Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Jim Prentice

Jim Prentice: This new era is presenting opportunities that would not have been possible even a few years ago, Jim Prentice, the banks senior executive vice-president and vice-chairman, told a Halifax business audience, according to The Chronicle Herald. We are talking about one of the largest energy projects ever in Canada, Prentice told members of the Maritimes Energy Association and Atlantic Canada will be overflowing with hydroelectric energy and western oil by 2017, a high-ranking executive with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce predicted Tuesday. He said the entire country should take note of the size, scope and economic implications for Atlantic Canada of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.