Auto recycler chaperones trip for disadvantaged youth
Toronto, Ontario – July 13, 2018 — Darrell Pitman will forever carry around a reminder of the impact he made on the lives of approximately 80 children living with severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. The North Bay resident chose to have one of the children’s drawings tattooed on his arm, as a way of […]
Copart joins S&P list
New York, NY June 28, 2018 – S&P MidCap 400 constituent Copart Inc. will replace Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) in the S&P 500, effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, July 2. The US company, which operates auto recycling facilities and auto salvage auctions, will join the benchmark before the start […]
2018 Tire Take Back: OARA aims to raise $54,000 for Sunshine Foundation
By CAR staff Toronto, Ontario — May 9, 2018 — The OARA Tire Take Back event is a tire recycling blitz, which runs May 22 to June 22. The event is being put on by the organization’s members with the support of registered tire haulers and processors. Tire Take Back both supports the environmental disposal […]
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 […]
