The Public Safety Committee is currently reviewing a rate increase request from the taxi industry.

The 16 taxi owners and operators in Thompson are proposing an 8 cent increase for every 100m and a 5 cent increase for each 10 second wait time. They’re not proposing any changes to the $4.25 flat rate fee.

The taxi industry had approached the City back in February with a different proposal but the Public Safety Committee determined there were inconsistencies with those increases.

The Committee will now review the current request, and make a recommendation to Council in a future meeting.