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A provincial decision to add 175 more taxis to the city’s taxi fleet is being hailed by the Vancouver Taxi Association as a boon for the travelling public, but the decision now rests with the city.

“We applied last June and I don’t know why we got them now, but I won’t question that,” said association spokeswoman Carolyn Bauer on Friday. “I’m very, very happy. I was shocked, absolutely shocked,” added Bauer, also general manager of Yellow Cabs.

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“Consumers have been complaining forever. It will make things easier for us.”

On Friday, the province’s Passenger Transportation Board had approved 175 additional vehicles for Vancouver taxi companies. Bauer said Friday that that Yellow Cab will get 63 more licences, Black Top 53, MacLure’s Cabs 28 and Vancouver Taxi 31.

“I was very pleased to receive the news today that the Passenger Transportation Board has approved the request by five Vancouver taxi companies to add 175 new vehicles, including 26 wheelchair accessible taxis, to Vancouver’s taxi fleet,” Transportation Minister Todd Stone in a statement.