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+ Alan Bunyan to Business Systems Analyst @ Canadian Natural Resources Limited

+ Barbra Cutter to Mgr., Real Estate Governance and Strategy @ City of Calgary

+ Bryan Badgley to Architectural Technologist @ Meiklejohn Architects Inc.

+ Cindy MacMillan to VP, Investment @ Grosvenor

+ Gary Dearing, Calgary Mgr., @ Real Properties, retired

+ Jason Klein to CEO @ LNG Canada

+ John Hooks to Director @ Crew Energy Inc.

+ John Rainey to CFO & EVP Global Customer Operations @ Walmart

+ Joshua LaMarre to Wastewater Treatment Process Engineer @ H2O Innovation

+ Lucia Hope-Johnstone to Financial Crimes Specialist @ neo Financial

+ Mekdam Nima to Sr. Mgr., Strategic Initiative & Climate, Western Canada @ CN

+ Monika Blachut to Associate Broker @ Fairfield Commercial Real Estate

+ Peter Marrello to VP, Corporate Marketing @ Dream Unlimited

+ Ronnie Prasad to Regional Director, Corporate Finance @ BDC

+ Scott Thon to Pres. @ Berkshire Hathaway Energy

+ W. Scott McGregor to Director, Financial Services @ Invest Alberta Corp.

+ Ward Woolgar to Sr. VP, Capital Investment @ Avenue Living Communities

+~ 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 ]

+ how can remote work be effective for interns?

+ tips on managing demanding employees

+ wages vs. inflation – are wages keeping up?

+ Zoom call difficulties for management

+ April 20; Africa Oil Corp., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 20; Digital Alberta, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ April 20; Rogers Communications Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 21; BMO Life Assurance Company, Annual Meeting of the Shareholder and Participating Policyholders, virtual only

+ April 21; Calgary Real Estate Board, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ April 21; Quarterhill Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 22; National Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of the Holders of Common Shares, Montreal, in person and virtual

+ April 27; Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

+ April 28; Pason Systems Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ Apr. 28; Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Company, Annual Meeting, virtual only

+ April 28; The Empire Life Insurance Company, Annual and Special Meeting, virtual only

+ Apr. 28, TFI International Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Saint-Laurent, Annual Meeting of Shareholder, Saint-Laurent, in person and virtual

+ April 29; AltaGas Ltd., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 29; TC Energy Corporation, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 2; Gibson Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 3; Canfor Pulp Products Inc., Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 4; Enbridge Inc., Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 4; Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 5; AutoCanada, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 5; Canada Life, Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Policyholders, Winnipeg, in person and virtual

+ May 5; Loblaw Companies Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholder, virtual only

+ May 5; SNC-Lavalin, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal, in person and virtual

+ May 10; CT REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, virtual only

+ May 10; Keyera Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 11; Boralex Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholder, virtual only

+ May 11; Intact Financial Corporation, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 11; Sun Life Financial Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto, in person and virtual

+ May 11; Vermilion Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 12; Bridgemarq Real Estate Services Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 12; Cascades Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 12; Crombie REIT, Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, virtual only

+ May 12; iA Financial Group, Annual Meeting of the Shareholder and Policyholders, virtual only

+ May 12; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 12; ProMIS Neurosciences Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 18; Equitable Group Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 19; Crescent Point Energy Corp, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 27; Resolute Forest Products Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, in person and virtual

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

+ Frank Gehry returns to Canada – check out his Forma two-tower development for Toronto’s skyline

+ have you booked for NeoCon2022 yet? – check out the keynoters / register

+ kudos to EllisDon: offering jobs to Ukrainian refugees

+ Minto Apartment REIT acquired The International for $86.5 million

+ VersaCold Logistics Services acquired by Lineage Logistics ; terms not disclosed

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+ Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. – John C. Maxwell

+ Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody. – Stephen Chobsky

+ to Modern Office of Design + Architecture; they won the 2022 Emerging Architectural Practice Award

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+ Alberta lawyers appointed 144 new Queen’s Council – congratulations to the appointees

+ ATCO Electric – got pinched; a whistleblower alerted regulators that it overpaid for work on a transmission line, and tried to hide the manoeuvre by pushing it into to rate base – and got caught; ATCO consented to a $31.0 million penalty

+ Bank of Canada raised its benchmark by ½ of 1% (50 basis points) to 1% in an effort to dampen inflation and housing markets, but moving the dial significantly on housing or energy costs, the main elements of the inflation rate, is unlikely

+ Calgary Flames are in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

+ Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Canvas Auction 2022 fetched $2.0 million!

