Canada West, SouthWestern Members Vote to Merge

The joint membership of SouthWestern Association (SWA) and Canada West Equipment Dealers Association (CWEDA) voted to move forward with a merger of the two associations, forming the Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA), according to a joint news release issued by both entities. The associations’ members ratified the merger resolution with a 99% approval rating.

Last April, both organizations’ boards of directors passed merger resolutions and recommended them for ratification. The member vote was the final step in the merger of the largest equipment dealer associations in Canada and the United States.

The effective date of the merger is September 1, 2014. S