2026 Members Retreat and Gala Fundraiser
Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort

1310 Water St, Kelowna,

Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 9P4, Canada

September 11, 2026 - September 12, 2026

09:00AM - 11:00PM PDT

About The Event

Join us as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Automotive Retailers Association at this year’s Annual Members’ Retreat & Gala Fundraiser, taking place at the Delta Grand Okanagan in Kelowna.

This milestone event will bring together members from across the province for two days of connection, celebration, and industry engagement. New features include concurrent sessions that will provide educational opportunities and coupled with our keynote presentation will provide attendees with valuable insight into the future ahead. This year’s event will be a memorable one. 

We look forward to welcoming you to Kelowna.


Attendees

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Jamie Abbs Jamie.abbs@gmail.com 2507446599 Van Isle Glass
Jamie Abbs
Van Isle Glass
James Abu-ata james@apt-autoparts.com 7789286154 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
James Abu-ata
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
JIM Abu-ata jim@apt-autoparts.com 7783299320 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
JIM Abu-ata
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
JOHN Abu-ata JOHN@APT-AUTOPARTS.COM 6044180950 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
JOHN Abu-ata
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
Stuart Ady ernies@shawbiz.ca . ARA Board Member
Stuart Ady
ARA Board Member
SCOTT Anderson scotta@apt-autoparts.com 6048287350 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT Anderson
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT Anderson scotta@apt-autoparts.com 6048287350 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT Anderson
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
Sarah Barahmeh sarah.barameh@ara.bc.ca . ARA
Sarah Barahmeh
ARA
Wade Bartok wade@elitebodyshop.ca . ARA Board Member
Wade Bartok
ARA Board Member
Mark Brade brade@pushormitchell.com . Pushor Mitchell
Mark Brade
Pushor Mitchell
AARON CHEUNG AARONC@APT-AUTOPARTS.COM 2363083236 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
AARON CHEUNG
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
Ed Comerford ecomerford@carstar.ca 2508029774 CARSTAR Collision and Glass
Ed Comerford
CARSTAR Collision and Glass
Tom Deans tom.deans@sympatico.ca . Keynote Speaker
Tom Deans
Keynote Speaker
Riel Dion radion@eventcamp.ca 204-230-6330 EventCamp
Riel Dion
EventCamp
Christine Dueck christine@eventcamp.ca 204-230-6330 EventCamp
Christine Dueck
EventCamp
Kelly Fleming kellysfleming@yahoo.ca 2508964081 Van Isle Glass
Kelly Fleming
Van Isle Glass
Dave Foster dfoster@carstar.ca 9057302652 CARSTAR Collision and Glass
Dave Foster
CARSTAR Collision and Glass
Mario Gambroudes mgambroudes@craftsmancollision.com 2505506248 Craftsman Collision
Mario Gambroudes
Craftsman Collision
Michael Gilliland mike@autohousetechnologies.com 604-760-9115 AutoHouse Technologies.com
Michael Gilliland
AutoHouse Technologies.com
SHERRI HARROUN SHERRI@APT-AUTOPARTS.COM 4035610495 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SHERRI HARROUN
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT HARROUN scott@apt-autoparts.com 4035610495 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT HARROUN
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT HARROUN scott@apt-autoparts.com 4035610495 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
SCOTT HARROUN
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
MODJI HAYATSHAHI MODJI@APT-AUTOPARTS.COM 6043455613 APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
MODJI HAYATSHAHI
APT AUTO PARTS TRADING
Rick Hatswell rhatswell@craftsmancollision.com . ARA Board Member
Rick Hatswell
ARA Board Member
Ken Hendricks kenhendricks@ara.b.c.ca . ARA
Ken Hendricks
ARA
Amy Jones amy@galaxymotors.net . ARA Board Member
Amy Jones
ARA Board Member
Cam Leslie caml@all-west.ca . ARA Board Member
Cam Leslie
ARA Board Member
Gary Martens garymartens@shaw.ca . ARA Board Member
Gary Martens
ARA Board Member
Barbara Murphy bmurphy@craftsmancollision.com 7783223840 Craftsman Collision
Barbara Murphy
Craftsman Collision
Andrew Northrup anorthrup@carstar.ca 4038080897 CARSTAR Collision and Glass
Andrew Northrup
CARSTAR Collision and Glass
Mike O'Callaghan mike@craftsmancollision.com . ARA Board Member
Mike O'Callaghan
ARA Board Member
Burhan Osman burhan.osman@ara.bc.ca . ARA
Burhan Osman
ARA
Dena Parke dena@reliabletowing.ca . ARA Board Member
Dena Parke
ARA Board Member
David Ribeiro davidribeiro@ara.bc.ca . ARA
David Ribeiro
ARA
Anita Ribeiro david.ribeiro@ara.bc.ca . ARA
Anita Ribeiro
ARA
Errol Ritchey eritchey555@gmail.com 6043530294 errol ritchey
Errol Ritchey
errol ritchey
Dejla Sabanac dejlasabanac@ara.bc.ca . ARA
Dejla Sabanac
ARA
Adrian Scovell adrianscovell@ara.bc.ca . ARA
Adrian Scovell
ARA
Zach Smith zachsmith@kpmg.ca . KPMG
Zach Smith
KPMG
Diana Steele dsteele@vanisleglass.com 2508964081 Van Isle Glass
Diana Steele
Van Isle Glass
Wade Tearne wade@autorecycling.com 2503006235 DM Auto Recycling
Wade Tearne
DM Auto Recycling
Bobbie Temple btemple@craftsmancollision.com 2506613985 Craftsman Collision
Bobbie Temple
Craftsman Collision
Julie Tinney julie@autorecycling.com 2505509533 D&M Auto Recycling
Julie Tinney
D&M Auto Recycling
Darren Ulmer darren.ulmer@sunlife.com . SunLife
Darren Ulmer
SunLife
Steve Van de Vosse steve.vandevosse@sunlife.com> . Sunlife
Steve Van de Vosse
Sunlife
Tom Watters twatters@craftsmancollision.com 2502125227 Craftsman Collision
Tom Watters
Craftsman Collision
05:00PM - 08:00PM
Registration (EventCamp table)
Hotel Lobby



