Welcome to Olender's
Olender's was started in 1973 and we moved to the current location in 1978.
It was all started by Harvey Olender who began to repair vehicles for friends and family, and decided to start a business!
Meet the Team
Jim
Journeyman Mechanic
Jim was born in Chemainus and spent his teenage years in Duncan. He grew up working on cars as a kid so he decided to make a living at it.
He has now been at Olender's for 28 out of the 33 years as a mechanic!
Jim is an avid fisherman.
Sonny
Service Writer
Sonny has lived in Duncan for over 20 years. Being a car enthusiast and enjoying helping people makes his job as a service writer a natural fit.
Sonny joined us at Olender's in 2020.
Cooking, camping and cars are Sonny's rec time activities.
Jacob
Journeyman Mechanic
Jacob was born in Duncan and grew up in Crofton. A desire to be able to fix his own vehicles then grew into a career.
Officially a journeyman mechanic since 2018; Jacob joined us in 2021.
Making music with his band and spending time with his dogs fill his leisure hours.