Ontario Technician Earns Auto Value’s Top Canadian Honour

Ontario technician earns Auto Value’s top Canadian honour

Jake McKie of Kenora, Ontario, has been named the 2026 Canadian Technician of the Year by Auto Value following the company’s annual technician competition held in Detroit in July. McKie, shop foreman at Shane’s Northern Tire and Auto, an Auto Value Certified Service Center and customer of Piston Ring Service Supply, earned the top Canadian honour after competing against technicians from across the country and North America. “Winning the 2026 Can…

Auto Value Names Jake McKie 2026 Canadian Technician of the Year

Recognizing top-tier diagnostic talent within the aftermarket repair network, Auto Value has named Jake McKie as its 2026 Canadian Technician of the Year. McKie serves as Shop Foreman at Shane’s Northern Tire and Auto in Kenora, Ontario—an Auto Value Certified Service Center supplied by warehouse distributor Piston Ring Service Supply. Selected from a network spanning over 4,000 Auto Value Certified Service Centers, McKie competed alongside fell…