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July 21, 2009

           

In This Issue
CARSTAR Golf
Atlantic Group Golf
Instructor of the Year
AkzoNobel Partners with Speedy Automotive
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Is This For Real?

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Good Luck, Bad Luck
: A man in Nelson, California survived a single-car rollover accident, extricating himself and walking away, but was struck and killed minutes later by a train as he illegally crossed railroad tracks.


Poetic Injustice: A motorist in Houma, Louisiana sideswiped a driver waiting to make a turn, drove away without stopping and was killed minutes later when he rammed into another car.








Switch Out is having a contest! Registered participant that send in at least two collection pails in 2009 will be automatically entered.The winning business will be featured in an article in the 2010 edition of Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine.
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Dubious Distinction: The world's top speeder is named Armstrong Tilley. He was clocked at 205 mph on a Honda Rc51 motorbike on US Highway 61. The previous record holder was Dr. William Faenza who was driving at 158 mph in a 55 mph zone in a Lamborghini Diablo.
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AIA has announced that the application deadline for the Marion Roberts Memorial Scholarship has been extended. For more details, please click here.

Mike Davey,Editor

CARSTAR Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

CARSTAR Automotive Canada held its 17th Annual Charity Golf Classic at the Beverly Golf & Country Club in Copetown, Ontario. The golf tournament was held in support of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, CARSTAR Automotive Canada's charity of choice.

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Just a few of the many industry stakeholders and concerned citizens who came out to help CARSTAR raise funds for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. From left to right, Sam Saputo, franchise owner of CARSTAR Ancaster, Morris Mercanti, Gino Ingraudo and Tony Rosato of Blue Line Taxi.
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Boyd Group Income Fund Announces July Cash Distribution
Boyd Group Income Fund has announced a cash distribution for the month of July 2009 of $0.0225 per trust unit. The distribution will be payable...
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Steck Introduces Stud Lever
Steck Manufacturing Company has released the Stud Lever (P/N 20014), which the company says will allow a technician to quickly grip studs...
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Randy Profeta Joins Car-O-Liner
Randy Profeta has been named Director of Technical Services and Industry Relations by CAR-O-LINER. Profeta has worked in the automotive and...
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Lexus Picks Sherwin-Williams for Estimator Certification
Lexus recently announced its continued partnership with Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp. (SWAFC) to offer the Estimating Solutions...
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Atlantic Collision Group Holds Charity Golf Tournament

Atlantic Collision Group held its 17th annual charity golf tournament on Friday, July 17 to benefit the Peel Children's Safety Village. The tournament took place at Nobleton Lakes Golf Club. More than 200 people attended the event, including notables such as Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chris Campoli of the Ottawa Senators, and Councillor Sue McFadden.

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Armando Tallarico of the Atlantic Collision Group (right) presented Gary Evans president of Peel Children's Safety Villagewith a cheque for $12,500 on behalf of Atlantic Collision Group. 

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Do You Know the Instructor of the Year?
 
The I-CAR Education Foundation will open the call for applications for the I-CAR Education Foundation's Instructor of the Year award on August 3, 2009. The winner of the award will receive an expense-paid trip to NACE 2009 where the instructor will be recognized for their achievement.

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AkzoNobel Partners with Speedy Automotive
 
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes North America and Speedy Automotive have entered into a distribution partnership in the Newfoundland and Labrador area. This alliance greatly enhances the distribution coverage of AkzoNobel in Atlantic Canada.

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"Education is vital to the collision industry, be it the continuing education a senior technician receives or that first class an aspiring entry-level technician attends in high school." - Scott Kruger, Executive Director of the I-CAR Education Foundation.