Ready, Set, Go! AARDA to honour Jack Cohen with tappet cover race
Calgary, Alberta — May 9, 2018 — When the Alberta Automotive Recyclers and Dismantlers Association meets for its annual conference next September, they will honour a fallen member in what is, perhaps, the most appropriate way imaginable for an auto recycler — with a tappet cover race. Named for ‘Jasper’ Jack Cohen of Jasper Auto […]
Honouring Wally Dingman
By CAR Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 9, 2018 — Asked to reflect on his greatest contribution to the auto recycling community, Wally Dingman, who served as the chair of OARA for eleven years, finds it difficult to provide an answer. Difficult, because, as he puts it, “Everything I’ve done with OARA has been a […]
The ARA arrives on D.C.
By CAR staff Washington, D.C. — April 20, 2018 — Earlier this month, automotive recyclers travelled to Washington, D.C. in order to participate in the annual Hill Days lobbying event. Recyclers from nearly two dozen states arrived in the U.S. capital to ask more than 60 congressional officials to assist efforts to enforce a federal […]
Auto recyclers meet at the Canadian Embassy in Washington
By Steve Fletcher Washington, DC. — April 20, 2018 — Representatives. from the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and US-based Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) met with Canadian Embassy staff in Washington DC on April 2. Held at the invitation of the Embassy, the meeting saw members of both groups discuss possible ways to improve cross-border […]
Stellex Capital Management officially acquires Fenix, teams up with industry veterans
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — April 20, 2018 — On April 18, Stellex Capital Management acquired recycler and reseller of OEM products, Fenix Parts.Bill Stevens will serve as CEO of the enterprise. Stevens has more than 25 years of experience in the auto recycling industry. In a discussion on the acquisition, he commented, “We […]
Goodbye Mr. Dingham
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
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
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 […]
2018’s Canadian Auto Recycler magazine arrives
Toronto, Ontario — March 10, 2018 — Canadian Auto Recycler magazine has arrived online and in print. With special contributions from Steve Fletcher of OARA and David Gold of the ARA, this year’s issue features coverage of the IRT in Niagara, an in-depth look at regulations being placed on Ontario recyclers, updates from all of Canada’s recycling […]
Fenix shareholders to vote on Merger with Stellex
Toronto, Canada — March 10, 2018 — Fenix Parts, a leading recycler and reseller of OEM parts and automotive products, has announced it will host a special stockholders meeting to approve the company’s purchase by Stellex Capital Management. On April 9, shareholders will vote on whether to accept a deal that would see them paid US$0.40 […]
