Chair: Atlantica conference to end rhetoric
This article from the Chronicle Herald discusses the upcoming Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce Atlantica conference, which organizers promise will bring all sides together to discuss the concept rationally.
New container terminal expected to revitalize port
Halifax isn't the only port for Atlantica. This article from the Chronicle Herald discusses plans for construction of a Greenfield container terminal near Canso, Nova Scotia by private sector company, Melford International Terminal Inc.
Pictou Academy students can earn early college credits
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.
Red tape traps Russian workers vital to Atlantic’s lobster season
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.
Towards significant changes
Published as part of the Canadian Health Care Consensus Group series, this paper by Claude Castonguay is based on remarks made to the Montreal Economic Institute. Castonguay provides seven proposals which he says will save our health care system.
Health Care: It’s time for in-depth reform
Claude Castonguay, considered a father of Quebec health care, says there is an urgent need to modernize the Canada Health Act and proposes seven steps to reform.
Health Care
It's time for in-depth reform
Atlantica a big boost to small business
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.
Return of older workers keeps N.B. employment buoyant
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.
Please sir, N.B. wants $500M more
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.