Irving Oil is considering a 1,500 megawatt electrical plant powered by wind and natural gas. The project would require a new transmission line that government officials envision as part of an international energy corridor connecting New Brunswick with the New England states.
New Brunswick and Maine announce plans to co-operate on an energy corridor for Atlantica.
Maine and New Brunswick are exploring the development of an international energy corridor between the Maritimes and New England. The proposal was announced as a joint project by the New Brunswick premier and the Maine governor. The project is in addition to the natural gas pipeline that now runs through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick into New England.
In this article requested CANCHAM magazine in Shanghai, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley discusses the trading opportunities between Canada and China.
This report by the Policy Research Initiative takes a look at the emergence of cross-border regions between Canada and the United States.
Included in New Brunswick's latest budget are investment incentives for the province's growing energy field and its traditional forestry indsutry. Premier Shawn Graham says the incentives are aimed at making his province the energy hub of the eastern seaboard.
The federal government is spending $2.1 billion in the Atlantic Gateway fund that cabinet minister Peter MacKay says will help the area become a major international trading post. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains without a strategy in place the money could be wasted.
New Brunswick claims it is open for business as it looks for the private sector to take the lead on establishing wind power in the province.
This Commentary explores the Atlantic Gateway and the Gateway Fund and explains who should lead each initiative.
As Nova Scotia and New Brunswick sign an agreement to allow for free movement of goods and services, AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill cautions as it makes it difficult to then promote national agreements.