The Miramichi Leader has been milking the FatKat story for weeks and now is launching an eight part series to stretch out their recent investment in a Right to Information Act request. Of course, we know about the ongoing troubles…
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I have participated in four panel/round table discussions in the past few weeks. I like getting out there and meeting folks and discussing economic development. We don’t always agree – in fact there can be sharp disagreement – but for…
Continue ReadingNova Scotia’s biggest challenge
Coming back from Cape Breton yesterday I was reminded of my belief that Nova Scotia’s biggest challenge over the medium to long term is the lack of urban nodes around the province. I just don’t see how the province will…
Continue ReadingOur universities are going to fix our problems
Hey, our universities are getting in the game: The Association of Atlantic Universities is holding its semi-annual meeting of the council of university presidents at Mount Allison University in Sackville this week. There will be discussion of the challenges facing…
Continue ReadingEI Claimants for July 2009 per 1,000 population
EI Claimants for July 2009 per 1,000 population Newfoundland and Labrador 94.0 Prince Edward Island 64.2 Nova Scotia 36.9 New Brunswick 48.7 Quebec 25.5 Ontario 20.6 Manitoba 12.6 Saskatchewan 13.9 Alberta 16.6 British Columbia 21.1
Continue ReadingInvesting in economic development
An interesting press release from Friday: The government of Alberta said today it plans to spend $241 million in the next five years to develop land for new housing and industrial uses near Fort McMurray, the site of Canada’s oil…
Continue ReadingDifference between a small business and an entrepreneur
I know this is a recurring theme here but when the newspaper runs a story with the lead “Start-ups: the way to develop an economy” I feel compelled to reiterate my point. For over 25 years the Business New Brunswick…
Continue ReadingThrow this one in the trash
Once and a while you read a good theory that seems to make good sense but then the author uses examples that actually disprove the theory. Such is the case with the commentary today from a Canada West Foundation editorial…
Continue ReadingLund is right
Stephen Lund spoke to the SJ Board of Trade yesterday and his key theme was one of focus. A top business development guru says New Brunswick must pick a single industry and brand itself as the best in the world…
Continue ReadingGHP and Web 2.0
Back in the saddle today after an eight hour fight with my 18 month old computer. I had to reformat the hard drive, reinstall all my software, back up gigs of data, etc. Fun stuff. I assume the reader of…
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