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Cab Drivers Fuming After Being Denied Access to Washrooms at Island Airport

Posted By: Michelle Rosa · 7/31/2012 6:06:00 AM

Taxi drivers are fuming over being denied access to the passenger building at Billy Bishop Airport.

The Toronto Port Authority alleges the drivers are to blame for messy and unsanitary conditions in the building's washrooms. They site defecating on walls, hand driers and floors in a memo.

On July 16th, drivers got that memo from the authority ground services manager as a final warning about the washrooms, then, the very next day they got another memo telling them the washrooms were off limits to them.

As a temporary solution, two portable washrooms have been set up outside for drivers.

Sajid Mughal represents about 750 cabbies in the city and tells The Star, a few drivers have said they won't go back to the airport if they're being treated that way. They feel segregated according to Mughal. He also says there's no way of proving that it's taxi drivers that are causing the mess since the second-floor washroom in the building is open to the public.

The port authority says they will revisit the washroom ban next month with the taxi association.

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  1. Paul posted on 07/31/2012 07:47 AM
    Well, well! It seems it isn't just the rules of the road these cabbies seem to disregard. Enjoy the hot and humid portables gentlemen.
    1. DelroseS posted on 07/31/2012 10:19 AM
      @Paul I think that is a bloody rude comment PAUL! Are the cabbie drivers *animals* I don't think so they are humans beings just like you and me PAUL! WOW

      I also think the Island Airport is bloody rude also to impose such a thing!
  2. warren posted on 07/31/2012 02:37 PM
    you havnt seen the washrooms have ya ive seen public facilities used by truck drivers and cabbies some users are discusting . the airport has the right and did them a favour . and know they arnt all like that but for the majority the minority will cause to suffer.
  3. olivia's friend adam posted on 08/01/2012 09:34 PM
    when the bridge is built they can go anywhere on the mainland!
  4. KC posted on 08/02/2012 10:12 AM
    Dirty is....as dirty does..... Perhaps they should have a pay system and put the collected funds toward a cleaning service
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