In response to frequent requests from clients, West Coast Driver Training now offers a three hour Malahat lesson which involves driving over the Malahat from Duncan to Victoria, lesson time in downtown Victoria and then returning to Duncan from Victoria via the Malahat.
The cost is for this 3 hour lesson is $220.00 plus GST, currently $231.00.
To arrange a Malahat lesson, you can Contact Us by phone/text at (250)732-8093 by email at mark@WestCoastDriverTraining.com. or through the dialog box at the bottom of this post.
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West Coast Driver Training will be offering an Air Brakes Course in Duncan on:
26-27 June 2021, 9 am to 5 pm, at the H.W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre, 5285 Polkey Road, Duncan, B.C. Cost is $175.00 + GST = $183.75 / person. Maximum 10 people due to COVID restrictions.
West Coast Driver Training has recently added a new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid to out training fleet. It has had the corporate decals applied and the Instructor Brake installed on the passenger side and is now available for clients.
West Coast Driver Training has a new YouTube channel and a new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid that will become our latest teaching car.
It seems appropriate to make our new 2021 Toyota Corolla the topic of the first video on the new YouTube channel
Look for more videos about our new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid as it gets its decals and signage, its new passenger side Instructor Brake installed and its Commercial Vehicle Inspection done.
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West Coast Driver Training has purchased a new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid as a new training car.
It arrived at Jim Pattison Toyota in Duncan on 12 May 2021 and I will be picking it up next week after Jim Pattison Toyota has done the dealer prep on the car.
Product Adviser Axel Clarke with our new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid that has arrived at Jim Pattison Toyota in Duncan (photo: West Coast Driver Training)Our new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid has arrived at Jim Pattison Toyota in Duncan (photo: West Coast Driver Training)Our new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid has arrived at Jim Pattison Toyota in Duncan (photo: West Coast Driver Training)
A shout out to Product Advisors Axel Clarke and Steve Reiffenstein and Sales Manager Kenny Hoang whom I dealt with for the purchase of this new training car.
I plan to take delivery of this car next week and it will be available for lessons once the new West Coast Driver Training decals and the passenger side brake have been installed.
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I was approached recently in Duncan by a driver from Waste Connections Of Canada who told me that Waste Connections Of Canada is looking for Class 3 drivers for its Cowichan Valley operations.
A Waste Connections Of Canada truck in Duncan, BC, April 2021 (photo: West Coast Driver Training)
I gave the driver one of my business cards and I subsequently received a follow up call from Aaron Nugent, Operations Supervisor – Cowichan Valley for Waste Connections Of Canada, who told me that Waste Connections Of Canada is currently looking for Class 3 drivers for residential collection. This is a union position with a current wage of $25.02 plus benefits.
If you are interested call or text Aaron Nugent at (250)250 709 0579. You can also email your resume and Drivers Abstract to Aaron Nugent at aaron.nugent@wasteconnections.com.
Waste Connections Of Canada’s Cowichan Valley operations are based at 2810 Roberts Road, Duncan, BC.
Here is a map showing the location of 2810 Roberts Road:
Here is a Google Street View image of 2810 Roberts Road:
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Just a brief note of thanks for the support and guidance you gave me in preparation of my ERA test . Thanks to you I was successful. The advice you gave me and the pointers you provided were most useful in the road test. I’m sure that I would probably not have been successful without the insights you offered.
Having an awareness of what to expect on the test and all of your advice proved most valuable in helping me undertake the test with confidence.
Best regards,
Ken N. “
ServiceBC office, 5785 Duncan Street, where ICBC Road Tests are conducted in Duncan, B.C. (photo by West Coast Driver Training)
The Enhanced Road Assessments typically consist of a Road Test plus other tests, including tests of cognitive abilities. There may also be medical reports required from physicians or other health care professionals.
We have done driving lessons for many seniors who have been called in by ICBC for Enhanced Road Assessments.
For more information please Contact Us by phone/text at (250)732-8093, by email at mark@westcoastdrivertraining.com or through the Dialog Box at the bottom of this post.
We can pick up clients at the Crofton Ferry and drop them at the Crofton Ferry afterwards. But with the travel time between the Crofton Ferry and Duncan we recommend that Salt Spring Island clients consider doing 2 hour or 3 hour lessons rather than our usual 90 minute lessons.
Our lessons are typically 90 minutes. With a 90 minute lesson, a significant portion of the lesson time is consumed by travel time between the Crofton Ferry and Duncan and back again. A longer lesson time gives the student driver more time in Duncan doing traffic lights and other driving conditions not encountered on Salt Spring Island. We can provide pricing on lessons that are longer than our standard 90 minute lessons.
The Salt Spring Island ferry approaching the Crofton terminal (photo: West Coast Driver Training)
