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Minimum wage to hit $17.20 in October

March 28, 2024

And over 1,400 Lambton public sector workers make more than $100K Ontario’s minimum wage will go up to $17.20 per hour starting Oct. 1. Minimum wage increases every year based on the consumer price index. It was 3.9 per cent this year which means an increase of 65 cents an hour to $17.20. That will make Ontario’s minimum wage the

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Enniskillen fire costs up 18 per cent

February 28, 2024

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Enniskillen Township needs $100,000 more to fund its two fire departments. This will boost the 2024 levy 18 per cent to $650,000, compared to $550,000 in 2023. “Although the timing and the accurate cost of the future capital expenditures are not known, it is clear that the $550,000 fire levy will not support the operating expenses

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