Eric Grand-Maison says buying and recycling old catalytic converters used to make up a big part of his business. But since the provincial government put in new rules for sellers and buyers, sales have cooled considerably.
CALGARY Ryan Howie couldn’t believe just how brazen the thieves were when they ripped off the catalytic converter from a truck behind the fence in his northeast Calgary backyard. The video, captured by his security camera, shows a pair of thieves arriving in his alleyway at 11:54 a.m. The passenger casually gets out, and is handed a saws-all tool from the driver. He then saunters into the yard, coming back out less than three minutes later carrying the stolen catalytic converter. “It was pretty brazen and pretty shocking,” said Howie “and it was infuriating that something like this can happen in a neighborhood you think is safe.”