09:00AM - 12:00PM
Activation (Golf or Casino?)
TBD



05:30PM - 07:00PM
Registration table & Raffle Tickets (EventCamp)
Hotel Lobby



06:00PM - 11:00PM
Chairman's Reception
Hotel Courtyard



06:00PM - 11:00PM
Bar Service Open
Hotel Courtyard



07:00PM - 09:00PM
Food is Served
Hotel Courtyard



07:20PM - 07:30PM
Opening Remarks
Hotel Courtyard




07:30PM - 10:30PM
Lewis Cardinal Band
Hotel Courtyard



08:00AM - 09:00AM
Breakfast and Registration
Main Hall



08:15AM - 09:00AM
Breakfast is Served
Main Hall



09:00AM - 09:10AM
Opening Remarks
Main Hall




09:15AM - 10:00AM
A1 - Concurrent Session 1
Room A


09:15AM - 10:00AM
A2 - Concurrent Session 2
Room B


09:15AM - 10:00AM
A3 - Concurrent Session 3
Room C



10:00AM - 10:45AM
B1 - Concurrent Sessions
Room A


10:00AM - 10:45AM
B2 - Concurrent Session
Room B


10:00AM - 10:45AM
B3 - Concurrent Session
Room C



11:30AM - 02:30PM
Keynote Luncheon Address
Main Hall
Sponsor Image Highmark Corporate Solutions KPMG Pushor Mitchell LLP
Description:

Dr. Tom Deans, our keynote speaker is the author of three books on the subject of family wealth transfers, including Every Family’s Business listed as a Forbes and The New York Times best-seller. He has delivered more than 2,000 keynotes speeches in 29 countries.  With more than 2 million copies of his books sold worldwide, prepare to unlearn everything you know about business succession planning and estate planning.  
We look forward to his views about one of the most difficult decisions facing every business owner, how, when and to whom they should transfer ownership of their business.   Most business owners leave succession planning too late and risk destroying business value.  For a generation that will live longer than any previous generation, business owners will need to reverse this trend in order to fund the longest and most expensive retirement in history.  Dr. Deans will share all of the exit options available to business owners to protect the value created in their business.  

Sponsor:




11:30AM - 12:00PM
Registration Table is open (EventCamp)
Hotel Lobby




11:55AM - 12:00PM
Opening Remarks
Main Hall




12:00PM - 01:00PM
Lunch
Main Hall



01:00PM - 01:45PM
Keynote: Tom Deans
Main Hall
Description:

The focus of Tom's address is the "Transitioning of Owners" and is geared towards a multi-generational discussion around the baby boomers who are timing out. If you're a Next Gen or Baby Boomer you should definitely take this in. Tom's also very familiar with consolidation.
Tom has written three books, all New York Times Top Sellers.




01:45PM - 02:30PM
Sunlife Panel
Main Hall




02:30PM - 02:30PM
Closing Statement
Main Hall




02:30PM - 05:00PM
Free time



05:00PM - 08:00PM
Raffle Tickets / Registration Table is open (EventCamp)
Main Hall




05:30PM - 05:30PM
Cocktails in the Courtyard
Courtyard (TBD)



05:45PM - 06:00PM
Doors open
Main Hall



06:00PM - 10:00PM
Gala Dinner & Fundraiser
Main Hall



06:15PM - 06:30PM
Opening Remarks
Main Hall




06:30PM - 06:40PM
Long Time Service Awards
Main Hall




06:40PM - 07:00PM
Industry Awards
Main Hall




07:00PM - 08:00PM
Announcement & Dinner
Main Hall




08:00PM - 08:15PM
ARFI Scholarship Awards
Main Hall




08:00PM - 08:00PM
Raffle ticket sales - closed (EventCamp Registration table)
Main Hall




08:15PM - 08:35PM
Pedal Car Awards
Main Hall




08:35PM - 09:35PM
ADESA Auction
Main Hall




09:30PM - 09:30PM
Conclusion
Main Hall




09:30PM - 09:30PM
Dessert is served
Main Hall



09:30PM - 09:30PM
Music / Dance
Main Hall




11:30PM - 11:30PM
Last call
Hotel



12:00AM - 12:00AM
Check-In
Sparkling Hill
Virtual Link: Map to Sparkling Hill