P.E.I. Ride Share Company Eyes New Brunswick Expansion
Kari is aiming to beat big competitors like Uber and Lyft to market in New Brunswick’s three major cities.
Kari is aiming to beat big competitors like Uber and Lyft to market in New Brunswick’s three major cities.
The Greater Moncton Taxi Association applauded the changes.
Dave Buffet, the president of the Halifax Taxi Drivers Owners Association, says many cab drivers are struggling after two years of a pandemic combined with new, record-high gas prices.
At a May 17 meeting, Halifax Regional Council voted to increase taxi rates by 12 percent. It’s the first increase to taxi fares since 2012 and it’s largely driven by the rapidly increasing cost of gas
Derek Montague has had enough bad experiences with cab companies over the years that he only ever uses ridesharing services like Uber now.
After years of anticipation and debate in Halifax about the future of ridesharing, it looks like Ube is coming to the city. And they may be on the streets of Halifax sooner rather than later.
Brian Herman of Casino Taxi says his company’s been forced into sometimes sub-par service by strict regulations the city imposed almost three decades ago. He says Uber and Lyft won’t make things any easier for them.
Melissa Goguen and Mireille Fougère of Pink Cab want women, children, seniors and other vulnerable sections of the population to feel safe in their taxi.