Crown Cab is getting some competition in the near future.
The city of North Battleford has given approval to the first new taxicab company to apply under the new Vehicle for Hire bylaw. NB City Cab Inc., owned by Rashid Warraich, was granted approval at Tuesday’s council meeting.
The company had submitted an application for a four-cab company, with the possibility of adding a fifth car in the near future.
City director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink confirmed it was the first application under the new Vehicle for Hire bylaw that was passed in 2019. That bylaw opened up the North Battleford market to the establishment of competing taxi as well as ride-sharing companies.
Niesink confirmed NB City Cab Inc. has met all of the criteria under the bylaw, and had selected a location for office space on 100th Street.
