From Hillhurst and Kensington-area streets to Tuscany, Rocky Ridge, Evanston and Sage Hill, Dave's Towing Services covers all of northwest Calgary around the clock.
Northwest Calgary runs from older inner-city streets near the Bow River out to hillside communities that stretch toward the mountains. It's home to the University of Calgary, busy commuter routes and some of the city's steepest residential streets, which matters a lot in winter. Dave's Towing Services has helped NW drivers for over 30 years with everything from no-start boosts to ditch recoveries on the west edge of the city.
Crowchild Trail is the main NW artery, linking downtown with the university, Brentwood, Dalhousie and the Tuscany and Rocky Ridge area. Stoney Trail runs along the city's northwest edge. The Trans-Canada Highway (16 Avenue NW) carries mountain traffic west past Bowness and Valley Ridge. We also help stranded drivers on Sarcee Trail, Shaganappi Trail, John Laurie Boulevard, Nose Hill Drive, Country Hills Boulevard, Memorial Drive, 14 Street NW and Centre Street N. Read the Crowchild Trail towing guide and 16 Avenue / Highway 1 guide.
Communities like Edgemont, Hamptons, Hawkwood, Tuscany, Scenic Acres and Rocky Ridge are built on slopes. In snow and ice, vehicles slide into curbs or get stuck partway up a hill, which makes careful winching and recovery more useful than a simple tow. In inner-city areas like Hillhurst, West Hillhurst, Sunnyside, Crescent Heights and Mount Pleasant, narrow streets, back alleys and tight garages call for good flatbed positioning, so tell us about any access limits when you call.
The University of Calgary, University District and the hospital and research area near the Foothills campus bring busy daily traffic and lots of parkades. We handle parkade and underground towing, and we can tow vehicles that broke down in residential lots, campus parking or along busy commuter roads. For valuable or low-clearance vehicles in NW garages, see exotic & classic car transport.
Winter sets the tone in the northwest. Cars that can't climb an icy crescent in Edgemont or Hawkwood need a careful pull back onto the road. Students and staff locked out in campus lots need a quick lockout or boost. Commuters who blow a tire on Crowchild at rush hour are another regular. Garages in older Hillhurst and Parkdale homes sometimes hold vintage cars that need low-angle classic car transport. For everyday breakdowns we use a flatbed, and after a collision on the Trans-Canada or Sarcee Trail our accident towing takes the vehicle to your chosen shop. Trailers and RVs heading west to the mountains are covered by trailer & RV transport.
North of the Bow and west of Centre Street, out to Valley Ridge and the northern city limits, this is the part of the city these pages call NW Calgary:
If your address ends in NW, you are in our northwest coverage, whether that means a downtown-adjacent infill or a hilltop home near Stoney Trail.
Yes. On steep crescents and hills we usually winch the vehicle to a safer spot or load it onto a flatbed rather than risk sliding further. Tell us the street and which way the slope runs.
Yes. Our winching and ditch recovery service handles vehicles stuck on icy hills, against curbs or in snowbanks, which is common in NW hillside communities.
Yes. We tow bumper-pull and fifth-wheel trailers. Tell us the trailer length and hitch type and the nearest exit past Bowness or Valley Ridge.
Usually, yes. Tell us the building and level when you call so we can confirm clearance and access.
