The Beacon – 23 July 2009
Check this edition of The Beacon for links to AIMS' first National Municipal Performance Report as featured in Maclean's magazine.
If HRM were a colour, it’d be grey
This Chronicle-Herald columnist suggests residents shouldn't be surprised by Halifax's poor showing in the AIMS' performance report and Maclean's feature.
Think-tank survey calls Charlottetown one of Canada’s worst-run cities
This Canadian Press story appeared in newspapers around Atlantic Canada. It quotes businessman Tim Banks explaining that the AIMS National Municipal Performance Report is a tool to be used to make improvements.
Palmarès des villes canadiennes: un service Cadillac pour déneiger la capitale
This column in Le Soleil uses the AIMS National Performance Report and Maclean's Best (and Worst) Cities edition to open the debate on municipal services in Quebec City.
and “Guess” where Charlottetown is…
This blog from businessman Tim Banks suggests no one should be surprised at Charlottetown's poor results in AIMS' National Municipal Performance Report.
Burnaby defies political stereotyping
This editorial in the Burnaby News Leader examines the AIMS National Municipal Performance Report and Burnaby's claim on number one.
Healthcare reforms warnings from France and Canada
Health care reform has become a major policy issue in the United States as US President Barack Obama promotes significant reform. This article, co-authored by AIMS Founding President Brian Lee Crowley, appeared on the Reuters wire service. It explains that the experience in Canada and France shows that government health insurance and government financing lead to a crackdown on health care providers and bureaucratization of the entire health care system.
City one of best-run in Canada: survey
In New Brunswick, the Telegraph-Journal features the results of Saint John in this story about AIMS' National Municipal Performance Report featured in Maclean's magazine.
Survey says we’re among worst-run cities
AIMS' National Municipal Performance Report which Maclean's used for its Best and Worst Cities issue, attracted attention across the country. IN this story in the Windsor Star, a local councillor says he sees the survey as an opportunity to improve.
Best-run city survey puts Thunder Bay at 23
In this story from Thunder Bay a city official questions whether the National Municipal Performance Report provides a fair comparison between cities. He attempts to explain why his city didn't fare too well.