Minimum wage goes up Friday

Sep 15, 2017 | 6:48 AM

VICTORIA — Today the minimum wage in B.C. will climb 50 cents to $11.35 an hour.

The new NDP government announced in August that they would carry through with the wage increase promised by the previous Liberal government.

Liquor servers will also have a higher wage at $10.10 an hour.

B.C. now has the third-highest minimum wage in Canada.