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AUGUST 28, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 69
TODAY’S WEATHER
Sunny and hot High 32 C Low 14 C
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WEDNESDAY
MEMORIAL UNVEILING
STEWART WINS SILVER
LIGHTBODY TAKES LEAVE
Bench to pay tribute to overdose victims in Riverside Park
Kamloops shot put athlete hits the podium in Lima
BCLC head steps aside to seek medical treatment
NEWS/A6
SPORTS/A19
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AWAITING RIDE-HAILING MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com
Time will tell if ride-hailing will have an impact on the Kamloops taxi industry, according to the manager of one local company. Kami Cabs manager Simar Singh described the Passenger Transportation Board’s newly announced regulations for ride-hailing services in B.C. as creating an uneven playing field. Taking the wait-and-see approach, Singh said he won’t know if a Kamloops ride-hailing service would pose a threat to Kamloops’ two taxi businesses until more details are known. “We have to see which jurisdictions they’ll be working and how many cars they’ll be registering — all these factors play a huge role in how ridehailing will effect the taxi industry in Kamloops or anywhere,” he said. If the competition does come to the Tournament Capital, they won’t have the same restrictions taxi companies face. Ride-hailing companies like Lyft will not face caps on the number of drivers on B.C. roads or limits on surge pricing to raise rates during busy events, under rules unveiled last week by the PTB. “They can just throw all these cars on the road and we have a limit,” Singh said, adding Kami Cabs has 35 licenses, which is its limit.
MARCHING PROUD
The third annual Kamloops Pride Parade took place on Sunday downtown, where thousands took to the streets boasting signs and colourful outfits in support of the LGBTQ community. The overarching message can be summed up in the above sign: “Love is love.” ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW
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