News 1. Nova Scotia Power fined $375,000 This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) has slapped Nova Scotia Power with a $375,000 fine for failing to meet performance standards established more than five years ago. The utility filed its annual report last March and the data show […]
Early childhood educators rally in Halifax to demand living wage
Dozens of early childhood educators (ECEs) gathered at Grand Parade in downtown Halifax on Thursday demanding a living wage. In January, the province announced an improved wage and benefit package as part of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. But ECEs at Thursday’s rally said they’ve waited long enough. Bobbi Keating was one […]
Living wage in Halifax now $23.50, reports Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Almost half of workers in Nova Scotia aren’t making a living wage, according to the latest report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. A worker in Halifax needs $23.50 an hour to meet the rising cost of living, Christine Saulnier of CCPA-NS concludes in the report. That’s up from $22.05 last year. The figure […]
Ditching the “culture of blame”
Morning File, Wednesday, June 8, 2022
News 1. The Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project “An international scientific committee from the United Nations will meet in Halifax this week to discuss the world’s largest forced migration in history: the African slave trade,” reports Matthew Byard. The Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project, formerly known as The Slave Route Project, was founded in 1994 as […]
Protestors rally outside legislature demanding minimum wage increase, more affordable housing, tenant protections
Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Nova Scotia legislature Thursday to demand the provincial government do more to address poverty and housing gaps. Protestors at the rally, which was scheduled for the first day of the Nova Scotia legislature’s spring sitting, called on the province to increase its minimum wage, address the lack of affordable […]
No one wants to work for terrible bosses who pay crap wages while exploiting their talent these days
Morning File, Thursday, March 17, 2022
News 1. Green Fund This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Three years ago Nova Scotia rejected imposing a carbon tax on gasoline and home heating fuel and chose a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the same amount. Companies such as Nova Scotia Power, Irving Oil, Wilson Fuels, and Lafarge Canada […]
Cruise ships are returning, but do we want them back?
Morning File, Thursday, March 10, 2022
News 1. Police board recommends 0.4% increase to HRP budget I did not think I would find myself laughing out loud at a story on the Board of Police Commissioners and the budget increase they proposed for the Halifax Regional Police. Of course, policing is not a laughing matter, and neither is the intractability of […]
Halifax councillor proposes $15 minimum wage for city staff
A Halifax councillor is proposing to hike pay for some city employees ahead of provincial minimum wage increases. While the municipality has a living wage policy covering some contractors’ staff, there’s no wage guarantee for HRM’s own staff. A living wage in Halifax, according to the latest calculation from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, […]
Latest apology accepted, Tim Houston. Now…
If Premier Houston really has "the greatest respect for the workers of NS, especially those making minimum wage," he will make sure our minimum wage is also a living wage.
Why are we always talking about yet another “yesterday” issue long after that train should have jumped the tracks? Consider the living wage… er, the minimum wage. Last Thursday, there was a minor kerfuffle in the House of Assembly. During Question Period, NDP leader Gary Burrill demanded to know why Premier Tim Houston was refusing […]
Report: living wage in Halifax now $22.05/hour
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia office says the most expensive items in each region are shelter, food, and child care.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative released its latest report on living wages in Nova Scotia this morning. This year, CCPA-NS includes new living wage calculations for five economic regions: Annapolis valley (Annapolis, Kings, and Hants counties); Cape Breton (Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria counties); Halifax (Halifax County); Northern (Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, and […]
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