A church in St. Catharines is now a certified living wage employer!
Bethany Community Church employs 50 people total; 20 full-time, five part-time and 25 contract positions.
The church is located on Third Street Louth, and it has been around since 1899.
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network has set the living wage at $18.12 per hour.
We now have 34 certified living wage employers in the Niagara Region.
Niagara Region Advocates to Ontario
It was Niagara Week at Queen's Park, with a needed wastewater treatment plant on the list of priorities
Urgent Care Centre Hours Shortened
Niagara Health says this is happening tomorrow in Fort Erie due to shortage of staff, regular hours will resume the next day
Another Arrest in Human Trafficking Case
NRP had already arrested 3 other people earlier this month, for a case involving someone under 18-years old
Police Looking for Grimsby Shooting Suspect
They say a man was shot at the Niagara Gateway Information Centre
Police Looking for Stabbing Suspect
Update: Woman stabbed a man in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Backs Swimming Lessons
The idea is to ask the provincial government make this mandatory in schools, to prevent child drownings
Welland Moves for Public Sex Offender Registries
It'll prepare a formal request to federal and provincial governments, after hearing from residents who've survived abuse
Police Looking for Fraud Suspect
They say Ernesto Sarabando didn't show up in court