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The recent Big Bike ride in Amherst raised just over 18 hundred dollars for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
The ride will also be in Cape Breton, Antigonish; Truro and The Valley before finishing up in August in Halifax.
The province-wide goal for the 2017 Big Bike ride is $240,000.
According to the the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, increasing the minimum wage would likely worsen youth unemployment.
AIMS believes that boosting that, prices low-skilled persons out of work and reduces the opportunity for training and experience for young people.
Dr. Navarro-Genie of AIMS; says the Maritimes should “reduce the barriers to employment, raise the basic tax exemption; and let the private sector in Atlantic Canada do what they are best suited for: creating wealth and jobs.