Some folks, notably the Times & Transcript (surprise surprise) believe that any attempt to have a more rational approach to municipal government in this province is an attack on rural New Brunswick. That’s hogwash. The Finn report was a sensible…
Continue Reading2008 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards
I want you to have a look at all of these deals – the winner, second and third place and all the honourable mentions. This is the kind of blockbuster economic development project that can help transform an economy. I…
Continue ReadingWhere’s our Federal government largesse?
Sometimes it is interesting to read foreign media and their coverage of Federal government ‘largesse’. This is a story in Scandinavian Oil-Gas magazine about the federal and provincial government money being poured into a Norwegian owned company in Quebec. The…
Continue ReadingMaking investments in long term stimulus
I see all this money (or talk of money) being doled out as economic stimulus and I have to say the best spending annoucement to date is this one. The feds are putting another $8 million into PEI’s nascent nutraceutical…
Continue ReadingDanny Chavez back in business
Believe it or not my colleagues and I have great debates about old Danny Williams and his tactics on Newfoundland and Labrador. There is no doubt that he has tapped into a long standing but latent view among residents on…
Continue ReadingCanadian Social Values Survey
Hey, I just completed the online Environics social values survey. Here are a few of the upfront questions on the survey. Currently, the Province of New Brunswick relies on money from the federal government, called Equalization Payments, to fund a…
Continue ReadingRecession blues
All this talk about recession has me recessed. Or is it depression talk has me depressed. Not sure. One month ago our PM was saying that things were unsettled but there was no need to panic and now he is…
Continue ReadingThe Diefenbunker to be data centre
I knew CoRDA was up to something – not sure what until now. IT start-up Bastionhost has purchased an former government continuity bunker in Novia Scotia as part of its plan to build a “Dataville” of data centers in the…
Continue ReadingJob creation announcements
I don’t know if I blame the media or the government spin guys for this but job creation announcements in New Brunswick are getting thinner and thinner with the information these days. I am not opposed to government using tax…
Continue ReadingMariner Partners expands in Saint John
This is a good story. Mariner is adding 30 new well paid IT positions in New Brunswick. The firm is headed up by former NBTel boss Gerry Pond and other ex-NBTelers. This is an important story on several levels. First,…
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