Bumper To Bumper Fort Nelson

07/21/2026

With great sadness, we learned today that Hans Ostergaard passed away about a week ago.

Some of you might remember Hans from his days as the owner of Bumper to Bumper in Fort Nelson in the 1970’s and 1980’s, when the store was known as Hans Auto.

But for those of you that don’t, allow me to share a few words.

Hans was fair, kind and a generous, gentle man. He valued hard work and believed strongly that a person’s word was their most important asset. He treated his own word that way and I saw that first-hand every day.

He came from the school of “work hard-play hard”. He was a character, never missing a chance for a quick joke or to tell a funny story on himself. But then it was back to work.

He was “old-school” but had a forward-looking view and although he struggled to adapt to the early days of technology, he knew that in order to succeed it needed to be embraced and he pressed ahead with computerization despite his frustration with it.

I am grateful for what Hans taught us about how to treat people and over the years if we’ve treated a staff member right or looked after a customer as we should have, Hans had a hand in that.

Every night on the way out the door he thanked me and I never forgot it. It’s something I’ve tried to carry on since those early days with all our staff.

In June of 1987 Hans set up Owen Shilling and myself to take over the business, fulfilling a commitment he’d made to me when I came to work for him a few years earlier as a young 20 year old; “do a good job for me and you’ll have a chance to own this place” was his promise on Day 1.

There is so much I am grateful to Hans Ostergaard for and I feel blessed for the trust he put in me all those years ago.

Rest easy, Hans

Graham Prouse

In Loving Memory of Hans Fredslund Ostergaard "Big Grandpa" / "Grampy" Hans Fredslund Ostergaard, of Fort St. John, BC, and formerly of Fort Nelson, BC, passed away on July 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Hans was born in Olds, Alberta, the sixth of seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Ostergaard. H...

06/22/2026

Hi folks - we've been hit with a nasty flu bug🤮and we're down to a skeleton crew 😞. We're doing our best we can to keep the doors open but we'll be closing at 4PM today. We appreciate your patience and understanding - Sorry for the inconvenience

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

It’s been a very busy year at Bumper to Bumper - in fact, it’s so busy we’re adding a couple of people to our team!

As we begin our search for our next team members, we’re taking a different approach than we have in the past.

We know there’s people who haven’t previously worked in the automotive parts business who would be a great fit, so instead of creating a position and then finding someone to fill it, we’re going to turn that around by finding the right people and then tailoring the positions to match their skills and experience.

The people we’re looking for are hard-working, self-motivated, friendly, customer service-oriented and enjoy a fast-paced, evolving work environment.

The roles we need to fill include counter, phone and outside sales, processing customer orders, local delivery, merchandising, inventory handling and general retail tasks. Automotive industry or related experience would definitely be an asset but if you have sales, management or customer service experience and a good working knowledge of computers, we will teach you the rest.

We offer a competitive wage and benefits package, based on the successful candidate’s skills, experience and potential.

Drop by the store with your resume and fill out an application to join our team at Bumper to Bumper…Canada’s Parts People!

05/11/2026

BUY A MILWAUKEE STRING TRIMMER, BATTERY AND CHARGER FOR $598 AND GET A FREE MILWAUKEE BLOWER ($249.00 VALUE)!!
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03/26/2026

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11/18/2025

We’ll be closing at 5pm Tuesday, as well, but will be open regular hours starting on Wednesday. We appreciate our customer’s understanding and apologize for any inconvenience. 🙏

11/17/2025

Due to some staffing challenges, we’ll be closing today at 5pm. Sorry for the inconvenience - we’ll be open at 7am tomorrow morning.

10/02/2025

Hard to believe this is the 2nd of October. A HUGE thanks to Jim Bartlett for making our place look its best ever!

09/12/2025

Update: thanks to the tips, to the RCMP and to ONIT Towing, we have the truck back! Very much appreciate those who reached out!