Derrick Munroe has been a mechanic for a quarter century, over 20 years of that spent at Todds South End Car Care. “So long I can’t remember when,” he says, laughing. Munroe is the manager of a four-mechanic operation that has seen the south end neighbourhood change over the years, and the automobiles change with it. “We go on seminars quite a bit to learn how new systems work,” says Munroe. “Anybody that can do diagnostics on electrical systems, that’s where the future is.” 990 Barrington, 425-2400

First runner up: Jeff Dunsworth, Jeff Dunsworth Volvo Specialists, South West Cove, 228-2713

Second runner up: Kevin Mulcahy