HALIFAX – Bell Aliant will cut 500 management positions, or 5% of its overall workforce, this year in an effort to “increase competitiveness,” the company announced today. In announcing a plan it says is designed to improve customer service and deliver stronger investor results, Aliant said the job cuts would allow for “a new, more nimble and efficient organizational structure”. "One of my priorities is to ensure that the organization is positioned for continued success," said president and CEO Karen Sheriff in a statement. “Executive positions have been reduced by one third since I joined Bell Aliant last summer. The...