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By James Peters

Ride-hailing

Six companies vying for ride-hailing licenses in B.C. — so far

Sep 12, 2019 | 3:45 PM

KAMLOOPS — Six companies have applied to B.C.’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) to offer ride-hailing services in the province to date — but only four could potentially serve the Kamloops area.

Companies have until September 23 to apply for ride-hailing licenses. The PTB has split the province into five zones, and companies can apply to serve any or all of them.

According to the PTB, the best-known ride-hailing companies, UBER and Lyft, have only applied to offer services in the Lower Mainland.

Only one company, Vancouver-based Kater, has applied to offer services in all five zones in B.C.

Kater has already been operating on a limited basis in Vancouver since spring, under the province’s existing taxi license framework.

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Kamloops is encompassed by Region 4, and in addition to Kater, Region 4 is in the sights of Victoria-based Lucky to Go, Edmonton-based TAPPCAR and Thunder Bay-based Uride.