Maple Ridge employee salaries rise $1.3 million in 2023: report
The city paid its employees $43.9 million last year and elected officials $486,000, both increases from previous years
The city paid its employees $43.9 million last year and elected officials $486,000, both increases from previous years
“It's a pretty substantial step in the right direction,” says Alex Hemingway, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
We’ll have to work together to build more accessible and equitable financial systems, these experts say.
At Vancouver Island University, the student union helps students manage their money while pushing for broader change to lessen the financial burden.
The living wage saw a sharp increase in 2022 with housing and food costs, and more accurate calculations, driving the increase.
Current policies boost corporate profits at the expense of workers, but there’s a better way, these economists say.
Financial literacy education can help young people navigate inequitable wealth systems, says Qui, Literacy Central Vancouver Island’s youth literacy coordinator.