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By Fraser Valley Today Staff

Provincial funding

Two Chilliwack taxi companies to receive over $200K combined for more accessible taxi services

May 9, 2024 | 4:47 PM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack MLAs Kelli Paddon and Dan Coulter announced Thursday that two Chilliwack companies will receive over $200,000 combined to ensure that people who rely on wheelchairs in Chilliwack will soon have more accessible taxi services through the government’s Passenger Transportation Accessibility Program (PTAP).

“Accessible transportation is key for community inclusion and participation,” said Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent “Investing in wheelchair-accessible taxis will help reduce wait times for accessible rides while ensuring people can navigate the communities where they work and live. Increasing inclusive and accessible transportation options in Chilliwack benefits everyone in our community.”

In Chilliwack, Chilliwack Taxis is receiving $188,222 while Cheam Taxi is the recipient of $45,539 in government funding to enhance wheelchair accessibility within their fleet.

“Transportation should be accessible for everybody,” said Dan Coulter, MLA for Chilliwack.

Through the 2023/2024 intake of the PTAP, the province has provided $6,989,583 to 59 recipients to make accessible taxis more available by offsetting the costs that taxi companies and owner-operators face in providing wheelchair-accessible vehicles.

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The funding either covers the cost of purchasing a wheelchair-accessible vehicle or, purchasing a vehicle and have it converted. The fund also provides reimbursement of eligible maintenance expenses as well as a flat-price insurance rebate and a flat-price fuel rebate per vehicle.