+ Alf Sailer to Managing Dir., Transactions @ Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Inc.

+ Andrew Pilkington to Exec. VP, Lending Solutions and Specialized Sales Forces @ TD Bank

+ Andy Critchell to Account Mgr. @ Caesarstone Canada

+ Annir Ropar to Acting CEO @ Canadian Infrastructure Bank

+ Dana Hunter to Branch Mgr. @ Adecco

+ Gary Mar to Pres. & CEO @ Canada West Foundation

+ Glenn Way to Exec. VP & COO @ GWL Realty Advisors

+ Ida Albo, Trustee @ Artis REIT, resigned

+ Janice Fukakusa, Board Chair @ Canadian Infrastructure Bank, resigned

+ Joe McBrearty to Pres. & CEO @ Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

+ Kate Andrews to Legal Counsel @ Canadian Pacific Railway

+ Kate MacComb to Sr. Communications Advisor @ ConocoPhillips Canada

+ Kevin Barr to Strategy Director @ Lancaster Advisory

+ Mark Halkias to Dir. Operations @ Primaris Management Inc.

+ Mary-Ann Bell to Director @ SNC-Lavalin

+ Meaghan Peloso to Interim CFOR @ Dream Hard Asset Alternatives Trust

+ Megan Fox to Project Coordinator, Development @ GWL Realty Advisors

+ Michael Sabia to Board Chair Designate @ Canadian Infrastructure Bank

+ Michelle Verburg to Team Lead, Program & Learning Enablement @ Shaw Communications

+ Morgan Richards to Branch Administrator @ Scotia McLeod

+ Olympia Trencevski to Sr. Dir., Property Mgmt. Edmonton @ Triovest Realty Advisors Inc.

+ Pauline Alimchandani, Exec. VP & CFO @ Dream Unlimited et al, left the company

+ Peter Kulkami to Dir. Development @ Triovest

+ Pierre Lavallee, CEO @ Canadian Infrastructure Bank, stepped down

+ Wayne Proulx to Sr. Mgr., Sustainability, Engagement & Outreach @ Rogers Communications

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+ Dr. Bob Haslam, retired Head of Pediatrics, Calgary Children’s Hospital, 83

+ Ken Delf, real estate and marina developer, 74

+ Thomas O’Neill, former CEO at PricewaterhouseCoopers & Chair at Scotiabank and BCE

+ Edmonton Convention Centre being converted to a homeless shelter facility

+ in Toronto, Cresford Group (3 downtown highrise projects – 33 Yorkville, The Clover on Yonge, and Halo) placed in receivership; bcIMC Construction Fund and Otera Capital owed $163.2 million; PwC appointed receiver

+ Vancouver Convention Centre being converted to a temporary 270-bed hospital

+ Falkbuilt and Sprung continue to get traction and media coverage; providing temporary structures and ICU infrastructure worldwide

+ Ontario temporary COVID-19 capacity solution

+ CMLC set a 30-day delay in the planning process for the new downtown arena due to COVID-19

+ Government of Canada issued guidance on essential services and functions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

+ Northland Power Inc. began operations of their 252MW offshore Deutsche Bucht offshore windfarm project

+ SoftBank Group pulled out of US$3.0 billion tender offer for WeWork shares due to failure of WeWork and its founder Adam Neumann to fulfill its closing conditions; SoftBank continues as a significant shareholder and driving policy/management

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+ keeping mental health on track in a time of remote working

+ ZOOM is a breakout hit as people distance-work-separate due to COVID-19 shutdowns

+ May 14; Reins of Responsibility, Shriners Fez Dome, Calgary; info/registration

+ Canadian Tire stores in Ontario now pick-up only; all other stores across Canada remain open under reduced hours

+ Starwood Capital Group acquired a Boston Class A office building from JP Morgan and Oxford Properties for US$614.0 million

+ Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

+ Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. – Leo Buscaglia

+ to Bird Construction Inc., celebrating 100 years in business

+ to Lulelemon athletica inc., for continuing to pay all its employees while its stores are closed

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+ Alberta COVID-19 statistics; 24 dead so far in Alberta: aggregate Alberta data; self-assess if you think you have symptoms; best up-to-date site on cases, deaths, and recoveries by country from Johns Hopkins

+ Alberta-wide; group gatherings limited to fifteen (15); public health orders. All non-essential services ordered closed, restaurants allowed to stay open for take-out only. Premier Kenny cautioning the ‘peak’ for illness and deaths in Alberta may be several weeks from now – and he has cautioned against robust outdoor activities as mild weather comes …

+ Altima Resources Ltd. closed its acquisition of Crimson Oil and Gas Ltd.

+ are you wondering how you can help with COVID-19?; try volunteering – check out the needs at Propellus’s volunteer connector, or just ‘regular volunteering’ – it’s a great time to check these out

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation cuts its 2020CapEx Budget by $40.0 million to $85.0 million; also cut corporate state by 15%

+ BMO Financial Group closed its acquisition of Clearpool Gorup Inc.

