Ride-hailing Services

• Châteauguay residents call for ridesharing service amid long wait times for taxis

  Frustrated by the slow taxi service, BLVD Bar and Grill owner Michael Ghorayeb started an online petition to bring ride-hailing services to Châteauguay.

  Traffic

  Jan 24, 2020
  
• New poll finds British Columbians don’t think government is moving fast enough on ridesharing services

  The poll, conducted by Environics on behalf of Ridesharing Now B.C., found there is a rush to see services like Uber and Lyft available on B.C.'s roads.

  Politics

  Jan 28, 2019
  
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• BC’s Passenger Transportation Branch continues crackdown on illegal ride-hailing companies

  People caught illegally operating a ride-hailing service are subject to penalties and fines of $1,150.

  Jan 29, 2018
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• Coun. Jesse Helmer says if Lyft wants to expand past Toronto, London’s ready

  The ride-hailing service Lyft has announced it will expand into Canada, with Toronto becoming their first market.

  Consumer

  Nov 14, 2017
• Decision on ride-hailing delayed, BC NDP hires expert to review options

  The B.C. government has hired an industry expert to consult and create a “made-in-B.C.” solution to ride-sharing which he’s not expected to finish until early 2018.

  Oct 16, 2017
• Business travellers favour Uber over traditional taxi services: Survey

  Taxis are losing business travellers to ride-hailing services like Uber, a survey shows.

  Tech

  Jul 17, 2015