SAAR Conference, AGM and Banquet 2026
Temple Gardens Spa

24 Fairford Street East,

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6H 0C7, Canada

March 13, 2026 - March 14, 2026

08:00AM - 04:00PM CST

About The Event

Our Spring conference in Moose Jaw at the Temple Gardens has been an annual event for the last ten years or so. Spring is just around the corner, the days are longer and everything feels new! We kick things off with training events during the day on Friday March 13th followed by a fantastic time of fellowship in the evening at Bobby's Place, a quaint little tavern just a block from our host hotel. This event is a great icebreaker and gets attendees into the "Saskatchewan Mode" of allowing people to mix and connect in a fun atomoshere. On Saturday morning we kick off the event with a short AGM meeting followed by our keynote speaker Tom Deans who will be speaking about succession planning and wealth transfer. This portion of the day is sponsored by Darren Ulmer and Mike Spicer from White Owl Financial who will faciliate a panel discussion following Tom's presentation. Just ahead of lunch we will have a report from our industry & education partners. After lunch SGI will give an update on their digital transformation and maybe even a sneak peek at rate negotiations! Leading up to the afternoon break we will have Norm Bruneau sharing how Estimate Scrubber and the Partsd Autonomy tool can help with a shops profitability. We close out the business meeting with an interview of Koos Reneking  as he shares his amazing journey through the collision industry over the last 40 plus years.  At 6 pm we gather together for the Presidetn's Dinner with a sit down meal. During the day we will have a mini trade show featuring some of SAAR's key sponsors.


