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Minimum wage hike: ‘It’s a step in the right direction’
The Minimum Wage Review Committee recommended an additional 55 cents each year until April, 2022.
‘Something needs to change’: When the minimum just isn’t enough
Minimum wage is set to raise to $12.10 on April 1, but some Nova Scotians say this isn't enough
Should the government be responsible for feeding its citizens?
Three panelists discussed the issue of food insecurity and what needs to change
Nova Scotia poverty a 'terrible mess,' says MLA
This is Year 3 of a five-year plan to create a poverty reduction blueprint
Homelessness
Homelessness and hunger in Sackville: what resources they have and need
Around 80 people attended meeting about shelters Tuesday
Energy
This winter, emergency heating fund opens to more low-income Nova Scotians
Fund covers firewood, oil, propane or electricity to heat homes
Poverty
HRM looking for poverty solutions
Low income transit passes, affordable housing upgrades among proposed ideas