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November 25, 2009
Rousseau Marks 15th Anniversary
Photos :
Marie-Josée Rousseau
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Industry leaders and business owners, along with many of Rousseau Automotive Communication’s partners, clients, colleagues and friends joined Remy Rousseau and his team in celebrating 15 great years in business. An independent garage owner in Quebec, Remy Rousseau started his publishing business in 1994 with a single magazine, Le Garagiste. “I knew very little about the automotive industry,” he admits. “But I knew I wanted to help others, and I especially wanted to make a difference.” From a single French language magazine catering to independent garage owners in the province of Quebec, Rousseau Automotive Communication has exploded onto the national scene with close to 25 bilingual products specializing in mechanical, collision repair, tires, fleet and remarketing. (JK) [View Photos]
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November 20, 2009
CARSTAR’s 15th Annual Charity Casino Night
Photos :
Leanne Blackborow
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CARSTAR hosted their 15th Annual Charity Casino Night, raising funds for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The black tie event attracted over 750 attendees to Carmen’s Banquet Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. The evening launched CARSTAR’s Sweet 15th Anniversary Celebration, and the event theme was “La Dolce Vita – The Sweet Life”. Attendees enjoyed exotic European food, black jack tables and entertainment by Suzie McNeil. A cheque was presented to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for $100,256.00. (LB) [View Photos]
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November 3, 2009
AAPEX and SEMA in Pictures, Day 2
Photos :
Éric Descarries
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Las Vegas, Nevada. Two of the hottest car shows in our business are happening this week in Las Vegas—AAPEX and SEMA. AAPEX is mostly for business people involved in mechanical repairs and maintenance, while SEMA deals with aftermarket performance and hotrodding parts. Here are a few pictures to illustrate day two. (ED) [View Photos]
View additional photos : Day 1, Day 3 and NEW PRODUCTS.
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September 1-6th, 2009
WorldSkills Calgary Gives Thousands of Students Hands-On Painting Experience
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The Collision Repair Industry was well represented last week at WorldSkills Calgary. Thousands of Students were given the chance to try Virtual Painting. The aim was to promote careers in the industry, and “spark” the interest of students, teachers and parents with the hands-on activity. The event was the largest skills competition in the world, and also the largest event ever held at Stampede Park. (LB) [View Photos]
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September 1-6th, 2009
WorldSkills 2009 - Car Painting and Autobody Repair
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The Collision Repair Industry was well represented at the recent WorldSkills Calgary 2009 event. The skills competition drew 51 countries, 900 competitors competing in 45 skills competitions, and over 150,000 spectators to Stampede Park. Canada impressed competitors and experts from across the globe by providing competitors with impressive facilities for the competition. The Car Painting and Autobody Repair competitions provided millions of dollars of state-of-the-art equipment for use during the event. Industry volunteers and suppliers made the event a success through their combined efforts. (LB) [View Photos]
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August 29-30, 2009
Measuring bodies lines at the NAPA Auto Parts 200
Photos :
Éric Descarries
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You probably never noticed, but NASCAR is very strict on the correctness of the body lines of its race cars. Some forty years, a very brilliant car preparatory called Smokey Yunnick showed up with a new race car, a Chevelle, that rapidly established records for speed. But a keen eye noticed the car was slightly smaller than the regular car it represented, explaining why the car was so fast! Consequently, NASCAR rapidly «invented» templates so that all cars of a brand would be exactly the same. So templates were used at the NASCAR NAPA Auto Parts 200 that was run during the last weekend of August in Montreal. (ED)
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June 20, 2009
CARSTAR Soaps It Up For Cystic Fibrosis
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CARSTAR Collision Repair Centres across Canada raised over $100,000 for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and local charities on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Over 80 locations across Canada participated in the 6th Annual CARSTAR Soaps It Up for CF. For the first time, US locations joined the fundraiser, and together they washed over 4000 cars, earning the Guinness World Record title for the largest car wash. (LB) [View Photos]
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May 29, 2009
Carstar Express Brantford Grand Opening
Photos :
Leanne Blackborow
