******AFTER 22 YEARS SERVING THE LOWER MAINLAND, FRASER VALLEY AND THE REST OF BC THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO SAY GOODBYE AND RETIRE. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING ALL OUR LOYAL AND FAITHFUL CLIENTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE DECADES. I STILL REMEMBER MAY 1, 2001 LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. CHRIS AND I WERE TWO YOUNG EAGER INDIVIDUALS WHO DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE AND GO OUT AND START OUR OWN DEALERSHIP. WE WERE EXTREMELY NERVOUS BUT WITH SOME LONG HOURS AND SOME SWEAT, WE KNEW WE COULD MAKE IT WORK. HOWEVER WE DIDN’T DREAM WE COULD BUILD IT INTO WHAT IT HAD BECOME TODAY. THERE WAS SOME TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS ALONG THE WAY, SOME WITH FINANCES, ECONOMY  AND OF COURSE COVID-19, HOWEVER NOW 22 YEARS LATER (AND A BIT MORE GREY HAIR) IT’S TIME TO STEP BACK AND ENJOY LIFE A LITTLE BIT MORE. REMEMBER, LIFE IS SHORT, AND TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED TO ANYONE. SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING OUR TIME IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY AMAZING. I WILL MISS THE FANTASTIC TIMES WE HAVE HAD HERE IN MAPLE RIDGE AND IN MISSION INTERACTING WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THIS THE BEST JOB EVER. NOW, IT’S TIME FOR SOME SUN, SAND, TRAVEL, COLD BEERS AND GOLF 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR!

DARREN WELLANDER

PRESIDENT,

MISSION RIDGE AUTO SALES LTD & WELLS AUTO SPORT