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Certified Auto Glass Service: A Glass Training Standard

The ARA has introduced certification programs to raise the level of industry professionalism in the areas of automotive glass, collision repair, automotive recycling, and towing. With industry consolidation and technological advancement, many challenges exist for independents as they attempt to remain profitable and/or competitive. Additionally, for the automotive glass industry, once technicians have completed their […]

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Changes Coming to Driver’s Licence Number System

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ICBC will run out of seven-digit driver’s license numbers (DLN) in 2023 and in preparation, ICBC expects to increase the length of driver’s license numbers from seven to eight digits by the fall of 2023. Driver’s licenses issued before this will not be changed or affected. BCID numbers will not change. The new eight-digit number

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Labour Attraction Survey: Towing Industry

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As the towing and recovery industry in B.C. is experiencing a critical shortage of workers, the ARA is engaging industry leaders, government, and stakeholders in an effort to tackle some of the labour challenges and help B.C. towing industry thrive. To collect necessary data to develop labour attraction/retention funded projects, programs, and services, the ARA is

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