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Mark Kolke talks with interesting Calgarians - to catch a glimpse of what drives them, what they see in Calgary's future . . .  
 
This week's conversation with Gary Browning of Browning Design
 
 
Last week's conversation with Fred Edwards of Servpro
 
 
Archived conversations 

SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Christopher McLean to CFO @ Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited
+ Chris White to VP International Sales @ Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd.
+ Danielle Gammon to VP Finance @ Vicwest Inc.
+ David Pitfield to National Dir. Operations @ Allied Properties REIT
+ Dave Quist to Pres. & CEO @ Manning Centre
+ Gavin Graham to Chief Strategy Officer @ INTEGRIS Pension Management Corp.
+ Gordon Marsden, VP Engineering @ 3MV Energy Corp., resigned
+ Hamid Mozayani, COO @ Petromanas Emergy Inc., retiring
+ Jennifer Reynolds to Pres. @ Women in Capital Markets
+ Jim Leech, CEO @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, retiring
+ Kent Harris to CFOR @ Vicwest Inc.
+ Lorne Simpson to VP Operations @ Yangarra Resources Ltd.
+ Mark Montemurro to Sr. VP Engineering & Geosciences @ Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.
+ Paul Welch to Pres. & CEO @ Sea Dragon Energy Inc.
+ Pierre Lavallee to Sr. VP & Chief Talent Officer @ CPP Investment Board
+ Tim Low to National Dir. Leasing @ Allied Properties REIT
+ Tina Skinner to VP National Bldg. Standards & Procurement @ Allied Properties REIT
+ William Secnik to Fund Mgr., Real Estate @ Standard Life Investments
 
[send us your firm’s appointment notices to: kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ AltaGas Ltd. closed $177,187,500 debt financing
+ Altima Resources Ltd. closed $1,413,686 convertible debt financing
+ Bengal Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $5 million in new equity
+ Enbridge Inc. closed $600 million equity financing
+ GazMétro Inc. closed US$ 200 million senior debt financing
+ HealthLease Properties TEIT closed $69 million equity financing
+ Inovalis REIT closed $105 million IPO
+ Kivalliq Energy Corporation closed $4.5 million equity financing
+ Livingston International Inc. is on the market to raise $135 million in senior unsecured debt
+ Nabors Indusries Ltd. launched unsecured commercial paper program to raise $1.5 billion
+ Pure Industrial REIT is on the market to raise $160.1 million in new equity
+ Storm Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $18,010,400 in new equity
+ Timbercreek U.S. Multi-Residential Opportunity Fund #1 is on the market to raise $50 million in new equity
+ Toronto Hydro Corporation closed $450 million senior unsecured debt

 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 

+ Apr. 16-17; PSAC Spring Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Red Deer info/register
+ Apr. 22; PTAC Tight Oil & Gas Forum, Calgary Petroleum Club, info/register
+ Apr. 25; PSAC Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast Update/Mid-Year Luncheon, Westin, Calgary, info/register
+ May 2; Breakfast with Champions/Special Olympics fundraiser, TELUS Convention Centre - tickets
+ May 9; Edmonton Real Estaet Forum, Edmonton Convention Centre info/register
+ May 14-16; Canadian Advanced Manufacturing Expo, Toronto Congresss Centre, info/register
+ May 29; Calgary Real Estate Leasing Conference, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary info/register
+ May 29-31; Pathways 2 Sustainability Conference, Telus Spark Centre, Calgary info/register
 