+ Calgary’s State of Emergency status continues; the City of Calgary has suspended all public events (and permits) until June 30, Calgary Transit service reduced on most routes; 1,200 layoffs for recreation staff as a result of facility closures

+ Canada in crisis mode: a support programs being rolled out, support package for Alberta’s oil industry reported to be in the works, a deal with banks to support small business also reported to be in the works

+ Cenovus Energy Inc. further reduced its 2020CapEx Budget another $150.0 million to $750.0 million; sr. management and sr. staff salary cuts

+ CDC guidance; prevent the spread

+ COVID-19 virus watch: case growth graphic from December till now – updated daily

+ Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation broke ground on 90,000 gallons/day LNG production facility at Fort St. John, BC

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices bouncing as Saudis, Russians, and OPEC countries struggling/delaying negotiations for stabilizing levels of production; 10.0 million/bbld reductions on the table as demand plummets due to COVID-19 …

+ ExxonMobil reduced its 2020CapEx Budget from US$33.0 billion to US$23.0 billion

+ Falkbuilt and Sprung continue to get traction and media coverage; providing temporary structures and ICU infrastructure worldwide

+ IMF (International Monetary Fund) has a US$1.0 trillion war chest set aside to protect the economy from the effect of COVID-19

+ Imperial Oil announced its 2020CapEx Budget is reduced to $1.1 billion, a $500.0 million reduction

+ Ovintiv Inc. reduced its 2^nd qtr. 2020CapEx Budget by US$200.0 million to US$500.0 million

+ Perpetual Energy Inc. closed the sale of a 50% working interest of its East Edson property for $35.0 million

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – U.S.: down 64 to 664 this week; Canada: down 13 to 41 this week; full breakdown

+ TC Energy going forward with US$8.0 billion Keystone XL Pipeline expansion project; Government of Alberta investing US$1.1 billion in equity AND providing substantial loan guarantees

+ TELUS Convention Centre has ‘opened’ as an emergency shelter; can house 350 people with ‘safe-distancing’

+ Tervita Corporation announced a reduced 2020CapEx Budget from $85.0 million to $60.0 million

+ Whiting Petroleum Corp. filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection

+ Centric Health Corporation closed $420.0 million in debt financings

+ Chorus Aviation Inc. secured US$100.0 million credit facility

+ District Ventures Capital raised $100.0 million in equity

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation secured $800.0 million credit facility

+ People Corporation closed $22.0 million equity financing by private placement

+ PharmaCielo Ltd. is on the market to raise $8.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Restaurant Brands International Inc. is on the market to raise $500.0 million in sr. secured debt

+ TC Energy Corp. closed $2.0 billion debt financing

+ Torque Esports Corp. closed $4.0 million tranche of an equity financing by private placement

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*editor’s note: names companies involved in debt financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings …

+ Apr. 7; Colliers International Group Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto (and virtual)

+ Apr. 7; Bank of Nova Scotia, Annual Meeting of Shareholder, Toronto (virtual only)

+ Apr. 8; Royal Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 8; CIBC, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 8; FirstService Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Apr. 9; Richelieu Hardware Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Montreal (and virtual)

+ Apr. 15; Quarterhill Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 15; Africa Oil Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholder, Vancouver

+ Apr. 20; Strad Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 21; Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 21; Prairie Sky Royalty Ltd., Annual General Meeting, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 21; TransAlta Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 21; West Fraser Timber Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ Apr. 23; Calgary Real Estate Board, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Apr. 23; Canfor Pulp Products Inc., (virtual only)

+ Apr. 23; Cervus Equipment Corporation, Annual General Meeting, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 24; Choice Properties REIT, Annual Meeting of Unitholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 24; National Bank of Canada, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 29; Cenovus Energy, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 30; Pason Systems Inc., Annual General Meeting, (virtual only)

+ Apr. 30; Yangarrra Resources Ltd., Annual General and Special Meeting, (virtual only)

+ May 5; Parex Resources Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 5; Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ May 6; European Residential REIT, Annual Unitholders Meeting, Toronto

+ May 7; iA Financial Group, Annual Meetings, (virtual only)

+ May 7; Manulife Financial Corporation, 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ May 7; Paramount Resources Ltd., Annual General Meeting, (virtual only)

+ May 7; SNC-Lavalin, Annual General Meeting, Montreal

+ May 7; Inter Pipeline, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ May 12; Keyera Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

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

+ May 12; Resolute Forest Products Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Saguenay

+ May 13; Cardinal Energy Ltd., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 13; TransGlobe Energy Corporation, Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary

+ May 14; Emera Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 14; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ May 21; Return On Innovation Fund Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 2; Aecon Group Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ June 2; TIMIA Capital Corporation, Annual Shareholder Meeting, (virtual only)

+ June 18; CI Financial Corp., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (virtual only)

+ June 23; Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ June 25; Cascades, Annual General Meeting, (virtual only)

+ June 25; Melcor REIT, Annual General Meeting, (tbd)

+ June 25; Melcor Developments Ltd., Annual General Meeting, (tbd)

+ June 26, Winpak Ltd., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Winnipeg

+ Aug. 11; Just Energy Group Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

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