(North Vancouver, August 19, 2021) – The ARA’s member, Craftsman Collision, has launched a matching campaign in support of the Canadian Red Cross 2021 British Columbia Fires appeal and the Salvation Army Food Bank in the Okanagan to assist in their efforts to provide support, comfort and care during this incredibly difficult time. “In these […]
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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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