Productivity shift under higher interest rates boosts growth
Ian Madsen argues rising rates end four decades of decline, forcing firms and governments to invest for productivity. He notes Canada’s weak productivity, OECD ranking drop, and target 7.4 percent returns across equity and debt options, urging high quality investments to sustain prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Treasury
Ian Madsen
Frontier Centre For Public Policy
Troy
Millionaire sues architect over costly bedroom addition
The New York millionaire A Morris won a suit against an architect who built a bedroom above a carriage house. The room was meant to blend with the house and cost up to 5000 dollars, but the final addition ran to 27000 dollars and outwardly looked like a factory attached to the main residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Qu’ Appelle
A. Morris
New York
Morris
Saskatchewan Council
Bentley
H. A. Brownlow
J.C. Carritt
Brownlow
Blindman
Carlstadt News
CPR
Missouri
CBSA marks 20th anniversary with record travel and seizures
The Canada Border Services Agency celebrates 20 years in 2023 while reporting 73.7 million travellers welcomed between January 1 and October 31, a 46 percent rise from 2022. It also notes 59,500 asylum claimants and 35,600 drug seizures, up 55 percent from the previous year, with praise for staff commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Border Services Agency
CBSA
Canada
Nals
Canada should reinvest in Charlevoix Education Initiative
Letter argues Canada must attract highly educated immigrants by ensuring global education. It criticizes government cuts to key schooling programs and urges reinvestment in the Charlevoix Education Initiative to provide basic schooling and skills worldwide, potentially benefiting Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Charlevoix
Writing to the Editor Tips for Effective Letters
Advice on composing concise persuasive letters to editors. Emphasizes length, tone, local relevance, factual support, and readability. Advises including full name address and telephone number, signing, and expectations of potential edits. Encourages handwritten or printed legibility and email submission to tabertimes.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabertimes
Barnwell School to undergo modernization project
Ten years ago the Barnwell School in Taber was announced for modernization as part of a plan to build 50 and modernize 70 schools. Infrastructure Minister Rick McIver spoke at the school about the start of the Barnwell modernization amid a long term commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnwell School
Rick McIver
Barnwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Samantha Johnson
Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative
Prince Albert
Beckett
Bill Jones
Ida Gray
Jones
Carter
Paris
Border Services
Erin O’gorman
Alta Newspaper Group
Taber
Alberta
Ryan McAdams
Dehlichas
PTUS
Trevor Busch
Chris Mykytiw
Krizsan
Meg Noguchi
Heather Cameron
Cal Braid
Erika Mathi
Arisinc
Alte
Kassidy Czerniak
Siobhan
Todd
Taber Hospital
William Wright
Tabor
Municipal Planning Commission
Canadian Senate
Vauxhall