Many farm workers t receive wage hike today

CHILLIWACK — Minimum piece rates for hand-harvesting farm crops will increase by 3.9 per cent today (Dec. 31), providing a wage boost to farm workers across the province.
The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops specified in British Columbia’s employment standards regulation, including blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, apricots, brussels sprouts, daffodils, mushrooms, apples, beans, cherries, grapes, pears, peas, and prune plums. Many of the crops are cultivated i