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Revisions to Municipal Act came too late to help Taxi owners Today, the City Manager could not tell me who gave staff approval to bid for the FIFA World Cup without required funding commitments from other levels of government. That’s
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“Effects on supply chain unlike anything ever experienced” by Don Taylor On Tuesday March 26, the Singaporean-registered container ship Dali experienced an as yet undetermined malfunction and collided with the southern support town for the Frances Scott Key bridge spanning
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It’s not a time management tip; it’s an attitude “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming.” That’s not a time management tip; that’s an attitude to see you through the worst of times. This week, watching the video clip of the Francis
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“Canada’s economic problems are like an out-of-control freight train heading off a cliff” Frank Stronach has a plan to Regenerate Canada. Ideally, his plan would reward initiative with profit-sharing, while rolling out a hiring freeze on government bureaucrats and reducing
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101% of Accessible Taxis are due to be replaced by 2025 year end As Toronto faces the fact that half of its standard Taxis are no longer in service and virtually every Accessible Taxi needs to be replaced by the
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Canada needs men and women who are willing to say “no” to net zero by Dan McTeague The other week the CEO of Manitoba Hydro was ousted from her position by the utility’s NDP appointed Board of Directors. This story likely won’t
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A letter to all Taxi owners and operators by Behrouz Khamseh It has been eight years since the City of Toronto legalized Private Transportation Companies (PTCs). As a result of that May 16, 2016, decision, which was voted unanimously supported
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Update March 7, 7pm: The Vazken Kerametlian quote indicating airport Taxi drivers charge $65 per ride downtown was provided to Taxi News in January, 2024. In mid-February, the rate was increased to $70. ***** Half of Toronto’s fleet of 5,500
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Decades of industry experience goes to waste at meeting As human beings go, Gurjeet Dhillon is a pretty easy one to be around. She has a lovely face and a warm, friendly voice. I have always found her to be
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