual collection for approximately 161,000 single-family homes, duplexes, 3-to-6-unit buildings, and 8,500 multi-family units and...

What You Need to Know about a Potential Canada Post Strike

May 16, 2025 | General, News, Staebler Insurance

IMPORTANT UPDATE (Friday, May 23): Canada Post workers have avoided a full strike and will continue to deliver mail, however they are refusing overtime, which may lead to delivery delays (via Global News). Please see below for ways you can stay up-to-date with your...

Updated Fireworks Bylaws in Kitchener and Waterloo (2025)

May 13, 2025 | Community, General, Home Insurance, News, Safety

The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo took a major step towards reducing the number of disruptions and complaints from fireworks – by banning their sales beginning in 2026. Previously the Staebler Blog wrote about Backyard Fire and Fireworks Bylaws in Waterloo Region....

How Stunt Driving Impacts Your Insurance Rates

Apr 22, 2025 | Car Insurance, Safety, Staebler Insurance

In Ontario, stunt driving isn’t just a joyride – it’s a serious offence with lasting consequences, especially when it comes to your car insurance. Defined under the Highway Traffic Act as driving 50 km/h or more over the posted speed limit (or 40 km/h over in zones...

APRIL FOOLS: Newly-discovered ‘S’ on Moon’s surface baffles Astronomers

Apr 1, 2025 | General, News & Media, Staebler Insurance

In a discovery that has astronomers scratching their heads with theories, a massive ‘S’-like shape has been recently discovered on the Moon’s surface. Captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) during a routine scan on March 25, the approximately...

Fraud Prevention Month – 5 Tips to Combat Scams

Mar 17, 2025 | General, News, Security, Staebler Insurance

March is Fraud Prevention Month, a time to remind ourselves of the sneaky tactics scammers use to trick people out of their money, personal information, or both. With scams becoming more and more sophisticated (think phishing emails, and more often text messages that...

How U.S. Tariffs could impact your Insurance Premiums and Policy Limits

Mar 6, 2025 | Business Insurance, Car Insurance, Home Insurance, News, Staebler Insurance

The introduction of widespread tariffs on Canadian goods and the retaliatory tariffs on products from the United States could have an impact on home, auto, and business insurance premiums, and add stress to policyholders’ coverage limits. Reported by Insurance...

Staebler Insurance featured by the Canadian Press

Feb 19, 2025 | Home Insurance, News & Media, Newsletter, Spring 2025, Staebler Insurance

Earlier this month, the Staebler Blog covered how natural disasters in Canada and abroad can affect home insurance rates. Shortly after, the Canadian Press wrote a story about natural disasters, sharing ways for homeowners to protect their homes from future events and...

Which are the Best Rated Insurance Companies?

Feb 10, 2025 | General, News, Staebler Insurance

A Staebler Insurance partner, RATESDOTCA Group, commissioned an auto insurance study to share which insurance companies ranked highest in customer satisfaction. As an insurance brokerage, Staebler is very pleased to see several of the companies we represent rank in...

What You Need to Know with Canada Post Resuming Mail Delivery

Dec 16, 2024 | General, News, Staebler Insurance

It is expected that Canada Post will resume its operations on Tuesday, December 17, after a four-plus week strike halted the delivery of mail across Canada. Labour negotiations aside, there are implications to your insurance policies and important documents that you...

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