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Living wage debate in Niagara

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By Chantel Grillo

VIDEO: A Niagara agency for the poor says the minimum wage is far from being a living wage. Niagara’s poverty reduction network pegs a living wage in the region at just under $18 an hour. The provincial government froze the minimum wage at $14 an hour last month. Tegan Versolatto has more on the disparity and what one employer is doing about it.

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