+ Bill Todd to Sr. VP Western Canada @ Omni Facilities div. of GDI Integrated Facilities

+ Rodney Hill to Exec. VP & Chief Auditor @ OMER

[send us your firm’s appointment notices to:  research@maxcomm.ca ]

+ designs for the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton are causing a stir, and much criticism – or, in short, nobody likes any of them!

+ Canada post is spending $105 million to upgrade Calgary facilities

“A couple had a whirlwind, 30 day romance and even though they don't know too much about each other, they decide to get married. After a couple weeks, the husband says, "Honey, I have something I have to tell you. I'm a golf fanatic and I must play every day."  "I also need to tell you something," she replies. "I'm a hooker, and I need to do it every day." "That's OK," he said, "we'll just play dog leg lefts."

+ Canadian Natural Resources Limited resumed shipment of synthetic crude form its Horizon Oil Sands project

+ Cenovus Energy Inc. began producing bitumen at its Christina Lake Phase C project, ahead of schedule

+ current energy prices -  live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data

+ Enbridge Inc. agreed to acquire Tonbridge Power Inc. for $70 million; will then undertake the $300 million Montana-Alberta Tie-Line Power Transmission Project

+ Omni Facility Services acquired Cleanmax

+ Lanesborough REIT extended its non-arm’s length management agreement with Shelter Canadian Properties Limited through the end of 2019

+ Libya rebels appear to have overthrown Gaddafi government, taken control over most portions of Tripoli; oil production disruption likely to continue while rebel forces form a government

+ Allied Properties REIT agreed to acquire $142 million in Calgary heritage buildings (9 properties/392,000 sq. ft.)

+ BHP Billiton closed its US$12.2 billion acquisition of Petrohawk Energy Corporation

+ Canadian Tire closed its $771 million takeover of Forzani Group

+ HSBC Holdings PLC is planning to sell its Canadian brokerage business

+ Jack Layton, leader of the NDP and leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament, died

+ Plains Midstream Canada secured ERCB approval to resume operations of NPS 20 Rainbow Pipeline

+ Rogers Oil & Gas Inc. obtained a court order for CCAA protection

+ weekly economic update from ATB Financial

+ Compton Petroleum Corporation filed prospectus for its recapitalization

+ Intact Financial Corporation closed $300 million term not issue

+ Intact Financial Corporation closed $250 million preferred share issue

+ Nabors Industries Ltd. is on the market to raise $700 million in senior unsecured debt

+ Petro-Reef Resources Ltd. closed $2,391,200 flow-through common share issue

+ Sterling Resources Ltd. closed $45 million common share issue

+ Teuton Resources Corp. closed $1,545,000 common share and warrant issue

+ TransForce Inc. is on the market to raise $85 million in unsecured convertible debt

“Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!” – Golda Meir

“In order to have the Canada you want, you have to vote for the Canada you want.” – Jack Layton

+ Sept. 9; Homburg Invest Inc., Halifax, Annual General Meeting

+ Sept. 13; Kingston and Pembroke Railway Company, Calgary, Annual General Meeting

+ Sept. 13; Lake Erie and Northern Railway Company, Calgary, Annual General Meeting

+ Sept. 13; Manitoba and North Western Railway Company of Canada, Calgary, Annual General Meeting

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