bar says that increases to minimum wage in his province could mean pricey beer, expensive burgers and slow service. The Ale House on Dundas Street has a large sign outside warning customers that the bar can't afford increased labour costs and should send complaints to Premier Kathleen Wynne. Ale House owner Alex Petro said the increases in minimum wage are happening on too fast a timeline for independent businesses. (Chris Ensing/CBC)On Tuesday, Wynne announced a plan to increase the provincial minimum wage to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2019. "I'm in a survival mode," said Ale House owner Alex Petro, who employs 20 people at the bar he's owned for the last seven years.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 22:52 UTC