Region’s ports need better infrastructure, symposium told
Conference finds growth opportunities for synergies between Atlantica's ports, tourism and the cruise infrastructure.
The Beacon, 21 June 2007
From hot topics like Equalization and Atlantica to insightful events on inter-provincial trade agreements, this issue of The Beacon covers all the ground necessary to get you up to speed on public policy research and debate.
Defining Atlantica: Bridges to Prosperity
An explanation of Atlantica, based on remarks to the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce annual conference.
Debaters Find Common Ground
A debate between AIMS and an opponent of the Atlantica concept kicked on the Atlantica 2007 conference. Some suggest the debate actually showed that opponents agree with many points within the Atlantica concept.
How the blind defy gravity
If you don't see the ground, you can claim that you are floating. If you don't see the globalized world, you can claim that the economy is local. In this editorial, Kevin Cox of ALLNovaScotia.com shows how linkage-building in Atlantica explains success stories both local and global.
Atlantica faces a race against time, says expert
The Atlantica 2007 Conference hosted by the Atlantic Provinces Chambes of Commerce once again put the Atlantica concept on the front pages. The article in the Telegraph Journal explains that trade globalization is moving quickly and there's not a lot of time to catch up.
Moving from talk to action: Trade Proponents of Atlantica say the trade bloc concept will come alive this year.
After a slow start, the track is now clear. The Atlantica Council takes the reins for a year of consultation and strategy development.
Trade barriers like sour grapes to tourism industry
Once again we do it to ourselves. This article in the Halifax Daily News explains how inter-provincial trade rules restrict growth of local business.
Case made at Halifax trade bloc conference for improved regional transportation links
In the midst of the 2007 Atlantica conference, journalist David Shipley of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal stay focused on the concept and not the controversy. This story explains the transportation needs of the region.
Eimskip announces feeder service between Halifax and New England
You can get there from here! Iceland-based transportation and investment company Eimskip supports short-sea shipping through a new feeder service that includes Portland, Maine in addition to Boston and Portsmouth.