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+ Andrée Pinard to CFO @ Carbicrete Inc.

+ Angad Bedi to Associate @ Lawson Lundell LLP

+ Amina Deiab to CEO @ Alberta Insurance Council

+ Christa Davies, Exec VP & CFO @ Aon plc, retiring

+  David Goldie, Chair @ Alberta Energy Regulator, resigned

+ Fraser McEwen to Pres, Timbercreek Alternatives @ Timbercreek Capital Inc.

+ Michelle Miskey to Exec. Administrator @ Kalos LLP

+  Richard Carl, Director @ Clearview Resources Ltd., resigned

+ Ryan Adlington to Sr. Managing Dir @ B. Riley Farber

+ Ryna Young to Regional Header, Executive Search and DEI @ KBRS

+ Sean O’Donnell to Exec VP & CFO @ TC Energy Corporation

~ Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. -  [ send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+  designing for climate change is no longer ‘optional’ it’s essential

+ developing responsible AI guidance

+ 7 in 10 Canadian employers can’t meet benefit demands

+  Government of Alberta ordered by the court to release coal projects documents

+ Apr. 16; Government of Canada – Federal Government Budget; Ottawa

+ Apr. 16; ULI – Alberta Housing Crisis: impacts etc., Calgary - registration/tickets

+ Apr. 16-17; Innovate West, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/book – save the date

+ Apr. 17; Calgary Economic Development, Report to the Community, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre; program / tickets

+ Apr. 22; Earth Day 2024

+ Apr. 22-23; FNMPC (First Nations Major Projects) Conference, Sheraton Centre, Toronto – info / register

+ Apr. 23-25; 2024 Canadian Hydrogen Convention, Edmonton Convention Centre - register

+ Apr. 20; Classroom Champions – Champion Chats Luncheon, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; sponsors/tickets

+ May 1; Business Transitions Forum – Alberta: Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info; program / speaker list / register

+ May 3; Little Warriors Be Brave Luncheon – Calgary; sponsorships - tickets

+ May. 8-9; Retail Supply Chain and Logistics Expo, Las Vegas Convention Centre

+ May 14-15, Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2024, The Transition Accelerator, keynote speakers;  save the date/register

+ May 23; 2023 CEO of the Year Gala, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; tickets

+ May 31 – June 2; Inventures Conference; Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; info / register

+ June 10 – 12’ NeoCon, Design Takes Shape @ THE MART, Chicago - register

+ June 11-13; Global Energy Show Canada, Energy Powering Opportunity, BMO Centre, Calgary; register

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Canada Conference and Expo 2024, Sarnia, On; call for presentations

+ June 24-26; The WorkX Conference, Embrace the Future of Work, Dallas; info/register

+ Sept. 23- 25; BOMEX 2024, hosted by BOMA Vancouver – save the date

+ Sept. 24-26; International Pipeline Expo 2024, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary

+ Sept. 25-27; CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women), 2024 Annual Convention, Vancouver – save the date

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – info / register

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ June 10; Headwater Learning Foundation – Golfing for Good Tournament, Glencoe Golf & Country Club; info / register *** Banquet speaker: Karen Gosbee

+ June 24; Rotary 28^th Annual Stay-In-School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe G&C Club, Calgary; register

+ July 11; 22^nd Annual COAST Hotels, Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic, Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club, Delta; register

+ Sept. 4; 8^th Annual Little Warriors Golf Tournament, The Quarry Golf Course – Edmonton; registration/donations/sponsors

+ CDPQ published its 2023 Sustainability Investing Report

+ EQB Inc. published its Responsibility Report

+ Grosvenor published its Pathway to Net Zero

+ Precision Drilling Corporation published it’s 2023 ESG data

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag

+ Amazon terminated its ‘Just Walk Out’ experiment with cashierless retailing 

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+ Bank of Canada rate held steady at last week’s setting; Governor Macklem hints as a June rate cut

+ Budget Day – Government of Canada budget speech tonight expected to focus on housing

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$84.84/bbl; Brent @ US$89.56/bbl ~ traders nervous over middle east uncertainty

+ Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Tarp Auction nets $3.1 million

+ Cenovus Energy investing $1.5 billion in upgrades to its Ohio refineries

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; ‘send time’ is early every Tuesday

+ Government of Alberta establishing a crown corporation Centre of Recovery Excellence (CORE) to deal with Recovery Alberta initiatives.

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; click here to sign up ;  click here for this week’s posting

+  Parkland Corporation fending off wishes of disgruntled significant shareholder ... - calling for a strategic review ... tic toc

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 3 to 617 this week; Canada: up 5 to 141 this week

+ Serendipity Media Ltd. et al in receivership; Grant Thornton is the receiver

+ Clear Sky Land Lease Communities Fund I is on the market to raise $35.0 million by IPO

+ Dye & Durham Limited is on the market to secure a $105.0 million credit facility

+ Dye & Durham Limited closed US$905.0 million in refinancing transactions

+ FuelPositive Corporation is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity by private placement

+ LiTHOS Group Ltd. closed a 2^nd tranche of its equity $1.146 million

+ LSL Pharma Group Inc. is on the market to raise $3.5 million in equity by private placement

+ Vega Mining Inc. closed a $10.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ design for new Arts Common building revealed

+ Apr. 16; BMO, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 17; VersaBank, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, London,ON and live streamed

+ Apr. 19; National Bank of Canada, Annual and Special Meeting, Montreal

+ Apr. 24; Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Apr. 24; Rogers Communications Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 26; SECURE Energy Services Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 1; Canfor Pulp Products Inc.; Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ May 1; Vermilion Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 2; AltaGas Ltd., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 2; AutoCanada Inc., Annual General Shareholders Meeting, Edmonton

+ May 2; Loblaw Companies Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Brampton

+ May 2; Maple Lease Foods Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Mississauga

+ May 2; Paramount Resources Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 2; Pason Systems Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary/virtual

+ May 2; Toromont Industries Ltd., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 2; Topaz Energy Corp., Annual Shareholder Meeting, Calgary

+ May 7; George Weston Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 7; Minto Apartment REIT, Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 7; Pea Value Holdings Ltd., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Markham

+ May 8; Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Longueil

+ May 8; Intact Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 8; Spin Master Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto virtual

+ May 9; BSR REIT, Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 9; Crombie REIT, Annual General Meeting, New Glasgow

+ May 9; iA Financial Group, Annual Meeting of the Shareholder, Quebec City

+ May 9; Manulife Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 9; Sun Life Financial Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Voting Policyholders, Toronto

+ May 10; Crescent Point Energy Corp., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 15; Mattr Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 14; Keyera Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 15; FG Acquisition Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 16; AtkinsRéalis  , Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ May 16; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ June 4; TC Energy Corporatrion, Annual and Special Meeting of Common Shareholders, Calgary

+ Aug. 20; Dye & Dunham Limited, Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]