62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
Minimum wage going up $1.15 Sunday
September 29, 2023
Ontario’s minimum wage is going up Oct. 1
It will increase from $15.50 to $16.55 per hour.
An estimated 900,000 people will receive the wage bump which – for a full time worker paid minimum wage earner – will increase their wage by $2,200 a year to about $32,000 a year.
It means Ontario has the highest minimum age in the country.
The wage increase was approved by the Legislature earlier this week with the passage of the Working for Workers Act.
The general standard for housing cost is one third of your income. That means minimum wage earners have about $888 per month to spend on rent. The average rent in Sarnia-Lambton is now $1,200.
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The Independent A 62-year-old St Clair Township man is facing a charge of assault with a weapon after a confrontation in Brigden. Lambton OPP were called to Brigden Road near Jane Street in the community Friday around 1:30 pm. Police found there had been a fight and one person was assaulted with a weapon. Police say the injuries were minor,
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One dead, another person arrested on Walpole Island
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The Independent One person is dead and another is in police custody on Walpole Island. Lambton OPP were called to River Road around 1:30 am Monday for a disturbance. They found one person who was injured and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers arrested one person at the scene without incident. “Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident with
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Agar returns as mayor of St. Clair Township
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Heather Wright/The Independent Jeff Agar will return as St Clair Township Mayor. He defeated newcomer Bruce Gibson with a margin of 3,625 to 1,114 votes. “It’s mind-boggling,” Agar said of the wait to find out if he won. “Even if you think you’re gonna win, it’s still is because you never know.” Agar says it was a very long campaign,
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Entire Plympton-Wyoming council returns to office
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