Urban Affairs/Local Government

Macleans magazine called on AIMS president Charles Cirtwill to explain why some areas of the country appear cushioned from the recession.

This discussion in a New Brunswick newspaper about municipal spending uses AIMS research to make its point.

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 [...]

This story from Burnaby, BC proudly uses the city's ranking in the AIMS' National Municipal Performance Report to make its point.

Take in AIMS' event with Tom Flanagan, author of "Beyond the Indian Act".

News that Canadian entrepreneur John Risley is the new chair of the AIMS Board of Directors generated news around the region. This article explains why he is willing to give his time to aggressively stimulate the discussion on key public policy issues.

Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) has a new Vice President. AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill today named Barbara Pike to the position. Pike has been with AIMS for five years as the Director of Communications. Cirtwill says in her new role as Vice President she will retain her responsibilities in [...]

This columnist in the Times & Transcript praises AIMS' work in bringing accountability to government. DAvid Gingras concludes, "It is to our benefit that municipalities measure their performance and furthermore that they provide us with the data on the services we pay for."

This column, by a policy analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, uses AIMS' research on municipal performance to make the point about the need performance data on municipal leaders and municipalities.

This review calls Brian Lee Crowley's book, Fearful Symmetry, "an audacious, provocative and impressively researched volume." Lawrence Martin in the Globe and Mail says "it will open more eyes than it closes."