Want to read about the Intelligent Cities? Click here. The ICF has written a white paper on its seven finalists. The profiles of Moncton and Fredericton are quite interesting – the story is as told but with a little perspective…
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Folks, I have to go back to full comment moderation. I wanted to avoid this because your comments will only appear after I have a chance to view them. I can do so on the BlackBerry so you shouldn’t have…
Continue ReadingThe Toronto Star slams Irish Miracle
This stuff is just amazing. The Toronto Star really did a hatchet job on the Irish Miracle. But it’s an absolute joke. It is about the same as saying the ‘Ontario miracle’ of the past 15 years was a mistake…
Continue ReadingLet’s step things up a notch
Instead of low level sniping and drive by smears, how ’bout sinkin’ your teeth into this. It’s an academic paper on New Brunswick’s IT industry that “estimates a structural model of an industrial innovation cluster”. I hadn’t seen this before.…
Continue ReadingBroadband itself is not an economic development driver
We have talked about this before but I found this blog on the subject particularly interesting. The Washington Post article is particularly interesting. I think that, like roads, many politicians believe that spending money to build a broadband telecom network…
Continue ReadingDoes NB need a GamePlan?
Prince Edward Island’s GamePlan, an economic development strategy targeted at the island’s gaming industry, is helping local game developers score big in the province. Launched by the PEI government, GamePlan offers a combination of tax and labour credits for businesses…
Continue ReadingFatKat struggles
This bothers me and I will warn Anoymous upfront that smartalec remarks on this will be deleted. This is way too important and impacts peoples’ lives. I won’t allow this kind of crap on my blog. I don’t know what the…
Continue ReadingCBC and the skew
I like CBC and most of the time for me the mix is right. The old journalistic mix – set up the basic skeleton of the story, cover both sides and then wrap up. Certainly on an issue such as…
Continue ReadingSense of Belonging
The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) includes a question that may be a bit off topic but it’s a good one nevertheless. The survey asks whether a person’s “Sense of belonging to local community is somewhat strong or very strong”. …
Continue ReadingFreddy Beach and Moncton make list of best places to live
Moncton and Fredericton are 6th and 7th on the list of top 10 places to live in Canada – according to Moneysense magazine. No Atlantic Canadian cities make the best places to work. Winnipeg is on both. No Atlantic Canadian…
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