Corner Brook city hall is introducing new Taxi regulations and looking for public input

    Friday, 23 August 2024 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The motion will be brought forward at the next public council meeting set for September 9th. 

    People in Corner Brook have a chance to comment on proposed changes to the city’s taxi regulations up until September 4th. At Monday’s public meeting, Councillor Pamela Keeping says there is a motion before council to enact the Taxi Regulations 2024, which includes changes to the definitions and other sections in order to differentiate other services from that of Taxi’s and to accommodate new amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that regulates ride-sharing services. Changes include fixing the number of taxis in the city, requiring that the operators of taxis have a licence to operate in the city and fixing a fee to be paid for the licences. Also, fixing fares to be paid by users of taxis, prescribing the inspection of taxis on an annual or other basis that the council may set out in the regulations,, setting out standards for taxis, and authorizing and assigning stands for taxis, and the erection and maintenance of the stands. The motion will be brought forward at the next public council meeting set for September 9th. 

     

     

    To report an error, submit a news tip, or provide feedback, please e-mail news@bayfm.ca or call (709) 637-0183.

    More from Local News

     

     

     

    BayFM recognizes support from the following agencies:

                        

    Today's Weather

    • Corner Brook

      Light rain

      High: 20°C | Low: 4°C

    • Deer Lake

      Light rain

      High: 19°C | Low: 3°C

    • Stephenville

      Light rain shower

      High: 20°C | Low: 9°C

    Recently Played

    Podcasts

    • BayFM On-Demand

      Youth Ventures

      Youth Ventures Humber, based in CBDC Corner Brook is a great program that promotes and supports young entrepreneurs, ages 30 and under, in our community.

    • Trash Talk

      Trash Talk Thursday, June 11, 2026

      Lynn Howse from Western Regional Waste Management on Bay Fm

    • NL Summer Games 2026

      NL Summer Games update, June 11, 2026

      As the countdown continues to the NL Summer Games in Corner Brook this summer, the featured sport on this edition of Blaze's Corner is baseball.