Greetings!
Two items that are a bit out of our regular scope of coverage this week:
1)  Take a look at this. Doug Meredith of Extreme Collision Centre Orillia was fishing Saturday morning when he caught a muskie that I'm pretty sure is bigger than at least some of our staff here at Collision Repair. Extreme's Terry Bradimore tells us that Doug is indeed available for autographs, if you're in the neighbourhood.
2) We have a litter of lovely cats that are currently available for adoption. We inherited them from a relative and Gloria is worrying herself sick trying to find a home for them. So if you're in the market for a new cat and relatively close to our Thornhill offices give us a call at 905-370-0101.
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About the Town
 2010 AIA Grand Forum and the future of collision repair
On October 20, 2010, AIA Canada held its second annual Ontario Grand Forum meeting at the Doubletree Hotel. The theme of this year's forum was to "Understand your Business. Understand Your Customer."
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Video
Jerry Burns, Mitch Schneider and Ron Pyle at the NACE 2010 opening general session
Did you miss the NACE opening general session this year? Collision Repair has you covered. Here is the opening address from NACE 2010 chairman Jerry Burns and CARS 2010 chairman Mitch Schneider. Also speaking Monday morning was ASA president Ron Pyle on the date change of this year's event and the future of ASRW.
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Dana's wins gold
Dana's Collision in Fredericton, New Brunswick recently took home the gold in the Daily Gleaner's Reader's Choice Awards.
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ASRW Industry Forum proves successful
Several hundred attendees engaged in lively discussion with leaders across the automotive industry in the new ASRW Industry Forum, held in conjunction with Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW). The forum concluded the first day of education at ASRW 2010, which included the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) held October 10-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
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DuPont-customized rides at SEMA
DuPont Performance Coatings recently released a list of vehicles finished with DuPont products that will be on display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas from November 2-5.
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ARC wins Trendsetter of the Year award
The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) were named the trendsetters of the year at the recent Automotive Recyclers Association meeting in Austin, Texas.
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WIN's career centre now open to the public
The Women's Industry Network (WIN) recently added a career centre feature to their website, which is now open to the entire automotive industry.
WIN's career cenre offers an opportunity to post your resume for employment, or if you are on the other side of the desk, post your company's job openings.
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Recycling
Brigitte Pesant joins the OARA and ARC teams
The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) and Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) announced yesterday that Brigitte Pesant has joined their ranks in the role of director of business development, effective October 8th, 2010.
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Recycling
Important upcoming dates for auto recycling
Here are a few dates to keep in mind if you're interested on keeping on top of what's happening and what's new in the world of automotive recycling.
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Features
CSI insight
Understanding the repair experience from the customer's perspective.
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