Nova Scotia media turned to AIMS to explain the impact on the province of the demise of the NB Power sale to Hydro Quebec. AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill points out New Brunswick is still attractive to investors without cheap power.
This feature in the Telegraph-Journal reviews the demise of the deal to sell NB Power assets to Hydro Quebec. It uses material from an opinion piece by AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill to explain how and why the deal is dead.
When the deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec fell through, the Telegraph Journal called AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill to provide an opinion piece.
The Weil analysis of the sale of NB Power, published by AIMS, continues to drive the discussion around the proposed deal. Weil was one of the speakers at an "options" conference organized by a group opposed to the sale.
This Beacon has AIMS latest public policy magazine Ideas Matter.
Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today announced the appointment of well-known Canadian entrepreneur John Risley as the new chair of its Board of Directors. Risley, co-founder and chairman of Clearwater Fine Foods, takes over from John F. Irving who stepped down earlier this year.Risley admits he doesn’t take on such voluntary [...]
AIMS vice president Barbara Pike is asked for comment on the revised plan to sell NB POwer to Hydro Quebec.
In this op-ed in the Telegraph-Journal, AIMS author Gordon L. Weil suggests there is a way to improve the porposed sale of NB Power assets to Hydro Quebec. Weil's Commentaries for AIMS have driven much of the policy discussion around the controversial MOU.
The revised deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec made headlines around the region. In this article, AIMS vice president Barbara Pike explains the revised deal still makes New Brunswick very competitive, and paying off 3.2 billion in debt is a good thing, but she warns NB not to start racking up the credit card again.
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill explains the value of a panel review of the sale of NB assets to Hydro Quebec. He says it can help the discussion by laying out the advantages and concerns.