“Regulated Taxi services which are fully insured and municipally regulated are the best, safest, and easiest option for municipal officials,” points out Coventry Connections' Marc Andre Way. Coventry is the Transportation Sponsor for this month's Ontario East Municipal Conference. Photo: Taxi News
“Eastern Ontario is a great place to live and do business” Coventry Connections will be the official Transportation Sponsor of the 2025 Ontario East Municipal Conference (OEMC). “OEMC is the longest running, annual regional municipal conference held in eastern Ontario,”
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Amey's Taxi GM Jenn Nyhof speaks to Global News Reporter Fawwaz-Muhammad Yusuf on August 19th. Kingston Police are particularly worried new university students may be caught up in the "Fake Taxi Scam." Photo: Taxi News
Particular concerns for new university students “Remember that legitimate Taxi drivers will never refuse cash.” –Detective David Coffey Kingston Police worried that new university students may be subject to “fake Taxi scams” in September issued a release August 19th warning
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People Magazine ran a fulsome interview with Julia Viscomi, whose daughter went missing in an Uber vehicle last winter. Uber refused to provide the driver's contact information to Toronto Police. Image: Facebook
Colle’s motion directed L&S to consult with industry, improve system Licensing and Standards staff have met with Vehicle for Hire (VFH) firms to discuss improving driver contact policies in the event of emergencies, and plan to meet with Taxi firms
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Coventry Connections in Ottawa is sharing this media release from Ottawa Police with all of its active drivers. Image: Ottawa Police
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Hope Newell, who has been missing since July 31st. Hope was last seen in the Greenbank Road / West Hunt Club Road area wearing a strapless
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Mayor Olivia Chow presents longtime Municipal Licensing & Standards Director Carleton Grant with a certificate in honour of his retirement at the July 24 meeting of Toronto Council. Via YouTube/screengrab.
“At MLS, years are like dog years,” Grant notes Retiring director of Licensing and Standards Carlton Grants’ remarks to Toronto City Council July 24th, 2025: “Mayor Chow madam, Speaker, Members of Council, the senior and corporate leadership teams, the MLS
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In the mid-20th century, Detroit was an economic boomtown, a jewel in Capitalism's crown. Despite hard times, it still vibrates with entrepreneurial energy and is now rebuilding as other cities learn the brutal lessons of bad government. Image: Facebook
We’d all be driving F-150s Read “Canadian Fascism, Part 1,” here Read “On Canada Day, let’s face the ugly truth” here Fascism should more appropriately be called ‘Corporatism’ because it is a merger of state and corporate power.” –Benito Mussolini
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Wheelchair Accessible training session October, 2024 with trainer Ali Enad and driver trainee. Photo: Taxi News
On-demand service wait drops from 30 minutes to under 15 The wait time for an on-demand Wheelchair Accessible Taxi in Ottawa decreased from over 30 minutes to under 15 minutes in the past year, according to a June 23 staff
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CTA president Marc André Way speaks with Policy Director Joanna Hazelden after the June 20th, 2024 VFH consultation at the East York Civic Centre. Photo: Taxi News
Passenger safety must be highest priority, Way says The recent incident in which an Ottawa teen girl was injured after being dragged by her Uber driver highlights the need to make passenger safety and consumer protection the highest priority for
Read MoreCap on number of cars still needed RE: Legalizing “active time” means no guarantee of minimum wage That ridesharing operators seek to be paid when not engaged runs totally counter to how the cab biz works. (Whether they like it
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