MINIMUM WAGE UPS AND DOWNS
CHARGED AND READY TO GO
British Columbia is making it easier to explore the province in eco-friendly electric vehicles. The Ministry of Transportation recently announced 12 vehicle-charging sites, nine of which offer direct-current equipment, capable of completely charging a fully depleted battery in 30 minutes or less. More charging stations are in the works, with plans to increase the number of stations across B.C. to more than 1,700. The government estimates 350,000 electric vehicles will be on the province’s roads by 2030. “We’re committed to a cleaner future here in B.C.,” says Environment Minister George Heyman. “As part of that, we’re making zero-emission vehicles more accessible. The more electric vehicles we have on our roads, the less we pollute, and that benefits people and communities everywhere.”
After a series of minimum age increases across the country—British Columbia, Yukon, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island—now it’s Manitoba’s turn. The province’s minimum wage hits $11.65 on Oct. 1, 2019, up from $11.35. “We are providing predictable and sustainable increases to Manitoba’s minimum wage, which achieves the right balance benefiting both employees and employers,” says Manitoba’s Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen. Meanwhile, Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government passed legislation this summer to lower Alberta’s youth minimum wage to $13 per hour, down from $15.
September 22-23, 2019 Toronto The Canadian Coffee and Tea Show coffeeteashow.ca September 24-26, 2019 Toronto National Convenience Industry Summit convenienceindustry.ca October 1-4, 2019 Atlanta, GA NACS Show 2019 nacsshow.com
MOVING ON UP
Cara Keating is now president of PepsiCo Foods Canada. In her 15 years with the consumer packaged goods giant, Keating has held a number of roles and in 2016 was promoted to VP of customer development, the first woman at PepsiCo Foods to have the role. Dwight Konings is the new head of Canadian client services for Advantage Group International. Konings also heads global client development for North America, however his team now will be able to provide Canadian clients with a more robust and relevant global perspective on supplier and retailer engagement. Leslie Mackay is promoted to VP of sales for Conagra Brands Canada. Mackay, who has more than 20 years experience, was most recently director market development responsible for sales strategy, pricing, insights and analytics. Mackay spent nearly 20 years with Kimberly-Clark prior to joining Conagra earlier this year. Tim Johnson joins Greenergy Fuels Canada as executive VP of sales. Johnson has more than 15 years sales experience in the fuel industry, having worked previously at McDougall Energy. He will lead Greenergy’s new Toronto sales team and work with the existing team in New Brunswick.
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SAVE THE DATES
October 8, 2019 Toronto Star Women in Convenience Event starwomenconvenience.ca October 21, 2019 Halifax ACSA Retail Convenience Awards Gala theacsa.ca October 22, 2019 Halifax Atlantic Convenience Expo theaceshow.ca October 29-30, 2019 Greater Vancouver Area The Convenience U CARWACS Show convenienceU.ca
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