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+ Apr. 15; Ottawa announced help for businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs

+ Apr. 16; Bank of Canada governor warns trade war could cause recession

+ Apr. 17; the China-U.S. tariff war is escalating

+ Apr. 21; Canadian firms react

+ Apr. 21; steel and aluminum impacts coming

+ Apr. 21 – Trump’s speculation about firing the Federal Reserve Chair – roils markets

+ Apr. 21 – TSX down on Trump speculation about firing Fed Chair

+ Apr. 21 – Dow headed for worst April since 1932

+ Apr. 22 – Trump walks back Powell firing threat – dollar and stocks rebound

+ Apr. 22 – Trump walks back talk on China tariffs

+ Apr. 22 – IMF cuts growth forecast for most countries in wake of century-high U.S. tariffs

+ to the winners – Axis Connects celebrated six leaders - Calgary Influential Women in Business at awards gala 

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+ a holiday yesterday – Easter Monday

+ a poll – this week’s Monday Morning Minute poll ... our poll asks: Given ‘never seen before’ chaos/turmoil, is it best to act boldly, hunker down, or wait to copy the ‘best results’ of survivors? ... 1 day left – please answer the poll!

+ a poll – last week’s Monday Morning Minute poll asked readers on how the economy and market are going: check out the results

+ Bank of Canada rate announcement on April 16^th – held steady at 2.75%

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @ US$64/bbl; Brent @ US$68/bbl – crude at 4 year lows

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter now in our 26^th year; our ‘send time’ is after close of business, every Tuesday evening

+ Federal Election update:  advance poll voting period is over – 7.3 million votes cast

+ HBC seeking court order to deal with how it will be allowed to deal with sale of artifacts

+ Lumina Gold Corp. agreed to acquire CMOC Group Limited for $581.0 million

+ Mayoralty and Calgary city council race watch – Calgary’s election is coming this October – the declared Mayoralty candidates is now five (5): Jeff Davison declared, Jeremy Farkas, declared; Brian Thiessen declared; Jyoti Gondek declared; Sonya Sharp, declared

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ Parkland Corporation board underway with strategic review to maximize shareholder value

+ Pope Francis died

+ 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: up 2 to 585 this week; Canada: down 4 to 134 this week

+ TAG Oil Ltd. closed the sale of its New Zealand royalty interests

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+ Bob Espey, Pres. & CEO @ Parkland Corporation, stepping down

+ Dr. Sunil Sookram to Interim Chief Medical Officer @ Government of Alberta

+ Heather Shaw, Executive Chair @ Corus Entertainment, retiring

+ Jean Bedard to Director @ WeCook

+ Jeff Hart to CFO @ Northland Power Inc.

+ John Tse to VP Commercial Development @ Light AI Inc.

+ Michael Jennings to Executive Chair @ Parkland Corporation

+ Michael Leone to Director @ Statevision

+ Olivier Vaillancourt to Gen. Mgr. North America @ Generix Group

+ Stephanie Fadous to Chief Actuary @ Manulife Financial Corporation

+ Tracy Gonalez to VP of Client Services @ VOVIA

+ Next Hydrogen Corporation secured a $5.0 million debt financing

+ Replenish Nutrients Holding Corp. is on the market to raise $1.7 million in equity by private placement

+ Reusables.com closed a US$2.6 million financing

+ Sernova Biotherapeutics Inc. secured $4.0 million in debt

+ Sirona Biochem Corp. is on the market to raise $400,000.00 in convertible debt

+ evolving workplace – lessons from the past

+ strategies to hold onto top talent – know how to hold them

+ ways candidates are gaming the system

+ Alberta tech growing – ATB report

+ ChaGPT’s new model ~ the o3 model is getting high praise; great results when compared with competing brands

+ Deloitte published their 2025 – North America Technology Fast 500

+ Telus to launch two ‘Sovereign AI Factories’ – AI innovation facilities on 99% renewable energy

+ Calgary downtown is safer ... City report

+ Canadian Insurance market coping with volatility – Aon report

+ fire season status in Alberta, 2025: 11 fires are active; 4 of those are 2024 fires ~ all under control; Jasper rebuild is a slow-go - impacting economy-adjacent communities too ; and Jasper residents telling their stories in preparation for 1^st year anniversary of tragedy in July

+ measles becoming a threat in southern Alberta

+ Pension funds status – remain strong and stable in 2024 .. FSRA report

+ Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton shut highway and Elk Island Park – extensive wildfire damage

+ air quality in Canada – ranked highly in Fraser Institute report

+ Eavor building underground radiator in Bavaria – Calgary company/geothermal developer

+ Beneva published its impact statement on sustainability

+ Canada’s Greenest Employers 2025 – top 100 companies

+ Northland Power Inc. published its 2024 Sustainability Report

+ Government of Alberta providing $4.0 million to NorQuest College for planning a Career Skills Centre projected to have a capital cost budget of $240.0 to $250.0 million 

