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VANCOUVER ELEVATOR SEEN AS “DESTINATION”
Managers of Vancouver, Canada's Granville Island are promoting a plan to install an elevator that would lower visitors from a pedestrian bridge to the heart of the popular shopping district, the Vancouver Sun reported. CMHC-Granville Island, the company that oversees the island adjacent to downtown Vancouver, envisions a redevelopment that would include easy pedestrian access, which would fuel a renewed market, arts and innovation district. “The elevator would become a destination in itself, attracting new visitors to Granville Island," said a report released by CMHC-Granville Island.
UTAH INSPECTOR PRESENTED AWARD
Gary Gibson, chief elevator inspector with the Utah Labor Commission’s Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety, is a recipient of a 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence. Utah Governor Gary Herbert recognized him for his leadership to increase efficiency, perform higher-quality inspections and reduce the number of elevators overdue for inspection (by half). He has been chief elevator inspector since 2015 and a state employee for 30 years. Utah officials said there are 10,000 elevators in the state, of which approximately 8,600 are considered “active” and subject to inspections every two years by Gibson’s division.
ELEVATOR FALL HURTS KUWAITI FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS
Three Kuwaiti firefighters and two paramedics were injured May 23 when an elevator they were in fell to the ground in Khaitan district, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said. The emergency responders had just completed a call at an eighth-floor residence in an apartment building when they entered the elevator to ride down to the ground floor, fire officials told KUNA. The car suddenly fell, injuring all inside. They were taken to a hospital for treatment, but the extent of their injuries wasn't reported. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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