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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Audry Mascarenhas, Director, Pres. & CEO @ Questor Technology Inc., resigned

+ Ben Oldfield to Director, Leasing @ Morguard

+ Dale Miller to Director @ Prairie Provident Resources Inc.

+ Dave Humphreys to Director @ Bonterra Energy Corp.

+ Derek O’Malley-Keyes to Interim Pres. & CEO @ Questor Technology Inc.

+ Fareen Sunderji to Pres., Power Division @# Kiwetinohk Energy

+ Genevieve Deschamps to Interim Pres. & CEO @ Montreal Port Authority

+ Glen Hopkinson to CEO and Country Manager, Canada @ AXA XL

+ Jenny Moody to Chief Legal Officers @ MTY Food Group

+ Justice James Hunter to Chief Justice @ Alberta Court of Justice

+ Michael Hill to Exec. VP and Global Head, Infrastructure @ OMERS

+ Paul Garnier to Operations Manger, Calgary District @ PCL Construction

+ Rick LeLacheur to Interim Pres. & CEO @ Edmonton Elks

+ Sanjay Bishnoi to CFO @ Parex Resources Inc.

+ Shannon Potter to Regional General Manager @ Morguard

+ Thomas Rodgers to Associate @ McLennan Ross LLP

+ Victor Cui, Pres. & CEO @ Edmonton Elks, fired

~ 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 ]




 REMEMBRANCE 

+ Philip Lind; Director @ Rogers Communications Canada Inc., 80

+ Tony Santo; CEO @ Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, 69




 SAVE THE DATE - CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 

+ 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 ]




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Pieridae Alberta Production Ltd. published its 2023 ESG report

+ Sleep Country published its 2nd annual ESG Report




 INTERESTING TRENDS IN RETAIL 

+ Subway franchisor company sold to Roark Capital, a private equity group for US$9.6 billion




 Mark Kolke - Agent/Realtor
VP Commercial, MaxWell Capital Realty

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Pres, PLANDflex Corporation
- publisher, FACILITYCalgary
- publisher, Monday Morning Minute
- publisher, REITrag

CONTACT MARK KOLKE 
 AGENT - SALES and LEASING - CONSULTING
Nearly 40 years in the industry in Alberta; Edmonton (1972-1999)/in Calgary since 1999
 20 years with MaxWell / 20 year member Calgary Real Estate Board

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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Aug. 30; Shiny Healht & Wellness Corp., Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ Sept. 12; IOU Financial Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Sept. 19; Dialogue Health Technologies Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Sept. 21; Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, AGM, Calgary

+ Sept. 27; Pipestone Energy Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Sept. 28; WesCan Energy Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting, Vancouver

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

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+ Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. – Walter Elliot




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 THIS WEEK - NEWS SUMMARY 

 August 23 ~ 29 / 2023 


+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. closed the US$500.0 million sale of its North Dakota assets

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$80.02/bbl, Brent @ US$84.39/bbl; prices wobbly as inventories, China demand and Saudi production all down as demand softens

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; ‘send time’ is 7:00 AM (MDT) every Tuesday; Calgary news focused on oil & gas, finance and the real estate industry; click here to sign up

+ fires and floods; Alberta wildfire concerns remain on high alert; currently 80 wildfires are burning in Alberta, 2 are not under control; fires in the NWT and BC interior devasted communities (189 homes lost) and forced extensive evacuations (70% of NWT residents) with uncertainty about supports and return restrictions for NWT evacuees

+ Government of Alberta continues to confuse the marketplace on its ‘pause’ on renewable power projects; industry reaction is strong and press coverage has accentuated the lack of credibility in each back-peddling statement by the Premier; pause has massive impact on renewables investments, while Alberta Utilities Commission steers a more moderating path … tic toc

+ Lycos Energy Inc. agreed to acquire Wyatt Resources Ltd.

+ Mind Cure Health Inc. changed its name to LNG Energy Group Corp.

+ 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; June/2023 – Issue #4 ; archived previous issues.

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+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 10 to 632 this week; Canada: up 1 to 190 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project faces further construction difficulties




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Andorix Inc. closed US$40.0 million equity raise

+ ProIS Neurosciences Inc. is on the market to raise $20.4 million equity raise by private placement

+ Psyence Group Inc. closed a final tranche of its $4.4 million equity raise by private placement

+ Shiny Health & Wellness is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Slate Office REIT closed $140.0 million debt refinancing

+ TAG Oil Ltd. closed $11.7 million equity 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 …




 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

+ Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT established a strategic review committee

+ 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




 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

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

+ Sept. 14; Alberta’s Heartland, Stakeholder 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; 7th World Geothermal Congress, Beijing, China -  info - register

+ Sept. 17-21; 24th 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. 19-20; Energy Works, Career Expo, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary;

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

+ Sept. 26-29; International Energy Agency – Technical Collaboration Program, EOR 2023 Conference, Hotel Arts, Calgary; sponsor opportunities

+ Sept. 27-28; 11th Annual Power Symposium, DoubleTree/Hilton Calgary North, Calgary; info/agenda/register

+ 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. 11; Calgary Real Estate Forum, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/agenda/register

+ 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. 21; Calgary Public Foundation - #LitGala2023 , Central Library; info/tickets

+ 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

+ Nov. 30 – Dec. 12; COP28 UAE, Expo City, Dubai; info

 

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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 ]


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