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CARSTAR Express celebrated their new location in Brantford on May 29, 2009. The VIP grand opening was a classy event. CARSTAR Express is a new and exciting vehicle service facility that offers cost-effective, convenient services such as Paintless Dent Repair, Windshield Repair, Detailing, and Window Tinting, just to name a few. Customers enjoy free Wi-Fi in the modern office while the highly skilled technicians complete their repairs. (LB)
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May 20-23, 2009
15th Annual Canadian Skills Competition
Autobody Repair Event
Photos :
Leanne Blackborow
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The 15th Annual Canadian Skills Competition was held in Charlottetown, PEI on May 20-23, 2009. The Autobody Repair competition took place at the Charlottetown Civic Centre. Secondary and Post-Secondary students from across the country completed four different technical projects which included plastic bumper repair, frame measurement, door skin replacement and quarter panel sectioning. The skills competition was a great success, drawing approximately 30,000 spectators. (LB) [View photos]
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May 20-23, 2009
15th Annual Canadian Skills Competition
Car Painting Event
Photos :
Leanne Blackborow
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The 15th Annual Canadian Skills Competition was held in Charlottetown, PEI on May 20-23, 2009. The Car Painting event was organized by Leanne Blackborow, director of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) Skills Program. Car Painting was represented off-site at Centennial CARSTAR Collision Centre and, for the first time, on-site along with over 40 different skilled trades participating in the event. Industry volunteers promoted careers in collision repair to over 12,000 students with displays, prizes, an airbrush artist demonstration and a Virtual Painting Try-A-Trade. (LB) [View photos]
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3-5 April 2009
Special cars, special paints and special wheels at the Salon Auto-Sport
Photos :
Éric Descarries
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The Salon National Auto-Sport Motorisé was held for the 12th time on April 3-4-5 in St-Hyacinthe, Québec, and once again, it featured some of the most extraordinary cars and an interesting group of exhibitors. There were more than 250 vehicles on display including a few original trucks. Here is a quick look at what could be seen. (ED) [View photos]
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27 March 2009
Launching of the CLÉ VERTE Program
Photos :
Marie-Josée Rousseau
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An eco-friendly program directed to the 12,000 auto service shops, which already includes active members, was launched on Friday, March 27 in Montreal at the Beaumont Auto Centre.
We’re talking here about the CLÉ VERTE Program, a joint action set up with Nature-Action Québec, the Quebec Action Fund for environmental sustainable development, the Quebec automobile industry represented by the Environment and Road Vehicles Table, which acts on behalf of Recyc-Québec.
CAA-Québec strongly fosters this initiative. Roughly 400 members of its recommended service shop network will quickly follow suit in order to become acknowledged leaders. [View photos]
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18 March 2009
2009 Grand Forum
A Grand Event
Photos :
Marie-Josée Rousseau
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This second AIA Grand Forum, as well as the previous one, will be remembered for a long time. Exhibitors, conferences, workshops, networking, relaxation, meeting with new people and business opportunities; all participants were very pleased and plan to come again next year.
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13 February 2009
2009 Toronto International Auto Show
Photos :
Leanne Blackborow
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The Toronto International Auto Show opens to the public Friday February 13th, 2009 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Rogers Centre. Over 1000 new cars and trucks are on display in the 850,000 sq ft facility. Car enthusiasts can expect to see everything from high performance sports cars to hybrid vehicles to concept cars. Here are some photos of the vehicles on display:[View photos]
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3 February 2009
Sherwin-Williams’ Development Plan
Moving and renovating
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« Our development strategy has led us to refresh our image and to geographically reposition ourself in order to bring us closer and better serve our customers throughout North America. We truly hope that, in this way, we will enhance our customers’ shopping experience... [Read more]
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24 January 2009
Canadian Collision Industry Forum in Toronto
Photos :
Marie-Josée Rousseau
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The recent Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) meeting at the Toronto Marriot Airport on January 24th, 2009 attracted 275 industry leaders from across the country to share information and network. The speakers discussed topics such as the current economic slowdown, hardening insurance market, training, and the environment. The meeting was informative and offered suggestions to business owners to find opportunities in today’s economy. Here are some photos of the people who attended the CCIF meeting. [View photos]
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