Accessible Taxi for Oceanside

"See a need; fill a need."

You spoke; we listened:  "Oceanside needs more accessible transportation."  Community members signed petitions, the Parksville Measuring Up committee gave us their letter of support and we submitted an application for two Accessible Taxi Licences so that Oceanside Taxi could help meet this urgent need. 

On April 13, 2011 the Passenger Transportation Board denied the "Urgent Need" and disregarded the petitions that we based our application on.  They state that "urgent need" would have been justified if all other forms of accessible transportation in our community had shut down.  The Board also stated that petitions do not carry much weight in their decision-making. 

In denying "Urgent Need" the Board has begun a process where they seek out submissions from the community and other transportation services to help them make a decision to grant or deny our Accessible Taxi application.  Oceanside can still get an Accessible Taxi ... but it will take your individual support. 

We all know that Oceanside is underserviced for accessible transportation and the Passenger Transportation Board is giving us ten days to make a case for more accessible transportation.

Write us a letter and email or send it to us by April 26th and we will include it in our package. State that you DO want an Accessible Taxi in Oceanside and WHY you believe there is a need:

• Share your stories of how you, a client or a loved one needed an accessible vehicle but the current services were unable to help.
• Let the Passenger Transportation Board know you would take an Accessible Taxi if there was one.

Please call Mike at (250) 951-1271 if you have any questions. Thank you for your support and encouragement.

Michael Muelleder
Oceanside Taxi
3560 Columbine Rd
Qualicum Beach, BC
V9K 1V7