
Spring Festivities: OARA sets date, schedule for 2023 Convention and Trade Show
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) will host its 2023 Convention and Trade Show from Thursday, March

Plugged In: Auto Recyclers of Canada unveil EV Roadmap, with case for national training, capacity growth programs and budgets
Ottawa, Ontario — The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) has released its Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Management of

My Precious: An updated platinum group metals outlook for 2023 and beyond
by Becky Berube, United Catalyst Corporation Back in July, we at United Catalyst Corporation summarized the 2022 outlook for Platinum

Another Use for the Used: Standard Auto Wreckers leads Markham firefighters to Miami auto-extrication competition
Miami, Florida — The Markham, Ontario fire crew was in Miami last month to show off the emergency auto extraction

The Big Leagues: Consumer info piece on auto recycling featured in national CAA publication
Ottawa, Ontario — CAA Customers across Canada are being served some general auto recycling knowledge this winter–the insurance body shared

Progress for Progi: Progi expands car auction platform to all licensed Canadian buyers
Trois-Rivières, Quebec — Progi announced last Thursday that going forward, Quebec vehicles sold on the ProgiPix car auction platform will be

Enough Fluff: Standard Auto Wreckers owner calls for better plastic recycling procedure from OEMs
Scarborough, Ontario — A Toronto-area auto recycler has received some mainstream attention for his calls to automakers to develop recycling

‘Till the Wheels Fall Off: 70 percent of B.C. drivers holding onto current cars ‘much longer,’ BCAA survey says
Burnaby, British Columbia — High costs of living are causing many British Columbia drivers to hold on to their aging

Two for One: CARI convention, ARAAC board meeting to overlap in Halifax in June
Halifax, Nova Scotia — In what organizers are calling an unprecedented “mega-meeting” of Canadian auto recyclers under a single roof,

New Brunswick Recyclers: Prepare to comment on proposed changes to Salvage Dealers Licensing Act
Fredericton, New Brunswick — New Brunswick-based auto recyclers should be prepared to provide comments on the province’s proposed amendments to

We’ll Miss You, Mary: Mary Poirier to step down as Recording Secretary for ARC; Corey Earl joins Board
Ottawa, Ontario — After serving on the Automotive Recyclers of Canada’s (ARC) national Board of Directors for 13 years, Mary

Bought by the Bros: IAA Inc. purchased by B.C.-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Burnaby, British Columbia — Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, a Canadian equipment marketplace based in Burnaby, B.C., said Monday that it would

CARI Camaraderie: Organization hosts 25th annual Consumer’s Night
Toronto, Ontario — The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI) held its 25th annual Consumer’s Night last week, where friends

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
We’re talking about salvage auctions Column by STEVE FLETCHER Auto recyclers rely on a steady flow of total loss vehicles from

Together in Truro: ARAAC hosts 2022 Convention
Truro, Nova Scotia — From Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, the Automotive Recyclers Association of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) hosted its