In this op/ed in The Chronicle Herald, AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe questions the priorities of the Nova Scotia education system. He suggests mission statements of schools, boards and departments should place an emphasis on academic achievement.
This article in the Cape Breton Post takes a look at the AIMS Interim Municipal Report Card. It points out that the combined transfer payments from all other levels of government are highest in the three amalgamated municipalities.
AIMS executive vice president Charles Cirtwill explains that other jurisdictions are beginning to take notice of proposed tax reform in New Brunswick. Called ground-breaking by some, Cirtwill says if implemented the proposals will bring the province from last to first in terms of sound tax policy.
The Canadian Press turned to AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley for insight of Atlantic Canada's aging population. He calls the region, "The canary in the mine" for Canada's coming demographic shift.
Security, accountability and tax reform are all topics covered in this edition of The Beacon.
The recent inaugural conference of the Southeastern United States -Canada Alliance, shows that the economic relationship linking the Atlantica region to those beyond is growing.
Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Department of Economics and Geography at Hofstra University in New York lays bare the challenge facing the Port of Halifax in the very near term.
New liquified natural gas terminal in Nova Scotia that would serve Canadian and US natural gas markets starting in 2011 demonstrates Atlantica's ability to attract international energy investments.
Comments by Frank McKenna stress that success in the Atlantica region will mean finding ways to transport more efficiently. The former New Brunswick Premier says that with the present state of affairs in the global shipping trade, the time has come for the ports along the East Coast to develop a joint strategy rather than going it alone.
Former Primier of New Brunswick Frank McKenna outlined several strategies that the Atlantica region should take to successfully seize opportunities in global markets and attract shipping through the Atlantic Gateway.