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+ Andrew Price to CEO @ Gymnastics Canada

+ Douglas Smith to CEO, Canada @ DP World

+ Glen Gowland to Vice Chair, Global Wealth Management @ Scotiabank

+ Jacqui Allard to Group Head, Global Wealth Management @ Scotiabank

+ Jeff Collins to Interim CFO @ PopReach Corporation

+ Jennifer Stubbs to CFO @ Flint Corp.

+ Joseph Pleckaitis to CFO @ Slate Grocery REIT

+ June-Marie Innes to Director @ Source Rock Royalties Inc.

+ Matti Lemens to Partner @ Stikeman Elliott

+ Melony Ward to Pres. & CEO @ Canada’s National History Society

+ Rene Zanin to Interim CEO @ Foresters Financial

+ Robert Armstrong to CFO @ Slate Office REIT

+ Sophia Bennaceur to Director @ Equisoft

~ 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 ]

+ Nick Petros, founder of Nick’s Steakhouse; 87

+ Sept. 11; Rotary Stay In School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary; sponsor, register to golf

+ Sept. 21; Calgary’s 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, The Winston Golf Club, Calgary; info/registration

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Dinner for Doors; Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary - tickets

+ send us your 2023 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

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

+ Aug. 2; NXT Energy Solutions Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Aug. 10; Northstar Clean Technologies Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Delta

+ Aug. 22; Lanesborough REIT, Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

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

+ Aviva Canada Inc. published its 2022 Sustainability Report

+ Baytex Energy Corp released its 2022 ESG Report

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 ~ Issue #2 ; May/2023 – Issue #3

+ Excitement is a better motivator than discipline. The people who appear to have an exceptional work ethic or remarkable discipline are often those with a genuine curiosity or interest in that area. The person who smiles is more likely to keep working than the person gritting their teeth. – James Clear

+ A talent grows by being used, and withers if it is not used. Closing the gap between expectation and reality can be painful, but it has to be done sooner or later. The fact is that millions of young people would like to write, but what they dream of is the published book, often skipping over the months and years of very hard work necessary to achieve that end... – May Sarton

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+ Athabasca Oil Corporation agreed to sell a portfolio of non-core assets for $160.0 million

+ BC dockworkers – on again, off again – labour disputed has been settled, scuttled, settled, scuttled and agreed again – supposedly a new vote by union members is coming one of these days; BC and Federal politicians continue to play footsie rather than legislate a solution – their failure to do so has impressed nobody and businesses across Canada and consumers will pay for their lack of action – and now after three weeks of abdication of their responsibility is appalling; this week appears to be no closer to a resolution than last week – third strike averted (maybe!)

+ Cenovus Energy Inc. reorganized its executive suite/reporting responsibilities involving six key players

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$81/bbl, Brent @ US$85/bbl

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; published Tuesdays at 6:00 AM (MDT); Calgary news focused on oil & gas, finance and real estate industry; click here to sign up

+ fires and floods; Alberta wildfire concerns remain on high alert; currently 120 wildfires are burning in Alberta, 3 are not under control

+ Government of Alberta: Premier Smith issued mandate letter to each of her cabinet ministers – it was a drip drip drip release; good spin I suppose; they are archived on the government news release site

+ Government of Alberta: judge rules that pandemic health decision making ruled that politicians involvement breached the Alberta Public Health Act

+ Government of Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau rearranged the furniture in his Cabinet Room – newcomers and exits – no minister from Calgary, still only one from Alberta

+ 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 message)

+ reader contributions: are always welcome. Please forward your comments, news items, and company appointment announcements; them to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

+ REITrag – is our publication covering REITs; available by subscription; March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 – Issue #2; May/2023 – Issue #3; sign-up form – get on our mailing list

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 5 to 664 this week; Canada: up 6 to 193 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Strathcona Resources Ltd. agreed to acquire Pipestone Energy Corp. in an all shares transaction; a new public company to be formed – amalgamated firm will be called Strathcona Resources Ltd.; combined enterprise value to be $11.5 billion

+ TC Energy announced it will spit into two firms; they’ll spin off their liquids pipeline business

+ Topaz Energy Corp. agreed to $39.5 million tuck-in acquisition of infrastructure and royalty assets

+ Vitruvi Software acquired Software business unit of Bow River Capital; terms not disclosed

+ Yellow (YRC Freight Canada) possible shut down; U.S. parent company in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding …

+ Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. closed $2.0 million debt raise

+ Decisive Dividend Corporation secured a $68.0 million credit facility

+ Foxquilt Inc. secured $12.0 million funding

+ Highwood Asset Management Ltd. closed $35.0 million equity raise

+ Oncolytics Biotech Inc. is on the market to raise US$15.0 million in equity

+ Solink closed US$60.0 million equity raise

+ Volt Lithium Corp.  is on the market to raise $6.0 million

+ 407 International Inc. closed $500.0 million debt raise

editor’s note: names of 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 …

+ Aug. 10-11; Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo, Tradex, Abbotsford, BC; info/register

+ Sept. 12 – 14; The Carbon Canada Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton; info/register

+ Sept. 13-14; Oil Sands Conference (Shell Place) & Trade Show (Suncor Community Leisure Centre) , Fort McMurray; conference / trade show

+ Sept. 15-17; 7^th World Geothermal Congress, Beijing, China -  info - register

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero, BMO Centre, Stampede Park / registration; early bird registration is open; exhibition features – what, where, when

+ Sept. 26-28; BOMEX Edmonton 2023; JW Marriott/Ice District, Edmonton; details/registration open

+ Sept. 26-28; International Energy Agency – Technical Collaboration Program, EOR 2023 Conference, Hotel Arts, Calgary; sponsor opportunities

+ Sept. 26-29; IFMA World Workplace Conference, Colorado Conventional Centre, Denver; register

+ Sept. 28; Canadian Energy Person of the Year – Award Gala Dinner, Calgary Petroleum Club; info/tickets

+ Oct. 16-17; The 2023 National Building Decarbonization Forum, National Arts Center, Ottawa – save the date

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 27; Classroom Champions, Concert for Classrooms – Barney Bentall & The Caribou Express, Bella Concert Hall, Calgary; info/tickets (link to highlights of 2022 Toronto concert) ; save the dates – Calgary, Oct. 27 / Toronto,Nov. 2

+ Oct. 28 – Nov. 5; Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival – info/program/tickets

+ Nov. 1-2; Supply Change, Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info / register

+ Nov. 6 & 5; 2023 Decentralized Energy Forum, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise; info / register

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Ottawa - save the date

+ Nov. 14-15; Oilfield Electrification Technology Conference, Hyatt Houston West, Houston; register, submit abstracts

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2024

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

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

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