Lucasville Looters: More than 60 catalytic converters stolen from school buses in N.S.
Halifax, Nova Scotia — Halifax District RCMP is investigating the theft of more than 60 catalytic converters from school buses in Lucasville. On June 30, Police responded to a report of theft of catalytic converters from a property in Lucasville. More than 60 catalytic converters had been removed from buses on the property. This year […]
Charlottetown Chair: Automotive Recyclers of Canada welcome Dalbert Livingstone as chairman
Toronto, Ontario – At a recent Board of Directors Meeting of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC), longtime Chairman Wally Dingman, owner of Caughill Auto Wreckers in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario announced he would be stepping down as Chairman. “I have been part of the ARC Board since 2008, and in the Chair position since 2011,” said […]
United We Stand: ARC joins Your Data. Your Choice. campaign as industry champion
Ottawa, Ontario — The Automotive Recyclers Association of Canada (ARC) has joined the Your Data. Your Choice campaign as an industry champion, uniting recyclers in the auto industry’s efforts for consumer ownership of vehicle data. The Your Data. Your Choice campaign, fostered by the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada), the AutoCare Association and […]
Relief Received: ARC’s COVID-19 Relief Fund summary
Toronto, Ontario — The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) Board of Directors have begun to distribute funds from their ARC Covid-19 Relief Fund. After an initial donation from Car-Part.com of $5,000, ARC matched that donation and Car-Part.com kicked in another $5,000. From that initial funding, nine cheques of $1,000 each have been issued to ARC Members. Six cheques went […]
Yukon amends Designated Materials Regualtion
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario– August 2, 2018 —The Yukon government has announced changes to the surcharges on the sales of new tires in the territory. The news broke when the goverment made amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation, to further support waste diversion and increase recycling. The government plans to target continued tire recycling, […]
Tundra Take-Back launches fourth year of vehicle recycling in Canada’s north
By CAR Staff Nunavik, Quebec and Baffin Island, Nunavut — August 16, 2017 — Canada’s automotive recyclers are once again stepping up to bring their expertise to a new frontier. Tundra Take-Back has been running for the last several years. In brief, the project seeks to bring automotive recycling to communities in Canada’s far north. […]
Grants in Gear awards to support alternative fuels, air quality
Toronto, Ontario — July 13, 2016 — The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Scout Environmental have announced the four winners of the Grants in Gear funding program. Grants in Gear is now in its third year. The primary goal of the program is to provide funding to projects that achieve tangible results in emissions […]
ARAAC approves two members at general meeting
Halifax, Nova Scotia — October 28, 2015 — Auto recyclers and industry associates recently gathered for the annual Automotive Recyclers Association of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) meeting where two new direct members were welcomed to the fold. “We have grown as an association and now have 32 direct members in ARAAC, in addition to our 10 […]
Grants in Gear winners announced
Toronto, Ontario — May 14, 2015 The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Summerhill Impact have announced the four winners of the Grants in Gear funding program. Each submission was evaluated by a five-member jury, looking for an applicant’s potential to achieve their stated environmental results and deliver against their proposed work plan and budget. […]
