In Memoriam: Evan Charles Miller, 1984-2024
Fort Erie, Ontario — Collision Repair is extending sincere condolences to the entire Miller family and the Miller’s Auto Recycling team regarding the sudden loss of Evan Charles Miller. The operator of Miller Metal in Fort Erie, Ontario, Evan was a self-taught metal fabricator for more than nine years and was responsible for a number […]
Look at This Lineup: OARA unveils 2024 Convention & Trade Show schedule
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) has released its 2024 annual Convention & Trade Show schedule, slated for March 21 through March 23 at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre in Markham, Ont. An OARA Board Meeting will take place on Thursday, March 21 before the festivities fully kick off at 1 […]
Gold Standard Citizen: Standard Auto Wreckers owner David Gold honoured with Outstanding Citizen award
Markham, Ontario — David Gold, the owner of Standard Auto Wreckers, has received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Markham Fire team for his involvement in the local auto extrication training program. “It was very humbling for me to receive this award,” David Gold told Canadian Auto Recyclers. Gold has offered his facility in Scarborough, […]
Holding Pattern: N.S. autobody shops to see wave of flood-damaged vehicles later in week
(Photo by Kelvin Campbell) Halifax, Nova Scotia — This past weekend saw a torrent of rain hit Nova Scotia, bringing with it flooding in some areas and a wave of damaged vehicles due for local bodyshops throughout the week. The storm started on Friday and dumped about three months worth of rain over the first […]
Tuesday Ticker: Tesla Model Y dominates European car sales; U.K. watchdog investigates LKQ, Uni-Select deal
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Tesla marks a milestone with the Model Y while LKQ and Uni-Select reconvene to tackle concerns from the United Kingdom Competition and Market Authority. The Y in Europe The Tesla Model Y was Europe’s best-selling vehicle in the first half of 2023, according to numbers from DataForce. A total of […]
No Deal at the Docks: Vancouver port strike resumes as union rejects four-year wage proposal
Vancouver, British Columbia — Dockworkers in Vancouver are back on the picket line following the rejection of a four-year wage proposal set forth by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association on Tuesday. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents the workers at Canada’s largest port, voted down the terms set by the BCMEA. […]
Back in Business: B.C. port activities resume as tentative agreement is met
Vancouver, British Columba — Operations have resumed as normal at B.C. ports, following a tentative agreement between the port worker’s association and the workers’ union. The strike lasted 13 days–any longer and analysts were worried it would impede any progress made since COVID froze up international supply chains. Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association President Flavio Volpe […]
Deadline at the Docks: Labour minister sets deadline for Vancouver port strike settlement
Vancouver, British Columbia — Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan was on the scene of the strike at the Port of Vancouver Tuesday, where he issued a deadline to a federal mediator to reach a settlement with the port workers within 24 hours. With this invocation of O’Regan’s statutory powers under the Canadian Labour Code, a […]
Bumps Ahead: Auto parts, material deliveries could be disrupted if Port of Vancouver workers strike
Vancouver, British Columbia — The automotive supply chain could see serious delays if longshore workers in Vancouver cannot reach an agreement with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA). The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, representing more than 7,000 workers in the Port of Vancouver—Canada’s largest port—served the BCMEA with a 72-hour strike notice […]
Antitrust Alliance: Large-scale parts price-fixing class action nets $78 million for settlement distribution
Toronto, Ontario — A class action lawsuit involving four law firms from across Canada has managed to rack up $78 million to be distributed as settlement to the victims of an auto parts price-fixing conspiracy, according to a Wednesday press release. Siskinds LLP, Sotos LLP, Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP (CFM) and Siskinds Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l. […]
