Decision “kicked down the road” to Council March 26 The age extension for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles from 7 years to 10 years needs to be discussed again at Toronto’s March 26 City Council meeting. The motion passed by Executive Committee
Read MoreChow says June is too soon for update due in March Update, 7:30am March 22: this article has been updated with a statement from the City of Toronto. Suddenly, everything makes more sense…. After watching all of yesterday’s Executive Committee
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Beck Taxi's Kristine Hubbard reminded Committee members that every licensed Taxi driver is a Canadian small business. Image: YouTube
Beck Taxi’s Operation Manager Kristine Hubbard supports the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan, designed to fight American tariffs.
Read More“Buy Canadian” should mean Taxi and local, not Uber and Lyft, De Baeremaeker, Hubbard suggest Taxi News will have more video and coverage later on March 19th. Toronto Taxi firms wasted no time this morning in politely pointing out the
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Toronto's Executive Committee is being livestreamed March 19th. Councillors are scheduled to debate increasing the age of Wheelchair Accessible vehicles to 10 years. Image: YouTube
Driver earnings, cap on VFH numbers not on agenda The Licensing and Standards staff report on Vehicle for Hire (VFH) earnings scheduled to come forward by the end of first quarter (March 31) is not on the agenda for today’s
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United Food and Commercial Workers does not represent Uber drivers in a Union relationship, but provides services to Uber corporately. Image: Uber
Is it a union application, or a service contract for UFCW? United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) have announced that Uber drivers in Victoria, British Columbia have collected enough signatures to apply for certification. Language is the UFCW release is
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Melissa McKee of Ottawa's Bikers' Church organized and hosted the "Thank You, Truckers" book launch for author Donna Laframboise. Image: Road Warrior News
Celebratory atmosphere as speakers recall 2022 Freedom Convoy Attendees at the March 16th “Thank You, Truckers!” book launch event were a happy, if soggy, group of people. Everyone there braved a torrential rainstorm to make to to the Bikers’ Church,
Read MoreStaff report on VFH earnings is not on Agenda The Licensing and Standards staff report on Vehicle for Hire (VFH) earnings scheduled to come forward by the end of first quarter (March 31) is not on the agenda for the
Read More“It’s a great win for consumers and a bad day for tech companies” Uber Technologies Inc. lost in its attempt to split up more than 1,600 lawsuits filed by riders who allege they were sexually assaulted by drivers for the
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