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Cab company closure won't leave shortage of accessible taxis: councillor

THUNDER BAY -- Brian McKinnon doesn't think the recent closure of a cab company will leave the city short of accessible taxis.

THUNDER BAY -- Brian McKinnon doesn't think the recent closure of a cab company will leave the city short of accessible taxis.

The city councillor and chair of the Thunder Bay taxi bylaw committee learned last Friday that Superior Accessible Taxi was closing. McKinnon said he was told the company had around four drivers and there wasn't enough work for its full-accessible taxis.

"That's essentially what we're hearing," he said.

He said Roach's Yellow Taxi has an accessible fleet as does Diamond Lacey's. That company alone has nearly a dozen.

"It's not like there's a real shortage. There's a pretty good supply of accessible taxis in town," he said.

Superior's closure does free up some cab licenses for the city but McKinnon said those likely won't be up for grabs until the city's new taxi bylaw is complete, which should be around October.





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