Maritime Region

Maritime region: The Halifax economy is humming along, attracting jobs and people from the rest of the Maritime region, Glen Hodgson,, according to The Chronicle Herald. As a result, the city will have a stable, not spectacular but maintainable moderate growth of more than two per cent for the next five years, he said and Nova Scotia is sputtering along on two different gears, which could leave its economy stuck in neutral if changes are not made, an economist says. senior vice-president and chief economist with the Conference Board of Canada, said Friday in a telephone interview from Ottawa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.