Not a single vehicle-for-hire driver has completed Toronto’s testing and training program, which was mandated by Toronto City Council to begin on January 1st, 2020.
Read MoreBeck Taxi Operations Manager Kristine Hubbard has announced that Beck is considering withdrawing service to specific high-risk locations in order to protect its taxi drivers.
Hospitals, public health units, COVID-19 testing centres, isolation centres and vaccination centres have been calling Toronto taxi companies to transport known or suspected COVID patients since March of 2019. Taxi drivers were deemed “essential workers” in the earliest days of the pandemic but have not been prioritized to receive vaccines.
Read MoreCitizen footage on Twitter of “every single Black Cab in London” paying their respects upon the death of Prince Philip. No doubt Queen Elizabeth will take comfort in this unprecedented sight. London’s Taxi Trade pays their respect to the passing
Read MoreDespite daily pleas from the Taxi industry asking Ontario to list drivers as a priority group in Phase Two of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, this did not occur as part of the April 7 announcement. However, as more vaccine shipments
Read MoreWith a renewed focus on education and safety, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) is proud to announce that following a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the annual CAA Worst Roads Campaign is back, and voting is now open. “The
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Beck driver Khalid Geda has endured the dark clouds of Uber’s arrival and COVID-19; the silver lining has been his opportunity to purchase a taxi plate and vehicle at a price virtually unimaginable only a few years ago.
Khalid Geda has been keeping his eye on the market for Taxi plates for many years, and recently decided to “seize the day” and buy one at a price unheard of only a few years ago. “I am an optimist,” he says.
Read MoreTrucker Gerry Black shares his opinion of politicians at all levels of government.
Read MoreIn an unusually frank statement provided in writing to reporter Faiza Amin of CityTV, Toronto spokesperson Jasmine Patrick notes that Uber was identified to help transport senior citizens to vaccine appointments as “the result of their generous donation.” The province
Read MoreA statement from Canadian Taxi Association President Marc Andre Way: “Congratulations to Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy on the presentation of his first Budget. We welcome the announcement that Ontario is helping to remove barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccines with $3.7
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