2008 CADA Laureate Winners Announced
Auto Emissions 101
Saskatchewan Auto Show 2006
Camp Easter Seal Media Release 2005
Auto Dealers Donate to Camp Easter Seal - Dec 2004
SADA Code Of Ethics
Consumer Beware - Auto Extended Warranty Scam
SADA Mission Statement
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2008 CADA Laureate Winners Announced

Congratulations to our own Mr. Vaughn Wyant, Jubilee Ford, Saskatoon, SK, on his being selected as the 2008 Laureate for Retail Operations!

  

June 2, 2008

I am pleased to announce the names of the 2008 CADA Laureate winners and finalists:

Retail Operations

·     LAUREATE: Vaughn Wyant, Jubilee Ford Sales, Saskatoon SK

·     Angus Birnie, Riverside Pontiac Buick, Prescott ON

·     Bob Redinger, Ready Honda, Mississauga ON

·     Gerardo D?Argenio, BMW-Mini, Laval PQ

·     Vinay Ruparell, Kramer Mazda, Calgary AB 

Business Innovation

·     LAUREATE: Patrick Priestner, AutoCanada Income Fund, Edmonton AB

·     Al MacPhee, MacPhee Pontiac Buick GMC, Dartmouth NS 

·     Denis Leclerc, Albi Le Géant, Mascouche QC 

·     James Massie, Georgian Pontiac Buick GMC, Barrie ON

·     Thomas Samatas, Excel Honda, Mont-Royal PQ

Ambassadorship

·     LAUREATE: Harry Mertin, Mertin Auto Group, Chilliwack BC 

·     Alex Baum, Cochrane Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Cochrane AB

·     John B.W. Carmichael, City Buick Pontiac Cadillac, Toronto ON 

·     Larry Vickar, Vickar Community Chevrolet, Winnipeg MB

·     Peter McKeen, Jack Carter Chevrolet Cadillac, Calgary AB

Please join me in applauding the accomplishments of these extraordinary dealers.

Sincerely,

Tom Donnelly

Chairman

2007 Camp Easter Seal Donation

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 21, 2007

SASKATCHEWAN AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION

DONATES $24,463 TO CAMP EASTER SEAL

Saskatoon, SK:  The Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association (SADA) has generously donated $24,463 in support of Camp Easter Seal, doubling their contribution from the previous year. The cheque was presented to Albert Pan, 2007 Easter Seals Ambassador, by Paul Savoie, Vice Chairman of SADA, during a special ceremony today at Clavet Composite School. This gift represents proceeds from the second Saskatchewan Auto Show held this past April in Saskatoon.

This is the fourth consecutive year that the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association has directed their support to Camp Easter Seal. A portion of the proceeds will be allocated toward Camp Easter Seal?s Access for All capital campaign. Access for All is a six-year $455,000 campaign to improve Camp Easter Seal facilities and provide greater comfort and enjoyment for nearly 700 people with disabilities who attend Camp Easter Seal each summer.

Paul Savoie, Chairman of SADA, said, ?It is important to all of our members to support the communities and province in which we live and do business.?

What does this mean for children like Albert Pan who attend Camp Easter Seal? Albert said, ?This donation will make a big difference.?

Camp Easter Seal is a fully wheelchair accessible residential camp for people with disabilities located on the shores of Manitou Beach near Watrous. Each summer nearly 700 children and adults with disabilities experience all that camp has to offer. Activities such as horseback riding, boating, and quiet moments in the therapeutic garden are highlights for many attending, but most importantly, Camp Easter Seal will provide the opportunity for campers to make new friends and participate in fun activities. The Saskatchewan Abilities Council has operated Camp Easter Seal for over 50 years.

The Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members are the new car and truck franchises in the Province of Saskatchewan. Their mandate is to provide a medium through which their members may advance their views on subjects of common interest and advance the interests of the motoring public; as well as to foster, promote, and encourage by all lawful and proper means, those common interests.

The Saskatchewan Abilities Council works with people of varying abilities to enhance their independence and participation in the community through vocational, rehabilitation and recreational services.

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For more information contact:

Joyce Phillips, Regional Director, Saskatoon

Saskatchewan Abilities Council - Ph 306-653-1694

 

Susan Buckle, Executive Director

Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association - Ph 306-522-5766

Auto Emissions 101www.autoemissions101.ca
Saskatchewan Auto Show 2006 
Camp Easter Seal Media Release 2005 
Auto Dealers Donate to Camp Easter Seal - Dec 2004 
SADA Code Of Ethics 
Consumer Beware - Auto Extended Warranty Scam 

 PRESS RELEASE - December 8, 2008

 

CONSUMERS BE AWARE!

VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTY SCAM!

