A press release published in The Record recently noted that in the Comox Valley, a living wage would be $15.96. The wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver is $20.62 per hour. Lower child care and housing costs account for the significant difference between the living wage in the Valley and Metro Vancouver. We know that child care and housing continue to be the two biggest costs in the living wage calculation.

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