This is a $0.60 an hour increase with last October’s bump of $0.50 an hour.
The minimum wage in this province is going up. On April 1st, the minimum wage will be $15.60 per hour. The minimum overtime wage rate will increase to $23.40. This increase is required under the Labour Standards Regulations and is based on the percentage change in the National Consumer Price Index. This is a $0.60 an hour increase with last October’s bump of $0.50 an hour.
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Corner Brook was one of three Canadian communities to take part in a national wildfire plan
The Plan concludes that Corner Brook's overall wildfire risk is currently low to moderate, but identifies higher-risk areas where development borders continuous forest fuels.
RCMP suspend two drivers licenses for excessive speeding on the Northern Peninsula this past weekend
RCMP Traffic Services West clocked a 17-year-old doing 115 km/hr in a 50 zone.
200,000 tree seedlings being planted in remote areas of Gros Morne National Park
This is to restore areas of forest that were impacted by moose over-browsing.
Explosives Disposal Unit called to the Deer Lake Airport on Monday after an unattended bag was left in the terminal
An initial assessment of the item carried out by airport security officials discovered the possible presence of an explosive material.
Uninsured driver in Corner Brook facing intimate partner violence charges as a result of traffic stop
During the traffic stop, a female passenger told police she was assaulted by the driver the day before.
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