The battle for electricity continues to head up in Atlantic Canada with the formation of a new company aimed at forming a regional electricity transmission system in Atlantic Canada. AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill points out what is being proposed is exactly what was called for in a 2003 AIMS paper.
This editorial in the Winnipeg Free Press supports AIMS' Interim Report Card on Western Canadian High School and supports the public release of information on student performance.
The latest Weil analysis of the deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec published by AIMS made it to the floor of the New Brunswick legislature. This story relates the exchange between opposition MLAs and Energy Minister Jack Keir including his opinion of the latest analysis.
AIMS president and CEO Charles Cirtwill explains why the appointment of a new minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway shouldn't affect progress on gateway projects.
The Star Phoenix promotes AIMS' Interim Report Card on Western Canadian High School and promotes the release of the full report by the fall.
Again the Weil analysis published by AIMS of the proposed sale of NB Power assets is used to explain postential concerns with the deal.
When the New Brunswick government announced revisions to its proposed deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec, it invited AIMS to the pre-announcement briefing. After the announcement, AIMS vice president Barbara Pike explained that the deal still makes New Brunswick extremely competitive, but does not address concerns over transmission capacity.
The Vancouver Sun provides quick reference to the Interim Report Card for Western Canadian High Schools in this article. It points out that BC publicly releases information on student performance, but it is difficult to use.
As the NB government considers tax free zones, this article points out that it is a policy considered in a recent AIMS study.
The proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec has Newfoundland and Nova Scotia talking about a subsea transmission line to the New England market. In this article, AIMS President & CEO explains that it may just be too costly for private investors to get a quick return on their money, and too much for the public purse.