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Delivery drivers in B.C. paid below minimum wage asked to file official complaint
March 18, 2022 - 11:33 AM
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Paying app-based delivery drivers in B.C. less than minimum wage violates labour law but it will continue to happen until somebody challenges it, according to the Ministry of Labour.
There’s a good reason food delivery charges are being capped in B.C.
December 22, 2020 - 6:00 PM

The B.C. government is putting a cap on what food delivery companies can charge restaurants this Sunday.
NINJAnow – Food Delivery Service Extraordinaire
June 29, 2020 - 8:00 AM

NINJAnow goes beyond food delivery services, by taking custom orders for groceries and alcohol. As they say on their website, “NINJAnow is a food ordering app that focuses on a great customer experience, a diverse range of cuisines, and fair pricing for our restaurants and other businesses. Simply put we are connecting hungry people with amazing food at a great price!”
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What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Drug possession is a crime in Oregon once again as law rolling back decriminalization takes effect
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime. The Democratic-controlled Legislat

Need for tradespeople just as high as demand for housing in Thompson-Okanagan
The demand for skilled tradespeople in the Thompson-Okanagan region is growing but not due to a lack of interest from young people. The need for housing construction in the region is skyrocketing and according to the trades program administ

Delivery drivers in B.C. paid below minimum wage asked to file official complaint