The Town of Truro has ranked number 13 out of 55 Nova Scotia municipalities in the overall summary of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report.
A municipal performance report released Wednesday by Halifax-based think-tank Atlantic Institute for Market Studies ranked Richmond County as the seventh best performing municipality in the province.
The Halifax-based Atlantic Institute for Market Studies released its second annual report card on municipalities Wednesday. The report grades the province's 55 municipalities.
AIMS' latest Nova Scotia Municipal report card puts Halifax in the middle of the pack in balancing the cost of government with the quality of services. Co-author Jamie Newman outlines the importance of knowing more about how your municipalities' services measure up in comparison to neighbouring provincial municipalities.
AIMS Policy Analyst Jamie Newman says the 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report should be used to show citizens where their tax money is being spent so that they may hold government to account.
AIMS' 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report is discussed.
Results of AIMS' 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report are discussed. Stellarton finished top overall, while Pictou received mention for having the lowest cost for transportation services and Trenton was considered the most effective in governance and finance.
New Brunswick is the runner up for slowest labour productivity growth in the country. AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says the "sacred cows" of regionally differentiated unemployment and equalization transfers for slowing the province down.
The Nova Scotia government got into the steel fabrication business when they reopened the former TrentonWorks railcar manufacturing plant. AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill wonders why, if this is such a good investment, couldn’t they get this money in the private marketplace.
As new members of parliament begin familiarizing themselves with key economic and social issues, AIMS Director of Research Don McIver takes the time to review some of the more perverse consequences of existing strategies.