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Bookmark bayshorebroadcasting.ca to ensure you always have a direct connection to your trusted source for local news and information. The living wage in Huron-Perth is now 39 percent above the province’s minimum wage. The United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) along with the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) shared that the baseline pay needed to get by in these two counties is now $24.60 an hour, an increase from last year’s $23.05. This amount is $7.00 more than Ontario’s minimum wage of $17.60. The living wage calculations consider expenses for three types of households: two adults raising two young children; a single parent with one child; and a single adult. Results are compiled and include any relevant government taxes, transfers, and benefits. “If a person has a full-time job paying minimum wage, even with October’s increase workers would be left $245 short every week,” says United Way Executive Director Ryan Erb. “That’s an impossible situation. If nobody can afford to live here, how will our communities sustain themselves? We owe it to ourselves to ensure the places we live can thrive, not just survive. A living wage is part of that.”
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