Port Hawkesbury approved an amended taxi policy to allow for rate changes without going
through the lengthy bylaw process.
Under the new policy, a taxi driver’s licence will cost $30 per year, the annual taxi owner’s licence will be $30 per car, and fares within town limits will cost $7, but can be revised annually to accommodate for unforeseen increases in operating costs, like significant spikes in fuel costs.
Noting that this is a revision, not a new policy, Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton told last night’s regular monthly meeting that this makes the policy “more nimble.” Rather than going through the “drawn-out” bylaw process, this change will make it easier to expedite taxi rates.