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
This front page story details AIMS Interim Municipal Report Card for New Brunswick with comments from AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill. The paper highlighted that Saint John's residential tax burden is in top third of province's cities, towns and villages
Boom will make or break Port City
Reporters called on AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill to make sense of a report on the economic future of Saint John.
Citizens group big on ideas
AIMS founding President Brian Lee Crowley was the keynote speaker at one of the founding meetings of Citizens for Halifax. His talk prompted debate on de-amalgamation.
The Beacon, 13 March 2008
Welcome AIMS's newest Senior Fellow, David MacKinnon, and learn what he has to say about killing the Golden Goose through equalization. Population change, equalization and property tax are just some of the topics in this edition.
City wants to meet institute before handing data over
In a follow up to AIMS' announcement of a municipal report card for New Brunswick, officials with the city of Fredericton explained they want to meet with AIMS to discuss the topic before submitting any information.
How does your council rate?
This editorial in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal supports AIMS' plan to produce a municipal report card. It points out that such measures are needed to determine which practices produce the best results and whether our tax dollars are well spent.
Municipal report card is ‘going to make apples to apples comparisons’ of local service districts
News that AIMS is preparing a municipal report card in New Brunswick generated front page stories across the province. AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill says the report card is about trying to find the best practices in the municipal environment that allows people to get better value for their money.
Improved Accountability Coming Soon to a Town Hall Near You
New Partnership allows AIMS to expand newest Report Card effort to New Brunswick
Halifax should be able to levy income tax, user fees: expert
A paper published by AIMS on municipal taxation took centre stage at Halifax City Hall. The report by Harry Kitchen says the city needs to depend less on property tax and more on other forms of revenue.