The release of AIMS Interim Municipal Report Card for New Brunswick prompted numerous news reports in advance of municipal elections in that province. This front page story in the Telegraph Journal takes a look at some of the numbers.
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A 145 km pipeline project in the Atlantica region running from the Canaport Liquified Natural Gas terminal in Saint John to St Stephen and then into Maine has run into cost overruns and some delays. The extra costs are not expected, however, to make NB an undesirable place for future investments.
Bill Denyar, CEO of the Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce, says that Atlantica is more than a transportation gateway. It's about one region in two countries developing a strategy to seize new opportunities in global markets.
In this front page story, AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro points out that we aren't contributing to the region's long term success by trying to make businesses successful using taxpayers dollars.
The Toronto Sun turned to AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform, Angus McBeath, when it sought expert suggestions on improving student performance.
This editorial by Kevin Cox in allnovascotia.com asks why we can't get teachers out of the classroom who aren't doing their job. It mirrors much of the arguements raised in AIMS' paper titled, "Getting the Fox out of the Schoolhouse".
The Port of Halifax is integral to Atlantica as the central port of call for post-Panamax ships with cargo destined for the midwest. After a number of setbacks early in 2008, there was a little good news with this story of a short term service to the Mediterranean and the return to the port of another container service.
While investors in Moncton talk about an inland port, AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill cautions that until container traffic increases, the business plan doesn't make much sense.
Reporters called on AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill to make sense of a report on the economic future of Saint John.