Car enthusiasts from all across Canada and the United States are invited to submit the best photo of their vehicle to the Automotive Retailers Association’s third annual Show and Shine contest. Competition entries will be accepted online until August 31, 2021. After the closing date, all submitted photos will be displayed on the website for […]
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by Ken Hendricks, ARA senior industry advisor A recent government announcement focuses on an issue with a long and turbulent history. In the post-war economic boom of the 1950s, mechanics came from all over to work on the growing number of new cars in British Columbia. Many of these mechanics came from the prairie provinces,
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by Iva Kestrankova Ed Tretwold retires after 51 years of operating Coast Import Auto Supply. In November 1990, the ARA’s periodical, Automotive Retailer, published a profile with the title A Chairman’s Work Is Never Done, about thenchairman of the ARA’s British Columbia Auto Recyclers division, Ed Tretwold. Fast forward 21 years and Ed has sold
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