Goodbye Mr. Dingham

Wally Dingman is named OARA's member of the year

Markham, Ontario – March 28, 2018 — After fifteen years on the OARA board and eleven as the chair, Wally Dingman announced he would be stepping down late last year. To celebrate Wally’s years of dedication, he was presented with the OARA member of the year award from executive director Steve Fletcher and current chair […]

Remembering Troy Generoux

Troy Generoux, 1971 - 2018.

Toronto, Ontario — March 29, 2018 — Troy Generoux of Parkway Auto Recyclers has died at 46. An active OARA member, Generoux came from a family of recyclers. Co-manager of Parkway Auto Recyclers with his brother Trevor, and father Vic, the facility had been founded by his maternal grandparents, Sam and Yvonne Shantz, in the […]

Recyclers arrive in record numbers for the 2018 OARA conference

Steve Fletcher delivers closing remarks at the 2018 OARA conference in Markham.

Markham, Ontario — March 29, 2018 — On Thursday, March 22, more than 350 auto recyclers came together for the Ontario Auto Recyclers Association (OARA) conference. The three-day event was the best-attended OARA conference in the organization’s history. Opening with an executive meeting on Thursday evening where the 2018 board was chosen, the Friday saw […]