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St. Thomas and Elgin study shows living wage is well above minimum
By Ben Forrest A living wage is about more than making ends meet. It’s about making enough to cover basic necessities and adequately participate in community life. And a new study led by YWCA Pathways to Prosperity shows that kind of lifestyle is out of reach for families trying to get by on minimum wage. …
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Damage from cancelled census as bad as feared, researchers say
By Tavia Grant The cancellation of the mandatory long-form census has damaged research in key areas, from how immigrants are doing in the labour market to how the middle class is faring, while making it more difficult for cities to ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely, planners and researchers say. Statistics Canada developed a …
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Hamilton sex workers share stories through photo exhibit
By Jon Wells It’s just a picture of a pay phone. And yet the stark image has deeper and darker meaning to the sex trade worker who took it. The pay phone on Barton Street East is one of 90 pictures being featured in a “PhotoVoice”exhibit Tuesday in the Sherman Hub, where seven women who …
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Hamilton Food Forums: Food in Our City and Food in Our Schools
Two interactive discussions about the food issues in our community, with leaders from Hamilton’s food movement, along with school and city officials. Questions answered, stories shared. Free for All – Free Refreshments Food in Our City Thursday, January 29, 20157:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Doors at 6:00 p.m.) The Hamilton Spectator Auditorium44 Frid Street, Hamilton …
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We Care, We Share
A Malayalam lamp illuminating Riverdale A large number of young families from Kerala, an Indian state with a 93.91% literacy rate, have migrated to Hamilton in the past five years. The families, who live in Riverdale area, gather once a month in one of their residential apartment buildings. Each of them shares the information they …
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Photo Voice – Sherman Hub
Come out to hear and see the results of community consultations on street level sex work in the Sherman Hub. Tuesday, January 27, 20156:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Elizabeth Fry Society, St. Gile’s Church85 Holton Avenue South The evening will include the launch of a Photovoice Exhibit exploring the experiences of women involved in street …
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