Maine and New Brunswick appear to be on the same page with Atlantica. This article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal provides details on significant initiatives both are following to improve infrastructure and increase cooperation.
Abdel Tawab Haggag of the Suez Canal Authority describes the economic potential for Atlantica ports to benefit from increased shipping traffic, proximity to markets and congested west coast ports. He also points out that the time to act is now as traffic will increase dramatically from Asian ports to North America by 2010.
Attracting increased container traffic from ports in Asia requires facilities in Nova Scotia to overcome significant challenges and compete on a global scale. This article in the Chronicle Herald points to the opportunities for Atlantica ports.
Pictou Academy in Nova Scotia credits AIMS and its annual high school report card for helping it develop a continuous evaluation and improvement process, as well as an innovative programme that allows high school students to obtain college credits.
Charles Cirtwill, AIMS acting president, had the perfect answer when asked by the National Post to explain why a seafood plant in Prince Edward Island had to bring immigrants in from Russia to fill vacant jobs; the labour shortage.
This article by Chronicle-Herald columnist Karen Blotnicky puts some of the unfounded fears about Atlantica to rest as she explains the concept is exactly what the region needs, particularly small business.
This front page article in the Times & Transcript questions the New Brunswick government's plan to be self-sufficient and draws heavily on AIMS expertise and research to show the short-comings of the provincial plan.
People are working in New Brunswick. Employment is at a 30-year high. When the latest statistics were released, the Times & Transcript in Moncton called AIMS to make sense of the numbers.
In the wake of tax hikes and power rate increases, NB Premier Shawn Graham announces a new campaign to rebrand the province as a great place to live and do business. This article in the Times & Transcript asks whether the province is really the land of mixed messages and it turned to AIMS to find out.
This article from the National Post discusses the establishment of a new health referral centre in Quebec designed to reduce wait times and improve health care access.