Canada

TODs Multiply in Brampton With Latest 39-Story Proposal

Plans for transit-oriented developments (TODs) continue to multiply in the Toronto suburb of Brampton with the latest proposal from Syra Group and Doracin Terra Strategies Ltd.: a 39-story tower that...

In Memoriam: Evelyn Guderian

Evelyn Guderian, beloved wife of late Canadian Elevator Contractors Association Member In Memoriam Walter Guderian and mother of Delta Elevator's Dr. Angela Guderian, passed away peacefully on August 8 in...

CECA Requests Donation for Quebec Trade School

In a letter to members, Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Executive Director Catharine Bothwell requested donations for the École des métiers du Sud-Ouest-de-Montréal, the trade school students must attend to...

In Memoriam: Al John Braden

Al John Braden of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, passed away on August 8 at age 89 with family and friends by his side. Best remembered as co-owner of Niagara Elevator, Braden...

Durham College Elevating Devices Apprenticeship Training Dates Announced

Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, has announced upcoming dates for its Elevating Devices 636E apprenticeship in-school training program. The program is designed to complement mechanics’ on-the-job work experience by...

Otis To Provide 28 VT Units to Hôpital Vaudreiul-Soulanges in Montreal

Otis has been selected to provide 28 vertical-transportation (VT) units, including 11 Otis SkyRise® elevators, to the Hôpital Vaudreiul-Soulanges in Montreal, a project highlighted by Otis Chair, President and CEO...

In Memoriam: Helder Filipe Mendes

Helder Filipe Mendes, past owner of Canwest Elevators, host of the 2018 Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention in Calgary, Canada, passed away suddenly alongside his mother, Maria Victoria Mendes,...

EESFC To Host Boat Cruise Fundraiser

Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) will host a boat cruise on August 17 to support the education of children on the safe use of elevators and escalators. The three-hour...

CECA Announces Annual Golf Classic

Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Executive Director Catharine Bothwell recently announced CECA’s Annual Golf Classic, which will be held at Hockley Valley Resort in Mono, Ontario, Canada, on September 7....

GT Providing Five MRL Elevators to Kelowna Development

Global Tardif (GT), headquartered in St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it has been tapped by Elpro Elevators to provide four duplex machine-room-less (MRL) elevators making 13 and 17 stops and a...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus