Elevator Maintenance
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Residents of 21-storey Vancouver condo frustrated after 2nd elevator breaks downAccording to tenants and owners, the first elevator stopped working in February and was never repaired, while the second stopped working about five days ago.FeaturesAug 10, 2022
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After rescue, Calgary Tower restaurant employee says it’s not the first time elevators have had problemsAfter eight people were rescued from the Calgary Tower elevator, an employee says it has been acting up for a while.NewsJul 15, 2019
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Tenants of Vancouver apartment building blame ‘negligence’ for broken elevatorThe elevator, which is the only one that services all nine stories, has been broken since late September.Apr 13, 2019
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Ontario government introduces bill aimed at enhanced elevator reliabilityThe new law, if passed, would improve user access to elevators by, among other things, beefing up enforcement of maintenance requirements.CanadaFeb 22, 2018
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Elevator company ThyssenKrupp fined $500K for violating Ontario safety rulesIn January, ThyssenKrupp was fined $375,000 for a potentially fatal breach of safety laws in which a man was injured.CanadaOct 31, 2017
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Faulty elevators reaching ‘crisis’ levels in Canada: expertCanadians across the country are finding themselves trapped in faulty elevators, while countless more are suffering through inconvenience and isolation because of elevators that are out of service.CanadaJul 21, 2016
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