Gondola

• Grouse Mountain staging grand opening for new gondola

  The new gondola includes 27 cabins, each of which whisks eight people to the top of the mountain in about five and a half minutes. 

  Economy

  Dec 12
  
• Grouse Mountain closed after gondola stalls and strands passengers

  The company says its Skyride gondola stalled around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday due to a fault in its operating system.

  Consumer

  Jul 1
  
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• Delays in approval of proposed B.C. gondola ‘a sign of disrespect,’ says First Nation

  The concept, modelled on the Sea-to-Sky Gondola, would offer visitors a panoramic view of the Fraser Valley, and the Cheam First Nation has already invested nearly $6 million.

  Crime

  Jun 26
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• Cheam First Nation buys golf course, but plans for gondola remain in limbo

  A Lower Mainland First Nation has purchased a Fraser Valley golf course, but its plans for a bigger tourist attraction remain in limbo.

  Economy

  Mar 1
• Banff National Park gondola reopened after power outage

  An undisclosed number of people have been trapped for hours on a mountain in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023
• 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after gondola struck at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant resort

  Authorities say the incident happened after heavy construction equipment struck the moving gondola. The force of the impact ejected the two occupants out.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2023
• B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time

  A notice of claim argues an alarm system designed and installed by Unified Systems Inc. failed when an unidentified person cut the cable for the second time in September 2020.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2022
• Gondola developer would pay Edmonton $1.1 million annually for city land

  A land agreement reached between Prairie Sky Gondola and the City of Edmonton would see the developer pay just over $1.1 million each year for building on public land.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2022
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• The ‘day has come’ for Alberta to embrace urban gondola projects: Developer

  Prairie Sky Gondolas has two projects in the works in Edmonton and Red Deer and hopes the idea will spread further.

  Canada

  May 1, 2022
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• Okanagan Gondola moves ahead in regulatory process, despite rezoning concerns

  Regional district staff were recommending politicians not provide even initial support for rezoning, which would have had the effect of killing the proposal.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2022