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Steve Fletcher
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Steve Fletcher is the Managing Director of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Director of the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA). He can be reached at steve@oara.com.

Closer Ties

Collision Management, Collision-Column, Collision-Events
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Closer Ties
Laying out a framework for greater global collaboration and cooperation. At the 76th annual Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) Convention and Expo in Charlotte, N.C., (October 10-12), one of the highlights was the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). This agreement, initially signed by recycling associations in Canada, the U.S.,…

Closer Ties

Collision Management, Collision-Articles, Collision-Management
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Closer Ties
Laying out a framework for greater global collaboration and cooperation. At the 76th annual Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) Convention and Expo in Charlotte, N.C., (October 10-12), one of the highlights was the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). This agreement, initially signed by recycling associations in Canada, the U.S.,…

Greater Understanding

Collision Management, Collision-Association, Collision-Column
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Forging stronger connections between different sectors will create a stronger automotive industry. From March 28 to 30, the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) held its annual Convention and Tradeshow, this time at the Hilton/Meadowvale in Mississauga. A major goal at this year’s event was to bring people from outside Ontario…

Greater Awareness

Collision Management, Collision-Column, Collision-Sales & Marketing
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Creating new partnerships can lead to very positive results. This past summer, Krown Rust Control teamed up with the University of Windsor to develop a Corrosion Index. Basically, it’s a consumer-oriented metric designed to both measure and communicate the amount of rust that accumulates on a vehicle after a certain…

Finding Common Ground

Collision Management, Collision-Column, Collision-Management
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How different countries approach end-of-life-vehicles. I was recently interviewed by a consultant to the French government. The consultant was conducting a formal international poll of how other countries get end-of-life vehicles into the legitimate industry’s hands as opposed to those of the unlicensed underground economy. In France, they’ve used Authorized…

Leaving a Legacy

Collision Management, Collision-Association, Collision-Column
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Creating an association focused on the future. Wally Dingman, owner of Caughill Auto Wreckers in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., and longtime Board Member of the Ontario Auto Recyclers Association (OARA), stepped down last year as Chairman after holding the position for over a decade. Eleven years ago, OARA was a smaller industry…

Impact Felt Across Industries

Collision Management, Collision-Column, Collision-Sales & Marketing
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The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has come under tremendous media pressure after they announced in January they’re forecasting a $ 1.3 billion deficit for their insurance operation this year. The announcement created a firestorm of political finger-pointing about potential issues with public insurance. Attorney-General David Eby, who is…
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