Congratulations to Kwanten Polytechnic University award winner Natalia Gonzalez. We wish you all the best in your journey to success! ...
November 24, 2016 Award Recipient
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Lordco Holiday Staff Donations Reach $10,000 and Ed Coates’ Children Match the Amount
This holiday season Lordco staff members from all over the Province pooled in their spare change to help support the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation. This year the staff collectively brought in just under $10,000 to the foundation, exceeding last years contribution amount. The children of Ed Coates, Samantha Coates, Sarah Durant, Ian Coates and Candace Gottschalk, personally matched each penny raised from the staff. With both contributions the ECMF is excited to announce that this year’s holiday donation...
Annual Charity Golf Tournament Donates $10,000 to Foundation
The Annual West Coast Classic Invitational Golf Tournament takes place each year and includes several vendors from the automotive aftermarket industry. This annual golf tournament was founded in 1986 as the Sid Vernon Memorial Tournament, sponsored by The Unicorn Pub. In 1988 it was renamed Monk McQueen’s Automotive Invitational Tournament, and in 2011 it assumed its current name. The West Coast Classic Golf Tournament aims to raise money for various BC charities and provides Automotive Industries...
The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation Contributes $20,000 to Maple Ridge School District 42 for Automotive Programs
MAPLE RIDGE, BC – The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation was started in February 2014 after Lordco Parts Ltd.’s co-founder Ed Coates suddenly passed away from pancreatic cancer. Ed had deep roots in his own community and held a strong belief in giving back locally in addition to sustaining the automotive industry as a whole. With his spirit in mind, Ed’s wife and children formed the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation with the hopes of creating a...