Attendees

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John Abu-Ata john@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
John Abu-Ata
APT Auto Parts
Jim Abu-Ata jim@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Jim Abu-Ata
APT Auto Parts
Angela Abu-Ata angela@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Angela Abu-Ata
APT Auto Parts
Maria Abu-Ata john@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Maria Abu-Ata
APT Auto Parts
Alberto Amaya aamaya2@mmm.com 3M
Alberto Amaya
3M
Trista Anger trista.anger@basf.com BASF Coatings Inc.
Trista Anger
BASF Coatings Inc.
Ari Avivi ariavivi@shaw.ca
Ari Avivi
DAN BERNIER DANBERNIER1@HOTMAIL.COM ADHESIVE TEMPLATES CANADA
DAN BERNIER
ADHESIVE TEMPLATES CANADA
CHAD BRICK DANBERNIER1@HOTMAIL.COM ADHESIVE TEMPLATES CANADA
CHAD BRICK
ADHESIVE TEMPLATES CANADA
HARVEY BRITTON harvsautobody@sasktel.net HARVS AUTOBODY LTD.
HARVEY BRITTON
HARVS AUTOBODY LTD.
Debbie Bast slickautobody@sasktel.net Slick Autobody
Debbie Bast
Slick Autobody
Jonathan Bergen jonathan@bergensautobody.ca Bergen's Auto Body
Jonathan Bergen
Bergen's Auto Body
Christina Bergen christina@bergensautobody.ca Bergen's Auto Body
Christina Bergen
Bergen's Auto Body
Brad Bett brad.bett@basf.com BASF Coatings Inc.
Brad Bett
BASF Coatings Inc.
Barb Bissonette bebissonnette@gmail.com SAAR
Barb Bissonette
SAAR
Tom Bissonnette dir@s-a-a-r.com SAAR
Tom Bissonnette
SAAR
Theran Bloudoff bloudoff.theran@prairiesouth.ca Peacock
Theran Bloudoff
Peacock
Darla Bolin ariavivi@shaw.ca
Darla Bolin
David Briltz C.METZ@SASKTEL.NET Elite Auto Body
David Briltz
Elite Auto Body
Norm Bruneau norm@stcauto.com St Claude Autobody
Norm Bruneau
St Claude Autobody
Malcolm Crooks mcrooks@gram.ca Global Mechanical
Malcolm Crooks
Global Mechanical
Brett Crozon brett@dentworks.ca Dentworks
Brett Crozon
Dentworks
Tom Deans radion@eventcamp.ca
Tom Deans
Riel Dion radion@eventcamp.ca EventCamp
Riel Dion
EventCamp
Derrick Dmytryk ddmytryk@liftautogroup.com Lift Auto Group
Derrick Dmytryk
Lift Auto Group
Barn Dog radion@eventcamp.ca
Barn Dog
Barn Dog radion@eventcamp.ca
Barn Dog
Christine Dueck christine@eventcamp.ca EventCamp
Christine Dueck
EventCamp
Darren Dyck ddyck@ensauto.ca Ens Collision Centre
Darren Dyck
Ens Collision Centre
Mark Edmonds Mark.Edmonds@rdiec.ca RDIEC
Mark Edmonds
RDIEC
Mike Farough mike.farough@csncollision.com CSN Collision
Mike Farough
CSN Collision
Steve Gallace spgallace@mmm.com 3M
Steve Gallace
3M
Lori Gasper lori.gasper@saskDLC.ca saskDLC
Lori Gasper
saskDLC
Marcel Grandfield Mark.Edmonds@rdiec.ca Regina District Industry Education Council (RDIEC)
Marcel Grandfield
Regina District Industry Education Council (RDIEC)
Caleb Grandfield darren.ulmer@sunlife.com White Owl Financial
Caleb Grandfield
White Owl Financial
Kevin Grant kevin@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Kevin Grant
APT Auto Parts
Scott Harroun scott@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Scott Harroun
APT Auto Parts
Tom Julius tradeshows@car-part.com Car-Part.com
Tom Julius
Car-Part.com
AMBER KERR akerr@carstar.ca CARSTAR Canada
AMBER KERR
CARSTAR Canada
Charity Karcha charity.karcha@ffuncollision.com FFUN Collision Centre
Charity Karcha
FFUN Collision Centre
Nikki Kluk nkluk@sgi.sk.ca SGI
Nikki Kluk
SGI
Stefan Kolla kollacollision@sasktel.net kolla collision
Stefan Kolla
kolla collision
Jaime Kolla kollacollision@sasktel.net kolla collision
Jaime Kolla
kolla collision
Monte Krasicki mokrasicki@napacanada.com The Unified Parts Group
Monte Krasicki
