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Keeping up With the Code
The adoption of B44-16 affects elevating equipment owners and contractors in B.C. by Nav Chahal Technical Safety BC oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across...
Fast-Tracked Pipeline
Mohawk College looks to supply the industry with skilled technicians through its new program and advanced elevator training facility. by Lee Freeland Hamilton, Ontario’s Mohawk College has a new diploma...
John Fensom, Industrial Pioneer
An examination of the industry exploits of “the pioneer of the elevator business in Canada” by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent The history of the recent past occasionally has an...
A Unifying Vision
Exploring the grand hotels of the great Canadian railway and the crucial part elevators played in making them possible by Joshua Nelson By the end of the 19th century, Canada...
Close-Knit Canadians
CECA members communicate well, work hard on association projects and know how to party. by Catharine Bothwell The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has a long history that started in...
Carrer of Gold
Vancouver-based consultant looks back on 40 years in the industry. by Kaija Wilkinson Andrew Wilson grew up in Kirkland Lake, a small northern Ontario gold-mining town that looks like something...
Building and Growing
Urbanization, infrastructure expansion among factors driving Canadian VT industry. by Kaija Wilkinson Residential, commercial and retail construction in Canada’s three largest cities — Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal — is fueling...
Antimicrobial passenger protection
Many facets of antimicrobial passenger protection are detailed in this dedicated section. Covers for Elevator Buttons, Panels Kapok 88 of Long Bennington, U.K., has designed protective flameproof PVC Hygiene Covers...
See the Light (Source)
This Product Spotlight details the HoldSafe handrail disinfection unit, which offers visible assurance to escalator riders. by Lawrence Madanda Escalator and moving-walk handrails are typically covered in germs, bacteria and...
An Old Solution With a Modern-Day Twist
This Product Spotlight describes a copper-alloy application process that can permanently fight microbes in VT applications. by Gregor Vahramian We don’t know how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last or...
