AIMS releases interactive municipal report
Denise Barkhouse from News 88.9 speaks with AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro about the New Brunswick Interim Municipal Report Card. This is a story that appeared on the station's website.
City leads in policing costs: report card
The Telegraph Journal examines Saint John's results from the New Brunswick Interim Municipal Report. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill is not surprised that the province's largest city has the highest cost for police services per capita, but indicates that the real question is how well the city is policed.
Having Your Say
In the first step in AIMS' Municipal Report Card project, "Having Your Say" is an interim report for New Brunswick municipalities. It provides information on how municipalities spend our tax dollars, and invites New Brunswickers to comment. The final report with grades and ranks will be published later this year.
Crunching the Numbers
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.
Having Your Say
Helping AIMS help you improve local government in New Brunswick
Brunswick Pipeline Costs Balloon to $465 Million
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.
Atlantica: Regional Cooperation for Global Success
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.
Cronyism in Canada? Surely Not . . .
Does Third World-style cronyism exist in Canada? AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley takes a look.
Growth Small business would rather not depend on subsidies
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.
Should we pay kids to learn?
The Toronto Sun turned to AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform, Angus McBeath, when it sought expert suggestions on improving student performance.