+ Calgary Transit getting $82.4 million toward pandemic-period revenue shortfalls

+ CNOOC Ltd. reported preparing to exit Canada and U.S. assets over fear of sanctions; Long Lake and Hangingstone projects expected to be sold – reporting indicates as shift to South American and African focus …

+ COVID-19 statistics in Alberta full current stats

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices spike up again as China eases its lockdowns and OPCE warns of continued tight supply; WTI @ US$108/bbl, Brent @ US$113/bbl

+ Government of Quebec passed Bill 21 (an Act mainly to end petroleum exploration and production and the public financing of those activities) – but not yet proclaimed as compensation process is not developed yet

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – MARCH/2022 issue - archived issues …

+ IFMA Calgary is back to live events; our next event is at Oxford’s Millennium Tower – April 28th - 3:30-5:30 food/drink/building tour - many thanks to Oxford for hosting us; the event is open to members, past members, new members and anyone interested in learning more about IFMA - GET YOUR TICKET HERE 

+ Minto Apartment REIT acquired The International for $86.5 million

+ name change: CAPL is now CALEP (Canadian Association of Land and Energy Professionals)

+ Obsidian Energy Ltd. acquired a portfolio of Peace River land positions

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter – check out our 2022-Q1 Report

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 4 to 693 this week; Canada: down 8 to 103 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Tenth Avenue Petroleum Corp. closed $2.5 million asset package acquisition from Avalon Energy Ltd.

+ VersaCold Logistics Services acquired by Lineage Logistics ; terms not disclosed

+ Woodfibre LNG construction is a go!

+ Bluevale Capital Group Inc. is on the market to raise $25.0 million in equity

+ ClearStream Energy Services Inc. secured $25.0 million credit facility

+ Emergia Inc. closed $1.3 million convertible debt financing by private placement

+ Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc. is on the market to raise $12.9 million in equity

+ Falkbuilt Ld. closed $35.0 million funding round

+ RioCan REIT closed $250.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise

*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 …

+ April 20; Top Glass, Conference and Exhibits 2022, The International Centre, Mississauga, ON; info/register

+ Apr. 26; Cocktails and Corsets – FUNdraiser, Heritage Park, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Apr. 26; Winnipeg Real Estate Forum, RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg; program/register

+ Apr. 28; Calgary Economic Development, Annual Report to the Community, virtual event / register/tickets

+ Apr. 28; IFMA Calgary is back to live events; our next event is at Oxford’s Millennium Tower – April 28th - 3:30-5:30 food/drink/building tour - many thanks to Oxford for hosting us; the event is open to members, past members, new members and anyone interested in learning more about IFMA - GET YOUR TICKET HERE 

+ Apr. 30 PSAC Stars & Spurs Gala – in support of STARS Air Ambulance, info/tickets

+ May 4-6; NORTH51 Conference - RECOMBINATION, Rimrock Hotel, Banff; info/register

+ May 17; Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre; program/register

+ May 17-18; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Delta Marriott Regina; save the date/present/attend

+ May 18; Edmonton Real Estate Forum, Edmonton Convention Centre; agenda/register

+ May 22-26; World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland; agenda

+ May 26; Top 7 Over 70 awards gala, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/tickets

+ May 30 – June 1; Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources, BMO Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ May 31 – June 2; Peering Over the Horizon; Financial Executives International, Canada – Annual Conference, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff – info/register

+ June 1-3; Inventure$ Conference, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary – in person/virtual, register

+ June 6-9; Canadian Gas Association, Annual Technical Conference 2022 – Find Your Energy!; Toronto Sheraton, Toronto; info/register

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

+ June 13-15; NeoCon 2022, The Mart, Chicago, info/save the date/register – call for presentations deadline Jan. 17

+ June 21-22; Petrochem Canada Conference, Sarnia, ON; info/register/book space

+ July 8 – 17; Calgary Stampede – the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth; Stampede Park, Calgary – info - tickets

+ Sept. 14-15; Oil Sands Conference & Trade Show, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ Sept. 13-15; BOMEX – Charlottetown 2022, info/register/save the date

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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

+ June 16; CPSG Classic Charity Golf Tournament, Elbow Springs Golf Club; info/register

+ Aug. 1-7, Shaw Charity Classic, Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club; info/donate/tickets

+ Aug. 11; Cure Cancer Foundation’s Glenn Anderson day of Golf, Derrick Golf and Country Club, Edmonton; save the date

+ Sept. 13; Oil Sands Charity Golf Classic, Maskanew Golf Course, Fort McMurray; info/register

+ send us your 2022 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

~ [please send your charity golf event notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ SAIT’s John Ware Building is getting a $49.0 million upgrade