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A recent conversation with Laura Newcombe, Director Property Management, Calgary @ GWLRA

A recent conversation with Going Wild's Brian Keating

A recent conversation with Noreen Music, Managing Director @ Organize My Space

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Ann Pogosjan to Associate Counsel @ Bosa Properties

+ Bliss Edwards to Exec. VP @ SmartStop Self Storage

+ Brady Fletcher to Pres. & Head of Investment Banking @ Roth Canada

+ Chris Beck, CFO @ Caldwell Partners to Pres. & CFO

+ Christine Bergeron to Pres. & CEO @ Vancouver City Credit Union

+ Christine Steger to VP Global Sales @ Pivotree Inc.

+ David Frei to Exec. VP, National Sales and Client Solutions @ Equiton Capital Inc.

+ David Spyker to Pres., CEO and Director @ Freehold Royalties Ltd.

+ Don Epperson to CEO @ FreshBooks

+ François-Philippe Champagne to Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry @ Government of Canada

+ Greg Clark to Board Chair @ Calgary Metropolitan Region Board

+ Imran Ally, CFO @ Vertex Resource Group Ltd., resigned

+ Jamie Dysart to Managing Director, Mortgage Investments @ KingSett Capital

+ Jeff Martin, Exec. VP & COO @ WestJet, retiring

+ Jill Huber to Sr. Associate, Community Development @ Stantec Consulting Ltd.

+ Marc Garneau to Minister of Foreign Affairs @ Government of Canada

+ Mike Leibovitz to VP Product Management

+ Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry @ Government of Canada, stepped down and is leaving politics

+ Omar Alghabra to Minister of Transport @ Government of Canada

+ Patricia Martinez to Chief Energy Transition Officer @ Enerflex Ltd.

+ Rene Medina to Business Dev. Associate @ NYRC

+ Robert Antoniuk to COO @ WestJet

+ Robert Skilnick, CFO @ Trican Well Service Ltd., resigned

+ Sherry Wendt to VP, Investor Relations @ Cenovus Energy

+ Simon Coakeley to CEO @ Canadian Bar Association

+ Steve White to Director @ Shaw Communications

+ Sylvain Girard to Exec. VP & CFO @ Resolute Forest Products Inc.

+ Theresa LoPresti to Chief Technology & Innovation Officer @ Sylogist Ltd.

+ Tommy Kenny to VP, Intellectual Property and General Counsel @ IntelGenx Corp.

+ Trevor Hunnisett to Development Mgr. @ Faction Projects Inc.

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 MEMORIAM 

+ Clem Dumett Jr.; distinguished Calgary oil executive and community volunteer; 93

+ Connie Kennedy; Edmonton real estate sales legend, industry leader; 92

+ Jim Redmond QC; gold medal winner, Rhodes scholar, veteran Edmonton litigator; 90

+ Henry Beaumont QC; lawyer, founder of Beaumont Church; 83

+ Trevor Caithness; Edmonton real estate industry legend, bon-vivant; 90




 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ awaiting vacations?

+ communications experts talk about how to deliver bad news

+ what will HR look like in 2021?




 SAVE THE DATE - CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 

+ please send us your 2021 events

+ Aug. 11-15; Shaw Charity Classic – PGA Champions Tour Event, Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, info/website

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 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ Jan. 25, World Economic Forum, virtually from Davos, Switzerland; info/agenda

+ Jan. 26; Calgary Real Estate Board, Annual Forecast 2021 [virtual event], Calgary, info/tickets

+ Feb. 9-11; Egypt Petroleum Show, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt; info/register/call for papers

+ Feb. 23-24; 20th Annual RealCapital Conference (being held virtually), info/sponsors/speakers

+ Apr. 14-15; 28th Vancouver Real Estate Forum, virtual only; info/save the date

+ May 12-13; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Edmonton; info/registration

+ May 13-16; Word Economic Forum, Special Annual Meeting 2021 (postponed and moved from Davos), Singapore

+ May 19 – 20; Alberta Economic Development Leaders’ Summit * Conference; online/virtual; information/register

+ May 31 – June 1; Egypt Petroleum Show, Cairo, Egypt; info/registration

+ June 6-18; CERI 2021 Petrochemical Conference, Kananaskis Mountain Lodge; program; sign up/register

+ June 22-23; Petrochem Canada, Sunbridge Hotel & Convention Centre, Saria; info/registration

+ July 23 – Aug. 8; Tokyo Olympics – 2021 Summer Games

+ Sept. 21 - 23; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary, info/registration

+ Oct. 4-6 [REVSIED DATE]; NeoCon, the Mart, Chicago; info

+ Dec. 6-9; World Petroleum Congress, Houston; info/registration

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2022

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

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NEWS SUMMARY 
 Jan. 12 ~ 19 / 2021 


+ Alberta COVID-19 stats: 1,447 deaths to date, 11,923 active cases of 117,311 confirmed cases to date: aggregate Alberta data – currently, 739 Albertans are in the hospital with COVID-19, and 120 of those are in intensive care units – 3,028,888 tests have been administered to Albertans so far …

+ Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations for most vulnerable in long-term care and staff is completed; Alberta running out of first-dose vaccine

+ Alberta instituted new restrictions effective December 8th; with the balance of measures took effect December 13th; it’s masks, stay home, closing or severely limiting or closing many business operations – now extended to January 21st – though some activities (outdoor gatherings, hair cuts etc.) are now relaxed

+ ABTraceTogether – get the APP

+ Alberta’s eastern slopes win – sort of; GOA has responded to massive public pressure and feedback on the review process of the Grassy Mountain Coal Project: coal leases from the December 2020 auction will be cancelled – but those projects, like Grassy Mountain, currently under regulatory review, will not be part of the decision … tic toc

+ Baby Gourmet sold to Hero Group; founders Jill Vos and Jennifer Carlson will continue to run the firm from Calgary

+ Cardinal Energy Ltd. announced its 2021CapEx Budget is $25.0 million

+ CAPP forecast $27.3 billion in 2021CapEx …

+ City of Calgary 2021 elections; candidates declared running for mayor: Jeremy Farkas, Jyoti Gondek, Brad Field ~ and lots of other rumoured candidates exploring a run …

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices slipped, but held steady above US$52/bbl despite China lockdown and U.S. unemployment stats

+ haircuts again, and outdoor social gatherings too as Alberta COVID restrictions are slightly eased

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – - January issue, archived issues

+ January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

+ KeystoneXL pipeline expansion project is in the news and on the minds of Alberta taxpayers who are committed to an investment made by the Premier; media reports that incoming President Biden will cancel the project are ‘expected’ by critics, and countered by proponent TC Energy , argued against by the Premier, a position supported by the Montreal Economic Institute -  we’ll see, but give how many ‘first order of business’ items are on the new President’s agenda, hopefully those with a pro-KXL voice will be heard ; given it’s often politics over-ruling facts, this writer expects a ‘cancellation, then re-apply’ scenario to unfold because it is unlikely Biden et al will want to distract from their declared agenda and urgent priorities … tic toc

+ Newfoundland and Labrador government pumping $16.6 million to keep idled Come-by-Chance refinery going while a buyer is found …

+ Petrus Resources Ltd. announced its 1st Qtr-2021CapEx Budget is $9.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate newsletter  CLICK HERE to CHECK OUT THE January issue ;  archived PROPERTYlines Issues

+ Ready Engineering acquired by Shermco Industries Inc.; terms not disclosed

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 13 to 373 this week; Canada: up 44 to 161 this week; full breakdown

+ Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to acquire the $1.5 billion book of Direct Equipment Finance business unit of Wells Fargo; terms not disclosed

+ U.S. transition of power watch: Trump is pardoning, appointing, and rescinding travel restrictions to handcuff the incoming Biden administration; meanwhile, Biden is poised for dramatic actions on COVID, COVID relief and vaccinations and stimulating the economy and reassuring world leaders, Wall Street and campaign promise-keeping – and rescinding many things-Trump …

+ Vermilion Energy Inc. announced its 2021CapEx Budget is $300.0 million

+ YYC – Calgary Airport Terminal access now limited to staff and travellers only; it’s curbside pickup only 



THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Blue Rush Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million equity and convertible debt financing by private placement

+ Converge Technology Solutions Corp. closed $86.45 million equity financing

+ Engine Media Holdings Inc. closed $10.5 million equity financing by private placement

+ e-Zinc closed $2.3 million equity financing

+ Hillcrest Petroleum Ltd. closed $1.267 million equity financing by private placement

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation is on the market to raise $600.0 million in sub. debt

+ Plymouth Realty Capital Corp. closed $7.4 million equity financing by private placement

+ Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. closed $3.42 million first-tranche of an equity financing by private placement

+ Star Royalties Ltd. is on the market to raise $20.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Theratechnologies Inc. is on the market to raise $40.0 million in equity

+ TGS Esports Inc. is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Victory Metals Inc. closed a second/final tranche of its $18.04 million equity financing by private placement

+ Wishpond Technologies Ltd. is on the market to raise $7.0 million in equity

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*editor’s note: names companies involved in arm’s length debt and equity financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings or non-arm’s-length transactions …




 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Feb. 8; Interlapse Technologies Corp., Annual General and Extraordinary Meeting, Vancouver

+ Feb. 23; Siyata Mobile Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ Apr. 8; CIBC, Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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 CONSTRUCTION NEWS + BUILDING INNOVATIONS  


+ design competition; Block 2 in Ottawa parliamentary project

+ OMG, I’ve never been to Greece, but now I have a reason to go; I want to visit this house – or maybe I should build one here …

+ Ontario non-essential construction shut down …

+ top 10 construction trends to watch this year




 INTERESTING TRENDS IN RETAIL ... 


+ Federated Co-operatives Limited is launching a new gas-bar brand, working with indigenous partners to form: Western Nations Gas Bars

+ hair benders and wellness services are back in business; Alberta government restrictions are being relaxed




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