The only taxi service in B.C. Now the town's taxi service is getting the wheels back in motion, and soon it will be shuttling people around town — and to and from surrounding areas up to 400 kilometres away. In an interview Thursday, Patrick Hibbits, business manager and co-owner of Bulkley Valley Taxi and Transportation Ltd. in Smithers, told CBC's Daybreak North the community has offered strong feedback about the return of service. The only taxi company in Smithers officially transferred ownership from Joyce Pottinger, pictured with a taxi van for hire before her business closed, to Patrick Hibbits and his business partner, on June 23. LISTEN | Co-owner Patrick Hibbits plans to bring taxis back to Smithers, B.C.

Source: CBC News July 31, 2020 03:22 UTC