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Town asks residents to share thoughts about Uber

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Oakville Beaver, 16 Jun 2016, p. 7
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Lea, David
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Oakville Town Hall
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Town asks residents to share thoughts about Uber by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 7 | Thursday, June 16, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com The Town of Oakville is calling on residents to share their feelings about ridesharing companies like Uber during a public meeting on Wednesday, June 22. Town staff is currently conducting a comprehensive review of licensing options for ride-sharing/ transportation network companies (TNC) like Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and Hailo. Feedback collected during the June 22 meeting will help inform recommendations for council approval later this year. The event runs 6-8 p.m. and will be held in Town Hall's South Atrium. "We know that technology is changing the way people choose to travel for work and leisure," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. "Council asked staff to review the impact ride- sharing services will have senior manager of Enforcein Oakville, and present liment Services. censing options that meet "This feedback will help We know that the needs of everyone in our us determine what we need technology is changing community. It is important to consider in developing lithe way people choose to us that residents have the censing options." to travel for work and opportunity to share their Anyone in the commuleisure. opinions and we invite anynity, who would like to atone interested to do so at tend the June 22 meeting, is this meeting." asked to register, as seating Town staff said the Town's is limited. TNC licensing review Residents can visit www. Mayor Rob Burton Oakville would explore how to best oakville.ca, search TNC for integrate these services into details and complete the Oakville Mayor Rob Burton the community through registration form. various licensing options, consider the impact ride-sharing/ transportation network companies have on the community and the taxi cab industry, and focus on safety and consumer protection. "We want to better understand the issues Same Reliable Owners Clean Every Visit that are important to Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products our community when Colour-Coded Cloths Reduce Cross Contamination it comes to regulating EnviroShield® Whole Home Disinfecting SM ride-sharing compaStrongest Guarantee In the Industry 289.809.9823 (XXX) XXX-XXXX nies," said Jim Barry, localurladdressgoeshere.com Oakville.MaidRight.com Oakville Town Hall is at 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Editor's Note: This story appeared in our Friday, June 10 edition, however, a portion of it was missing. Please find the full article here, or visit online at www.insidehalton.com/ oakville-on. The Oakville Beaver regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.
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16 Jun 2016
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Oakville Mayor Rob Burton ; Barry, Jim
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Uber ; Lyft ; Sidecar ; Hailo ; Town of Oakville ; Oakville Beaver
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English
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