The minimum wage hike in Alberta, set for Saturday, October 1, is good news for some workers, but not such good news for at least one local small business owner.

The rate will jump from $11.20 to $12.20/hour, eventually reaching $15.00/hour by 2018.

Kevin Generoux owns the two High River Tim Horton's locations and says he believes everyone deserves a fair working wage.

"All of our team members that are here full time, no one makes minimum wage. Only the students make minimum wage, so you know, come Saturday all of my students are going to get a dollar more and hour. So it's going to make it more difficult for me to hire, it's going to make it more difficult for me to train, and want to bring on more experienced people."

He says the Provincial Government needs to look at two rates when setting their minimum wage.

"I believe there should be a student rate, and I believe there should be a minimum wage. I believe that people should be paid a fair and decent wage. No one here is making minimum wage, so I'm giving everyone an increase, otherwise I will lose people to other businesses. We don't all pay minimum wage. That's just the bottom line."

Generoux says despite the rise in costs, a coffee is still going to cost you $1.50 at Tim Horton's. He says unlike other small businesses who are passing along the increase to consumers, he knows how detremental that could be to his businesses.

Generoux says he personally will have to pick up more of the slack, which he says won't be easy with him already working seven days a week.

He says, unlike other small businesses, he won't be trying to push the increases in salaries into higher prices, he says you can still get a coffee at Tim Horton's for $1.50.