Think-tank calls Atlantic Canada's economic performance soft so far in 2014
HALIFAX - A slowdown in employment, retail sales and general exports has contributed to a weak overall economic performance in Atlantic Canada during the first half of 2014, says a new report released by a Halifax-based think-tank.
But despite a lacklustre start to the year, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council said Wednesday that an abundance of major capital projects should help turn around the region's economy.
Included in that list of projects are plans to build the next generation of warships in Halifax, construction on the city's new convention centre, energy pipelines and possible shale gas exploration in New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador's work on Muskrat Falls and the Maritime Link.
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