[send us your event notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

+ Apr. 18; Calgary Airport Authority, Annual Public Meeting, Calgary
+ Apr. 19; KEYreit, Annual General Meeting, Toronto
+ Apr. 22; Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver
+ Apr. 23; Celistica Inc., Annual General Shareholders Meeting, Toronto
+ Apr. 23; Canadian National Railway Company, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Edmonton
+ Apr. 23; CN, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Edmonton
+ Apr. 24; National Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Moncton
+ Apr. 25; CIBC, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Ottawa
+ Apr. 26; TransCanada Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ May 1; Canadian Pacific, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto  
+ May 2; Manulife Financial et al, Annual Meeting, Toronto
+ May 2; SNC-Lavalin, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal
+ May 3; GMP Capital Inc., Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Toronto
+ May 7; Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto
+ May 8; Intact Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto
+ May 8; Lundin Petroleum AB, Annual General Meeting, Stockholm
+ May 10; Georox Resources Inc., Shareholders Meeting, Calgary
+ May 16; ShawCor Ltd., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto
+ May 22; First Capital Realty Inc.; Annual Shareholders Meeting, Toronto
+ May 22; Yangarra Resources Ltd., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ June 20; Winstar Resources Ltd., General Annual Meeting, Calgary
+ June 27; TriOil Resources Ltd.. Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary
 
[send us your event notices and AGM notices to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

NEWS TODAY 
 April 16 / 2013 

 

+ Bank of Canada interest rate and Monetary Policy Report release tomorrow
+ Boston Marathon bombings yesterday left 3 dead, more than 150 injured, many critically, investigations underway
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; Gold prices soften, hitting mining firms and stock markets, euro-zone banking system worries continue
+Inter Pipeline Fund entered a long term (10 yrs.) ethane sales agreement with NOVA Chemicals
+ ShawCor Ltd. acquired 49% of Socotherm LaBarge LLC, to now hold 100%
+ Suncor Energy Inc. is selling non-core natural gas assets to Centrica PLC/Qatar Petroleum JV for $1 billion
+ Toronto Real Estate Board won legal battle with Competition Bureau over web-based brokerages having access to MLS data/system use; case outcome bodes well for real estate boards across Canada

 NEWS REVIEW 
 Apr. 9 - 15

 

+ Agrium Inc. won its proxy battle with Jana Partners
+ ATB Financial – Daily Economic Comment
+ City of Calgary/Calgary Parking Authority reached a settlement with former fired managers; amount not disclosed
+ Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – the Joint Review Panel published its ‘potential conditions’ (199 of them) for stakeholder comment
+ FED WATCH – essay from PIMCO warns to watch what the FED is watching in hopes that the FED will taper off, eventually . . .
+ Huntingdon Capital Corp.’s takeover bid for KEYreit expired, endorsed Plazacorp’s latest bid
+ Justin Trudeau to Leader @ Liberal Party of Canada
+ Keyera Corp. and Plains Midstream Canada ULC began soliciting interest in their planned Western Reach Pipeline System to carry natural gas liquids from NW Alberta to Fort Saskatchewan
+ LIBOR scandal continues to ripple – a senior Royal Bank of Scotland latest to resign
+ National Energy Board published new onshore pipeline regulations
+ Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd. and KEYreit filed take-over bid circular to KEYreit unitholders
+ Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. closed its acquisition of Changing World Technologies LP
+ Royal Dutch Shell PLC and OAO Gazprom entered JV to explore offshore in Russian Arctic
+ Shaw Communications testing Alcatel-Lucent 400Gbps data transmission that could double data transmission speeds
+ Staples announced it will downsize, close 39 stores in Canada

 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


+ U.S. Presidential Permit granted to allow construction of a new, and long overdue, bridge – the New Windsor-Detroit International Trade Crossing


+ PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. broke ground on the $55 million Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre in Burns Lake, BC

INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS OTHER PLACES

+ Pure Industrial REIT agreed to acquire $358.5 million portfolio of Ontario industrial properties

+ SNC-Lavalin signed agreement to construct new Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal

+ Manulife Financial Corporation agreed to acquire 512,000 sq. ft. office tower in Kowloon for $588 million from Wheelock Properties Limited

+ AIMCO is selling its 50% interest in Place Ville Marie in Montreal

+ Toronto’s Delta Chelsea – Canada’s largest at 1,500 rooms – re-branded ‘EATON CHELSEA’ by Langham Hospitality Group

 QUOTES

“Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.” – Leo Tolstoy

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” – Mahatma Gandhi

 QUOTES

+ to Don and Ruth Taylor donated $40 million to University of Calgary for new teaching institute

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