AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform Considered one of the top educators in North America, AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform Angus McBeath is making a difference in public education. As superintendent of the public schools in Edmonton, Mr. McBeath (pronounced McBeth) lead the ongoing effort to improve student achievement in that city’s public school [...]
From the Sackville Tribune-Post: The report examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging natural gas opportunities and technologies. Author Andrew Pickford contends in Gas Opportunities for Atlantic Canada that restrictions on the expansion of natural gas in Atlantic Canada could make electricity more expensive, less clean, and result in people outside the [...]
From CBC.ca: Atlantic Canada is lagging when it comes to exploring and extracting its natural gas resources, and that's costing the region in the long run, says a new report released Thursday. "We know for certainty that natural gas is going to continue to grow, and be an important part of the energy mix, and [...]
From the Halifax Chronicle Herald: A new report released today by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is calling on Nova Scotia to capitalize on the opportunity to develop natural gas in the region. “It is vitally important that Atlantic Canada gets the infrastructure and regulatory settings correct to support an evolving energy mix,” [...]
The year 2016 promises to be an exciting time here at AIMS. We have had a busy month of January with significant exposure across media throughout the region and in some national outlets on a few of our research and opinion pieces. We continue to promote greater accountability to equalization and to show evidence that [...]
It has been a challenging but good year at AIMS. While the bar was set on our research productivity in 2015, our soon to be published Annual Report will show a lean and efficient organization committed to building upon another successful year. We have an exciting set of research projects, op-eds and commentaries coming up [...]
The Beacon As we approach the end of the year, and as we go off to our celebration of family and friends this Christmas, let’s keep in mind the work that Nova Scotia has started attempting to reset its economic path, which has now presented a concrete plan: We Choose Now. Take the time to [...]
The Beacon October was a staple month for AIMS as we embarked on new and exciting projects and events in energy, healthcare, childcare, education and registry privatization. The coming months will see incredible improvements in the way AIMS communicates and builds cooperation in the Atlantic community as we rebrand, redefine and reposition the Institute as [...]
From STFX.ca: Candid Conversation with John Risley takes place in the Schwartz Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. The event is presented by StFX, the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership. “The event is intended to engage the audience in an active discussion as Mr. Risley presents his [...]
Opportunity is Knocking – Will We Answer? Gas Opportunities in Atlantic Canada About More than Extraction Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today released a report on the potential for Atlantic Canada to capitalize on the golden age of gas. The report examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging [...]