The Unified Parts Group
Mark Krasicki mkrasicki@napacanada.com The Unified Parts Group
Mark Krasicki
The Unified Parts Group
Syed Kumail s.zaidi@hertz.com Hertz Canada
Syed Kumail
Hertz Canada
Zac Kushneryk zkushneryk@napacanada.com The Unified Parts Group
Zac Kushneryk
The Unified Parts Group
Mike LaRocque MLAROCQUE@UAPINC.COM UAP Napa CMAX
Mike LaRocque
UAP Napa CMAX
Brett MacNeil bmacneil@mmm.com 3M
Brett MacNeil
3M
Ryan May rmay@sgi.sk.ca SGI
Ryan May
SGI
Curtis McGowan 1stklassauto@sasktel.net 1st Klass Autobody
Curtis McGowan
1st Klass Autobody
Amanda McGowan 1stklassauto@sasktel.net 1st Klass Autobody
Amanda McGowan
1st Klass Autobody
Zac McLennan zmclennan@gram.ca Global Mechnical
Zac McLennan
Global Mechnical
Cyndi Metz c.metz@sasktel.net Elite Auto Body
Cyndi Metz
Elite Auto Body
Christa Moss cmoss@csncitycenter.com CSN City Center - SK
Christa Moss
CSN City Center - SK
Krystal Nieckar krystaln@skillscanada.com Skills Canada
Krystal Nieckar
Skills Canada
Andrew Northrup anorthrup@carstar.ca CARSTAR Canada
Andrew Northrup
CARSTAR Canada
David Powell powellab@sasktel.net Powell Autobody Ltd
David Powell
Powell Autobody Ltd
Linda Powell powellab@sasktel.net Powell Autobody Ltd
Linda Powell
Powell Autobody Ltd
Alicen Ricard angela@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Alicen Ricard
APT Auto Parts
Shaun Saull Shaun.Saull@ffuncollision.com FFUN Collision Centre
Shaun Saull
FFUN Collision Centre
Matt Saunderson darren.ulmer@sunlife.com White Owl Financial
Matt Saunderson
White Owl Financial
Chris Schatz cschatz@ensauto.ca Ens Collision Centre
Chris Schatz
Ens Collision Centre
Tim Schneider tradeshows@car-part.com Car-Part.com
Tim Schneider
Car-Part.com
Richard Scoble rascoble@lkqcorp.com LKQ KEYSTONE
Richard Scoble
LKQ KEYSTONE
Scott Shkopich sshkopich@napacanada.com The Unified Parts Group
Scott Shkopich
The Unified Parts Group
Jagjit Singh jsingh@sgi.sk.ca SGI
Jagjit Singh
SGI
Mike Spicer Mike.Spicer@sunlife.com Sunlife
Mike Spicer
Sunlife
Alex Stapleton astapleton@spanesi.us Spanesi
Alex Stapleton
Spanesi
Liv Tarala liv.tarala@ffuncollision.com FFUN Collision Centre
Liv Tarala
FFUN Collision Centre
Dayle Thys dwthys@lkqcorp.com LKQ Keystone
Dayle Thys
LKQ Keystone
Janet Uchacz-Hart janet@saskatooniec.ca Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Janet Uchacz-Hart
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Darren Ulmer darren.ulmer@sunlife.com White Owl Financial
Darren Ulmer
White Owl Financial
Don Unrau ddunrau@lkqcorp.com LKQ KEYSTONE
Don Unrau
LKQ KEYSTONE
Jessica Ursel jessica@dentworks.ca Dentworks
Jessica Ursel
Dentworks
Nayyer Usmani nusmani@hertz.com Hertz Canada
Nayyer Usmani
Hertz Canada
Janice Vold janice@voldscollision.ca Vold's Collision Ltd.
Janice Vold
Vold's Collision Ltd.
Randy Vold randy@voldscollision.ca Vold's Collision Ltd.
Randy Vold
Vold's Collision Ltd.
Jeff Walton jeff@weareunique.com Unique CARSTAR / CARSTAR Estevan
Jeff Walton
Unique CARSTAR / CARSTAR Estevan
Jim Wraight jim@bodyshopconnect.com Bodyshop Connect
Jim Wraight
Bodyshop Connect
Devon Wylie devonw@apt-autoparts.com APT Auto Parts
Devon Wylie
APT Auto Parts
Breanne Young breanne.young@ffuncollision.com FFUN Collision Centre
Breanne Young
FFUN Collision Centre
elaine britton harvsautobody@sasktel.net HARVS AUTOBODY & TOWING
elaine britton
HARVS AUTOBODY & TOWING
09:00AM - 10:00AM
Risk Management and Insurance Need to Know
Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa - Skywalk Room - 24 Fairford Street
Description:

In this presentation you will learn how to potentially cut your insurance costs by as much as 10% while at the same time getting a better understanding of what insurance coverage you really need.s presentation you will learn how to potentially cut your insurance costs by as much as 10% while at the same time getting a better understanding of what insurance coverage you really need.




09:00AM - 12:00PM
ADAS Calibration Demonstration by PGW Auto Glass
Peacock High School, 145 Ross Street, Moose Jaw, SK. (Body Shop door on Caribou Street)
Sponsor Image PGW Auto Glass
Description:

PGW Auto Glass is proud to sponsor this event and will show case the Autel ADAS calibration system. This training event will help shops to understand the issues that can affect ADAS calibrations for goof or for bad results. In addition, if you know how many vehicles you calibrate each month you can come up with a business case to bring that work in house instead of subletting it out.

Sponsor:



10:00AM - 10:30AM
Health Break
Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa - Skywalk Room - 24 Fairford Street



10:30AM - 12:00PM
Driving Financial Performance - We have the Keys to Your Success
Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa - Skywalk Room - 24 Fairford Street
Description:

The morning consists of an informal discussion on how Norm made his adjustment to financial literacy after hearing Tom speak at a SAAR event almost 10 years ago. Then get into the nitty gritty of what numbers you need to know and understand to maximize your financial performance. This will be an interactive event that will have numerous AHA! Moments that will make you mad while at the same time opening your mind.




12:00PM - 01:00PM
Lunch - Plastic Welding by Betag and Color Compass
Peacock High School, 145 Ross Street, Moose Jaw, SK (Body Shop door on Caribou Street)
Sponsor Image Color Compass
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05:30PM - 08:30PM
Come and Go Social Event. Join us for some great networking, drinks and excellent food!
Bobby's Place - 63 High Street



07:00AM - 08:00AM
Hot Breakfast
Main Ballroom



08:00AM - 08:30AM
SAAR AGM
Main Ballroom
Description:

All events in the main ballroom hosted by Ari Avivi. 

Meet Ari Avivi - Your Next Unforgettable Event Host! 
When it comes to bringing energy, laughter, and unforgettable moments to any event, Ari Avivi is in a league of his own. Best known for The Comedy Plt and the wildly entertaining Really Bad Advice Podcast, Ari combines sharp wit, quick improvisation, and infectious charm to keep audiences fully engaged from start to finish. 

As an event host, Ari doesn't just guide the day - he owns it. Whether it's a corporate gala, private celebration, or a live show, he strickes the perfect balance between professionalism and hilarity, turning every event into an experience guests rave about. Expect smart humor, seamless transitions, and the kind of spontaneous fun only Ari Avivi can deliver.




08:30AM - 10:00AM
Succession Planning - Keynote Speaker: Tom Deans
Main Ballroom




10:00AM - 10:30AM
Health Break
Main Ballroom



10:30AM - 11:30AM
Panel Discussion: Tom Deans and Darren Ulmer
Main Ballroom
Sponsor:




11:30AM - 12:00PM
Scott Sinclair, I-CAR Canada
Main Ballroom



12:00PM - 01:00PM
Lunch Break
Main Ballroom



01:00PM - 01:30PM
Industry and Education Partners
Main Ballroom



01:30PM - 02:30PM
Koos Reineking sharing his collision industry career
Main Ballroom



02:30PM - 03:00PM
Norm Bruneau and Tom Bissonnette discuss Parts Autonomy
Main Ballroom



03:00PM - 03:30PM
Health Break
Main Ballroom



03:30PM - 03:30PM
Ciarans Downes - SGI
Main Ballroom



06:00PM - 12:00AM
President's Dinner
Main Ballroom



07:30PM - 12:00AM
Improv Comedy with Don't Mind Us
Main Ballroom
Description:

Mark Schweighardt and Lee Bells are the experienced Saskatchewan comedians who make up Don't Mind Us Comedy. Canadian events planners with the Royal Bank, Crown Life, Sask Tel, Investors Group, Meyers-Norris Penny, Saputo, the Canadian Wheat Board, Alberta Fire Chies and many, many others have been impressed with Don't Mind Us Comedy's hilarious, tasteful and customized shows. 
Experienced Canadian Comedians, Don't Mind Us has starred on NOW TV's Comedy Street. Mark and Lee were heard 4 times nationally acclaimed radio show Madly Off In All Directions. Don't Mind Us Comedy has appeared on stage with Catherine O'Hare and Red Green, and opened up for Weird Al Yankovic. 
Don't Mind Us Comedy performs frequently in Alberta and Manitoba, and have also travellled to the North West Territories, British Columbia and North Dakota for clients. 
Don't Mind Us Comedy has authored The Wedding MC Jokebook, availabile Internationally. 
Mark and Lee have written comedy and political satire for CBC radio, including Don't Shoot the Beaver, a 25 minute radio comedy for the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Morning Editions. 
Audiences love Don't Mind Us Comedy for their improvised and spontaneous comedy; their intellegent, tasteful style; their interaction with audience members; and their excellent ability to customize and tailor their show to the group they are performing for. 

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