AIMS research paper on immigration made headlines around the region. This article in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald outlines such recommendations as better promotion of Atlantic Canada to potential immigrants in China.
In AIMS’ latest paper, Give a Plum for a Peach: Chinese Business Immigration to Atlantic Canada, author John Huang takes a specific look at what needs to be done to encourage business immigration from China. He says the region has to let more people in, let them in faster, and let them do more things when they get here.
New Brunswick and Maine have taken the first step toward a possible working relationship in the management of their energy resources. In this op/ed Maine-based energy consultant Gordon Weil explains what increased energy cooperation will mean for the partners and the region.
Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins Media Release
This article from The Bangor Daily News discusses a letter from Canadian Ambassador to the US Michael Wilson to US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher giving reasons for Canadian government opposition to LNG tankers travelling through Head Harbour Passage.
Talk of ploughing $400 million into the Atlantic Gateway has reached thunderous levels in advance of the Canadian federal budget, but in this op/ed AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill points out that while there's much to do for the Atlantic Gateway, the major items have little to do with money.
This Telegraph-Journal op/ed from Dean Girdis cites a recent AIMS report on the benefits and disadvantages of an LNG Terminal being installed in Washington County, Maine.
This op/ed from the Telegraph Journal, written by President and CEO of the Saint John Port Authority, Alwyn G. Soppitt discusses the Atlantic Gateway strategy and Saint John’s role.
In this article from the Chronicle Herald, Stephen Dempsey discusses the advantages of increased activity for the Port of Halifax. He explains that these benefits will come through cooperation and broad-ranging support for the Atlantic Gateway project.
The Canadian Press discusses Atlantica and the opportunities it would provide for the region in this article mentioning a recent controversial report.