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A new ride-sharing company is tapping into the Edmonton market.

Drivers for the first Edmonton-based transportation app, TappCar, gathered Sunday to go over some final training before the official launch Monday.

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“We’re just getting our ducks in a row, making sure all our drivers have all the documentation they need,” said Pascal Ryffel, spokesman for TappCar.

The company is capitalizing on a relative drought in the ride-sharing market after Uber declared it wouldn’t be operating in the city until July 1, when new insurance options will be available for drivers to operate legally in the province.

TappCar is able to jump that queue because their drivers already have the needed insurance.

Ryffel said a soft launch of the app over the weekend has gone relatively smoothly and early social media reaction has backed up his claim.

“We’re very happy with the feedback so far,” said Ryffel, adding Edmonton Economic Development Corporation CEO Brad Ferguson has tweeted his support and Oilers defenceman Andrew Ference showed up for their launch party.