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Saskatoon’s two taxi companies are joining forces next week, but it will be business as usual for customers — for now.

Comfort Cab and United-Blueline Cabs will come under one roof on Monday. The specifics of the merger are still being worked on, said Comfort Cabs operations manager Shondra Boire. The two brands will operate separately until more details about the merger are known. More information is expected this summer.

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Boire said they’re merging to improve service, accessibility and efficiency.

“It doesn’t come down to cost savings or anything like that because that’s all mandated by the city. So it’s more internal service standards that we can improve on.”

Boire said she couldn’t elaborate on the “standards,” and that no jobs will be lost.

The merger has been in the works for a while, she said. The eventual arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft would have played a part in the decision making, but the merger was in the works long before the immediate threat of transportation network companies (TNCs) in the province, she added.