You probably saw this stuff but just in case you didn’t, the Census data on wages was released thsi week. Full time, full year wages (in 2005 dollars) went up 1.5% from 2000 to 2005 – less than the national…
Continue ReadingA river runs through it
I recent completed a small research project that looked at how ‘safe’ Atlantic Canada was from the perspective of a data centre. I looked at things like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural and potentially man made disasters. Overall,…
Continue ReadingIt’s the economy, stupid podcast (Newfoundland & Labrador edition)
I am in St. John’s this week on business. First time here. That is the reason I am tardy with the podcast edition. Anyway,here it is.
Continue ReadingLegitimate question (I think so anyway)
This is a serious question. I have been meeting with government officials the past couple of days and this issue keeps burning in the back of my mind. Someone please provide an answer based on some knowledge of the question.…
Continue ReadingIT industry association
The top Geek on Ice (no diving here) has been pushing the idea of an NB IT association. One of the older veterans of the NB IT scene, has some concerns. I am of a mixed mind on this. There…
Continue ReadingDiving and Missing the Point
Unbelieveable. I don’t know what is more annoying. All the diving in the NHL these days or the Elections NB advertisments. On the former, I remember three guys trying to take down Mark Messier and he dragged them along. You…
Continue ReadingAttracting digital media development
PwC is nice enough to provide us with a list of all digital media and animation incentive programs in Canada. BC, Manitoba, PEI, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario all have lucrative incentive programs to promote this industry in their jursidiction…
Continue ReadingThis should be part of the energy hub
A Nova Scotia research group will look for deep coal deposits and saline aquifers in northern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton as it studies the possibility of carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gases. The federal and provincial governments…
Continue ReadingNanotechnology and New Brunswick
Another big research win for New Brunswick. Gotcha. Today Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orleans and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole House, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the…
Continue ReadingAmo la Fiat
Alfa Romeo, the Italian sports car best known as Dustin Hoffman’s runabout in The Graduate, is returning to North America, and Ontario is making a strong pitch to persuade the company to assemble cars in the province. Sources said the…
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