+ NexPoint Hospitality Trust and NexPoint Diversified REIT completed their going-private transaction

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

+ EQ Bank expands its Calgary footprint

+ Manulife Place in Edmonton has a new tenant and a new name; National Bank Centre is the name as Canada Western Bank relocated – occupying 10 floors

+ five Calgary restaurants on list of best brunch/lunch spots in Canada; 14 in all in Alberta

+ HBC seeking court order to deal with how it will be allowed to deal with sale of artifacts; – artifacts and charter (May 2, 1670) to be sold

+ MEC sale under Competition Bureau review

+ Retail Council of Canada announced its 25 finalist for 2025 Excellence in Retailing Awards

+ Apr. 25; Versabank, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, London, ON

+ May 1; AltaGas Ltd., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary/virtual

+ May 1; Calgary Construction Association, Annual General Meeting,

+ May 1; Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Longueil

+ May 1; Pason Systems Inc., Annual Meeting Of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 1; RF Capital Group Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 1; Toromont Industries Ltd., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 6; George Weston Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 6; Loblaw Companies Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Brampton

+ May 6; Parkland Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 6; Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Markham

+ May 6; Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Annual Meeting, Vancouver

+ May 7; Chartwell Retirement Residences, Annual General Meeting, Mississauga

+ May 7; Chorus Aviation Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Halifax

+ May 7; Vermilion Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 8; Canfor Corporation, Annual General Meeting, by webcast

+ May 8; Canfor Pulp Products Inc., Annual General Meeting, by webcast

+ May 8; Crombie REIT, Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, New Glasgow

+ May 8; iA Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholder and Participating Policyholders, Quebec City

+ May 8; Imperial Oil, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 8; MDA Space, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Brampton

+ May 8; Pieridae Energy Limited, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 8; Sun Life Financial Inc; Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Voting Policyholders; Toronto

+ May 8; TC Energy Corporation, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 9; Canadian Tire Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 12; Quarterhill Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 14; Boralex Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ May 15; AutoCanada Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Edmonton/virtual

+ May 15; Mattr Corp., Annual Meeting, Toronto

+ May 15; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 15; South Bow Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 20; Clearview Resources Ltd, Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 21; Aimia Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 21; Northland Power Inc., Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 22; Consulting Engineers of Alberta, 47^th Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 27; ARTIS REIT, Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ June 4; Thomson Reuters, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 12; Africa Oil Corp., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

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

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

+ June 19; IFMA Calgary Chapter, IFMA Open, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary; save the date

+ July 10; 23^rd Annual Coast Hotels Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic, Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club, Delta, BC – registration open; email for info

+ July 25; 10^th Annual Jann Arden Charity Golf Tournament in support of Enviros, Silvertip Resort, Canmore – register – sponsors

+ Sept. 8; Rotary Stay-in-School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & CC, sponsor / register

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+ Apr. 22; Business Transitions Forum - Built To Sell: creating a business that attracts buyers, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; register

+ Apr. 23-25; Privacy & Data Governance Congress 2025, Ottawa - register

+ Apr. 28; Government of Canada – federal election; Elections Canada link

+ May 6; Transition Accelerator – Data Centres: Catalyst of Challenge for Canada’s Energy Sector, Edmonton – Zoom; register

+ May 14; Caldwell Round table – Economic and Sovereignty Crisis Webinar, register

+ May 28; Connect Canada Conference, Malaparte, Toronto – register / sponsorship details

+ June 4; Canadian Grand Prix – new products Awards Gala, Toronto Congress Centre, North Building, Toronto; tickets/register

+ June 6 – 8; THIRDACTion Film Festival – in-person, The Confluence, Calgary; tickets go on sale May 9

+ June 10 - 12; Canada Gas & LNG, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

+ June 10-12; Global Energy Show Canada – Exhibition & Conference, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

+ June 11 - 15; THIRDACTion Film Festival – online – across Canada; tickets go on sale May 9

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Optimizing Plant Operation, International Centre, Toronto; register

+ June 19; CEO of the Year Award Gala, Honouring Alexandre L’Heureaux Pres. & CEO, tickets

+ June 25-26; Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2025; Shaw Centre, Ottawa

+ July 3; Stampede Bowl; Calgary Stampeders v. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, McMahon Stadium

+ July 3 – 6; Alcoholics Anonymous 2025 International Convention, Vancouver

+ July 4; Calgary Stampede Parade – Shania Twain, 2025 Parade Marshall

+ July 4 – 13; Calgary Stampede; info/tickets

+ July 10; Bootleggin’ Breakfast, Westin Calgary; tickets

+ July 13 – 20; 2025 Senior League Baseball Championships, Webber Athletic Park,

+ Aug. 11-14; Global Indigenous Languages Summit – WAVES 2025, Ottawa

+ Nov, 20-21; Decentralized Energy Forum, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; tickets

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