The Saskatchewan public is being harassed by a questionable business, portraying themselves as an extended warranty company for vehicles.  Over the past few weeks, this company has increased its number of harassment calls to consumers.

Susan Buckle, Executive Director of the Sask. Automobile Dealers Assoc, (SADA), says, "We are working with our members to try to eradicate this consumer harassment scam.  Our members are very concerned about the harassment calls to their customers and urge everyone to be aware of this issue.  We also want to make the public aware that dealership nor manufacturers "sell" or "give out" any customer information, as it is against Privacy Legislation.

The details that have been gathered to date are as follows:  A business or call centre (out of the United States, it is believed) has been calling consumers telling them that their vehicle warranty is expiring and trying to sell them extended warranties for their vehicle, over the phone.  It is not known how this company is accessing customer names and phone numbers.  This company calls the customer, directly, telling them that they know that their warranty is about to expire and trying to sell them extended warranty; even to the point of being very rude and harassing them for a credit card number.  The telephone prefixes that have been appearing on customers? phone are 732, 203, and 603.

SADA has advised the Superintendant of Insurance, with Sask. Financial Services Commission, about this issue, as warranty products of this nature must be provided by a licensed insurance provider.  If consumers have questions or concerns on this or similar issues, they can contact the Sask. Financial Services Commission at 787-6700.

Please remember - never give out personal or credit card information to anyone over the telephone!

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For More Information:

Susan Buckle

Executive Director, SADA

Ph: (306) 522-5766

About the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers? Association

The Sask. Automobile Dealers? Assoc. (SADA) is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members are the new car & truck franchises in the Province of Saskatchewan.  Their mandate is to provide a medium through which their members may advance their views of subjects of common interest and advance the interests of the motoring public; as well as to foster, promote and encourage by all lawful and proper means, those common interests.

2008 Blood Donor Challenge

For immediate release - November 2008

BARBER MOTORS TOPS SASK. AUTO DEALERS BLOOD CHALLENGE

REGINA, November 3, 2008 ? Barber Motors of Weyburn has driven off with top honours in the 2008 Sask. Auto Dealers Assoc.'s (SADA) blood donor challenge, besting eleven participating dealerships across the province.

Auto Clearing Chrysler Dodge Jeep of Saskatoon and Taylor Lexus Toyota in Regina were runners-up.

?The members of SADA support and encourage participation from their staff in the Canadian Blood Services and SADA?s ?Partners for Life? program,? said Susan Buckle, Executive Director of SADA.  ?With the large number of collective employees within our provincial membership base, we all know of someone who has had the need for blood, in whole or part.?

The challenge is an annual event with management and staff of SADA members throughout the province challenged to donate blood during the months of February and August, when the need for blood is very high.

?Community involvement is important to us as members and we are very pleased and proud to be able to support our community through activities such as blood donation,? added Buckle.  ?Such a simple, selfless act is often the most meaningful.  When one can affect another human being?s life is such a positive way with so little input, it makes the act of donating blood all that more significant.?

?Once again, Canadian Blood Services is grateful to the Saskatchewan Auto Dealers Association for its strong support of the SADA Challenge,? said Donna Wunderlich, Director of Donor and Clinic Services.  ?As one of our strong ?Partners for Life?, SADA is showing leadership in supporting its employees as they promote the need for increased blood donation.?

As many as 342 lives have been saved by the Challenge, which netted 114 units of blood, each one with the potential to save three lives.

Wunderlich said that this level of support is especially important, as hospital demand for blood has outpaced blood donations over the past two months, adding that there is a particular need for new donors and people who have not donated in the past year.  She is encouraging them to make that all-important appointment.

For information on clinics or an appointment, please call Canadian Blood Services at 1-888-2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

About the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers? Association

The Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers? Association (SADA) is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members are the new car and truck franchises in the Province of Saskatchewan.  Their mandate is to provide a medium through which their members may advance their views of subjects of common interest and advance the interests of the motoring public; as well as to foster, promote and encourage by all lawful and proper means, those common interests.  

About Canadian Blood Services

Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the blood supply in all provinces and territories (except Quebec) and oversees OneMatch -the Stem Cell and Marrow Network. A dedicated team of 4,800 staff and 17,000 volunteers enable us to operate 40 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics annually. While Canadian Blood Services is a non-governmental organization, it receives operational funding from the Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health and is regulated by Health Canada. For more information, please visit www.blood.ca

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For more information, contact:

Susan Buckle, Executive Director

Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association

Telephone 306-522-5766

Michael Hyduk

Communications Specialist

Canadian Blood Services Prairie Region

1 204 789 1066

SADA Mission Statement

Code of Ethics, Statement of Purpose and Function