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November/December 2013
Happy Holidays! Join us on
November 30 to Celebrate
Happy Holidays to our dedicated drivers, owners and shareholders and to all our valued customers. On
behalf of everyone at corporate headquarters, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year.
Stay safe this season by planning your ride home when attending holiday parties and showing extra caution
on the roads as the days get shorter and darker. We value your continued loyalty to Co-op Cabs.
- Peter Zahakos, CEO, Co-op Cabs
Co-op Cabs to participate in two events this
month with MADD Toronto
Co-op Cabs will be participating in two upcoming events this month with Mothers Against Drinking and Driving (MADD) Toronto, to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving.
On November 5 Peter Zahakos, CEO of Co-op Cabs will join MADD Toronto board members, Toronto Police
Services and others for the launch of MADD’s
annual red ribbon campaign. Mr. Zahakos
will attend a press conference scheduled for
10 am. Co-op vehicles will be also be present at the announcement.
The second event that is scheduled for
November is a ‘Choose Your Ride,’ event that
will be held at Yonge Dundas Square on
November 8 from 12-2 p.m. Co-op Cabs staff and MADD Toronto volunteers will be on hand to guide people
through the various ways Torontonians can choose to get home this holiday season. The best option of
course, is the TTC or a cab and not the ambulance, hearse or crashed car that will also be on site.
Co-op Staff will be distributing information on the new
iPhone app and web-ordering system to those visiting
the square and giving out a select number of $5 gift
certificates.
Be sure to find Co-op Cabs on Facebook and Twitter to
stay up to date on new activities and promotions like
these. Our team will also be Tweeting and posting to
Facebook on location from the press conference and
Yonge Dundas Square.
Keep your eyes peeled this month for our Co-op Cabs team.
We are hitting the streets to promote our new app and web-ordering system.
In addition to the MADD Toronto ‘Choose Your Ride’ event planned for
November 8 at Yonge Dundas Square we will be giving out information
and gift certificates at:
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Yonge & Eglinton on November 22 and;
King & John on November 29, 2013
Release of the Toronto Taxi Review postponed
The Taxicab Industry Review Final Report is being rescheduled to the Licensing and Standards Committee
meeting being held on January 23, 2014.
A number of consultations have been held since the release of the draft report in the spring of 2013. The taxi
industry has serious concerns with many of the recommendations in the draft report and so further
consultations were required. The city has proposed gradually transitioning three types of taxi licenses into a
single Toronto Taxicab License.
The Toronto Taxi Alliance (TTA), of which Co-op is a member recently launched a campaign to inform citizens
on the impact these reforms will have on riders if they are passed at city council next year. Members of the
group include taxi owners, drivers, brokerages, fleets and agents and say the reforms can have a direct
impact on how the industry runs its business.
Below is a copy of the media advisory that went out to announce the campaign:
Toronto Taxi Alliance to launch campaign about the
impact city reforms will have on taxi users in Toronto
Mass campaign to call on Torontonians to speak out against higher fares, increased wait times and pollution
and greater safety risks
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - October 21, 2013 On Tuesday, the Toronto Taxi Alliance (TTA) will launch a
campaign to educate Torontonians about what's at stake for taxi users in Toronto if a series of proposed taxi reforms
are passed by Toronto City Council next month. Media are invited to attend the launch press conference.
Taxicab Industry Review, which is being conducted by City of Toronto Staff features 44 reforms including: a mandate
to make 100 per cent of taxis wheelchair accessible by 2025, the introduction of a new Vehicle Identity Technology
(VIT) and the introduction of a new owner-operated plate called the Toronto Taxi License (TTL). The Final Report
with recommendations for the taxicab industry is expected to be presented to City Council in November.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
December 14—15 - Umbra Factory Sale (The
International Centre)
For all events at the International Centre visit:
http://www.internationalcentre.com/events/eventscalendar.html
November 7— True Patriot Love Dinner (South
Building)
November 14-17—Gourmet Food & Wine Expo 2013
(North Building)
November 22—24, Whole Life Expo (North Building)
December 4 –6 – Homebuilder Expo (South Building)
December 14—15 – NUVO Dance Convention (South
Building)
For all events at the MTCC, visit:
http://www.mtccc.com/attendees/events.aspx
November
14—27 European Union Film Festival (608 College
Street Toronto, Ontario)
November 16—December 1— Winter Magic: A
collection of special events to celebrate Winter
(Dundas Square)
December 15— Rod Stewart (Air Canada Centre)
November 1—10—Royal Agricultural Fair (Exhibition
Place)
November 7—10— International Home Show (The
International Centre)
November 22—24, Season’s Christmas Show (The
International Centre)
November 9 –17 – Swan Lake: National Ballet of
Canada (Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts)
November 29—December 15— Toronto Christmas
Market (Distillery District)
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members, drivers and staff.
If you have any questions, comments or would like to submit an
article to the newsletter, please contact:
Heather Schell, Supervisor of Business Development at
416-504-4016 x 243 or by email [email protected]
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