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OVERSEAS News of set up makes it the ideal side hustle for those looking to fit more working hours around their existing job or family commitments, to help combat rising household costs. There was no movement amongst the choice of taxis this year, understandable given waiting lists for new cars are, in some cases, now over a year long. Interestingly the UK-wide top taxi choice is a hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius – with no change to the top five most popular makes and models – revealed as the Toyota Prius, Mercedes-Benz E220, Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Passat and the Ford Mondeo, in that order. Originally printed in MOTORING TAXI OPERATOR CLOSURE has ‘left a gap’ in local transportation services by Winston Szeto BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Bulkley Valley Taxi was the only cab company in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada (B.C.), before it closed in May 2022. In May, Paddy Hirshfield and Patrick Hibbitts said they would close Bulkley Valley Taxi as the market in Smithers — roughly halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, and home to a little over 5,300 people — isn't robust enough for them to continue operating. That has left residents and visitors without taxis to and from the local airport, about 5.4 kilometres from downtown, a route that isn't covered by B.C. Transit buses. Daniela Bork, general manager of Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge in the downtown area, says she has received cancellation requests from corporate customers who had booked business conferences for the fall. "[They] cancelled their entire events due to the lack of transportation being able to get to and from the airport, but also transportation within the town," Bork said, adding that many of them have decided to relocate their events to hotels in Terrace, about 200 kilometres west of Smithers. According to Al McCreary, chair of Tourism Smithers, travellers at Smithers Regional Airport need to book rental cars several weeks in advance, as no taxis are available to take them downtown. He said Tourism Smithers has written to the town council about the lack of taxi services, and that he is meeting with councillors and local businesses to discuss solutions, including expanding the communityrun shuttle service that currently serves seniors only. The issue isn't new to Smithers however, according to Mayor Gladys Atrill. She says the closure of Bulkley Valley Taxi "has left a gap" in their transportation services, but that the town's market is too small for taxi operators to sustain their business. 40 August 2022
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