Learn, Leverage, Lead: ARA’s virtual convention agenda
Toronto, Ontario — The Automotive Recyclers’ Association (ARA) will be hosting its annual convention in a virtual format from Nov. 11 to Nov. 13, 2020. ARA has released its tentative agenda for the event, which includes a host of sessions like Surviving 2020, Getting the Most from Social Media, discussions on electric vehicles and battery […]
Sneaky as a Cat(alytic Converter): Salvage thefts on the rise in BC
Toronto, Ontario – If stereos, hubcaps and the car itself weren’t enough to keep an eye on, B.C. drivers are now being warned that their car’s catalytic converter could be next. In what is proving to be a growing trend, numerous reports have been going out across the west coast telling stories of late-night heists […]
Moving Scrap Metal: Alberta’s new and incoming metal theft regulations
Edmonton, Alberta — Metal recyclers in Alberta may want to brush up on their metal theft regulations—the province has implemented new rules as of Sept. 1, with the second portion of regulations coming into effect on Nov. 1, 2020. The Sept. 1 regulations state that sellers of metal and metal materials are required to provide […]
Forging the Future: Quebec aluminum supplier forms partnership for greener alloy options in Quebec
Toronto, Ontario – A Quebec-based aluminum producer has partnered up with the second-largest mining corporation in the world to develop more environmentally sustainable alloys. Shawinigan Aluminum Inc. (SAI) will be working alongside U.K. mining giant Rio Tinto to “offer customers in Canada and the United States high-quality alloys made with recycled content, with a new […]
An Industry Loss: Vince Agro of CARI has died
Toronto, Ontario– The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI) has announced to members that Vince Agro died on September 4, 2020. Vince was a member of CARI for over 30 years. He was a strong supporter of CARI events, and as the founder of Agro Insurance, Vince provided group health benefits and employee insurance to […]
B.C. Board Member: Ken Hendricks joins ARC Board of Directors
Victoria, British Columbia — Ken Hendricks is joining the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) Board of Directors as one of the representatives from BC. Ken currently serves as the senior advisor to the Automotive Retailers Association (ARA). He has had more than 10 years of progressive employment with the ARA, joining originally as the Divisional Coordinator for […]
Recycling Relief: Wholesale Auto Parts Warehouses donates 10,000 N95 face masks to frontline workers
Winchester, Ontario — In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic Trevor Kingsbury of Wholesale Auto Parts Warehouses decided he wanted to step up and help the frontline workers. Using his overseas contacts, Kingsbury sourced 10,000 hard-to-find N95 masks. With the help of one of his key employees, Penny Cook, as well as his wife […]
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 […]
PPE Philanthropy: ARAAC donate 1,000 N95 masks throughout Atlantic Canada
Fredericton, New Brunswick — The Automotive Recyclers Association of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) recently made a donation of 1,000 N95 masks to be distributed in communities throughout Atlantic Canada. Trevor Kingsbury from Wholesale Auto Part Warehouses coordinated the purchase of a large quantity of masks and then reached out to his auto recycler customers to help […]
Into the Electric Era: ARC to publish whitepaper on EV recycling
Toronto, Ontario — Brenda Yu, a research intern for the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) has spent her summer gathering crucial information for Canada’s auto recycling industry. The whitepaper—to be published in the Fall of 2020—will focus on the areas of electric vehicle battery recycling and the variety of reuse opportunities in the industry. According […]
