News Items tag as: Ridesharing

Uber expands service to Kelowna airport
July 23, 2024 - 10:52 AM

Travellers arriving and departing from the Kelowna airport can now take an Uber.
Rideshare company to launch in Vernon next week
January 20, 2023 - 3:30 PM

Four months after it began advertising for drivers the rideshare operator Uride is launching in Vernon.
Rideshare company ready to get rolling in Kelowna, Kamloops
April 22, 2022 - 3:47 PM
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The ridesharing company that's expanding into B.C. plans to operate in Kelowna and Kamloops.
Ridesharing is the main cause of Greyhound route reductions: spokesperson
February 23, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – As ride-sharing grows in popularity, other modes of transportation across the province are suffering, according to Greyhound.
Kamloops wants Uber drivers to have a business licence
March 10, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - With rideshare programs coming to the province by the end of the year, Uber and Lyft drivers should have no regulatory barriers from the City to operate in Kamloops, but will have to apply for a business licence.
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Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
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Uber expands service to Kelowna airport