Mark Stevenson

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Mind the Gaps - How Atlantic Canada can keep up the momentum

Mind the Gaps - How Atlantic Canada can keep up the momentum

“Why Atlantic Canada Remains White and Poor” — that was the blunt and provocative headline of a column in the Globe and Mail back in 2004, and if it was a bit unsettling, the column made a serious point. It was based on a Statistics Canada report tracking immigrant settlement patterns that showed few were choosing Atlantic Canada. As a...

Power Plays - How to build a renewable energy future in Atlantic Canada

Power Plays - How to build a renewable energy future in Atlantic Canada

With three facilities in Nova Scotia, Michelin Canada is one of the province’s biggest private-sector employers and its single biggest exporter. So, when it announces a $300-million investment to expand and upgrade its facilities, that’s very good news for the province, and not just because it will create jobs.