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+ Adam Frazier to Pres. & CEO @ Columbia Property Trust

+ Ajay Virmani to Director @ TD Bank Group

+ Andreas Tetzloff to Pres. & CEO @ Mercedes-Benz Canada

+ Ashwin Pamidi to CFO & Head of Corporate Strategy @ Travelers Financial Group

+ Bob Motz, CFO @ Acerus Pharma, resigned

+ Cameron Goldale to CFO @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Chantelle Lessard to Mgr., Strategy & Smart Building @ Telus

+ Chris Couture to Director @ The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

+ Cynthia Pachovski to Interim CEO @ Ipsos Canada

+ Dean Halyk to Director, Real Estate Construction and Development @ PBA Group of Companies

+ Dr. Alika Lafontaine to Pres. @ Candian Medical Association

+ Eddy Adra to CEO @ Coast Funds

+ Etienne Dubuc to Exec. VP and Co-head, Financial Markets @ National Bank of Canada

+ Gaelle Eizlini to Sr. Sustainability and Social Impact Specialist @ Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd.

+ Gary Bennewies, Pres. & CEO @ Ipsos Canada, retiring

+ Henry Sykes to Board Chair @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Jaret Leah to Sr. Mgr. Building Operations/Maintenance, Wilder Insitute @ Calgary Zoo

+ Jean-Philippe Durrious to CEO @ Bench Accounting

+ Jordan DeBarros to Conference Producer @ Informa Connect

+ Joseph Leung @ Sr. Mgr., Client Technical Support

+ Kelly Holtby to VP Commercial Development @ Gibson Energy

+ Mark Goldhar to Director @ Pathway Health Corp.

+ Mary Winston to Director @ TD Bank Group

+ Mircea Gradu to Chief Engineering Officer @ Ballard Power Systems Inc.

+ Ryan Schnurer to Mgr., Production Operations @ ORLEN Upstream Canada

+ Tanya Fir to Jobs Minister @ Government of Alberta

~ 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 ]

+ are work-from-home workers actually working? … survey shows 1 in 4 are slacking off …

+ employee mental health scores improving

+ HR has never been so innovative … but it’s not that simple

+ It does not matter how slowly you go as long you do not stop. - Confuciuos

+ You can observe a lot by just watching. – Yogi Berra

+ Garda World Security Corporation acquired ARCA

+ WinSport getting funds for renovation of Day Lodge; $17.0 million in funding announced

+ Shell Canada is relocating to The Bow; leaving 315,000 sq. ft. at Shell Centre to take 242,257 sq. ft. – for occupancy mid-2023

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+ ALTO PARTNERS Executive Search; FACILITYCalgary welcomes Alto Partners as our newest sponsor / advertiser; check out their ad in this week’s issue – and links to their key messaging and contact details

+ Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP committed to investing US$15.0 billion to acquire 49% of a new Intel semiconductor fabrication facility in Arizona

+ CanAsia Energy Corp. commenced operations after a transition transaction with Pan Orient Energy Corp., separating Thailand assets from non-Thailand assets

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices this week – WTI @ US$96/bbl, Brent @ US$104/bbl; Saudi and OPEC+ group talking about production cuts and traders are seeing an increase in demand on the horizon…

+ Grounded Lithium Corp. closed its amalgamation with VAR Resources Corp.

+ HOUSING TRUTH – residential newsletter, Calgary and area: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – archived issues …; check out our Q2 report – sign up

+ Husky retail gas station sale being re-crafted by the Competition Bureau; Parkland Corporation and Federated Cooperatives Limited consented to the re-jig (as if they had any choice!)

+ Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. acquired $61.4 million increased working interest in its Montney assets

+ NexJ Systems Inc. agreed to acquire N. Harris Computer Corporation

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter – check out our 2022-Q1 Report; stay tuned for Q2 report coming soon … sign up

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 3 to 765 this week; Canada: steady at 201 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. agreed to acquire ivari

+ Stampede Drilling Inc. closed six drilling rig/$21.5 million acquisition

+ WinSport getting funds for renovation of the Day Lodge; $17.0 million in funding announced

+ Algernon Pharmaceutical closed $1.402 million equity raise by private placement

+ Garda World Security Corporation closed $300.0 million preferred share issue by private placement

+ Nova Leap Health Corp. is on the market to raise $2.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ ITOCHU Corporation closed $33.0 million unsecured convertible debt financing

+ ITOCHU Corporation closed $5.0 million tranche of a debt financing

+ Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT closed $135.0 million convertible debt raise

+ Rokmaster Resources Corp. closed $1.325 million equity raise by private placement

+ Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. closed $8.9 million convertible debt financing

+ Stampede Drilling Inc. closed $26.6 million equity 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 …

+ Sept. 7; Canadian Apartment Investment Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto – agenda/register

+ Sept. 8; RealREIT 2022, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; speaker roster, agenda/register

+ Sept. 13-15; BOMEX – Charlottetown 2022, info/speakers roster/register

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

+ Sept. 15; New Economy LIVE – Calgary Economic Development; streamed virtually/register

+ Sept. 20-22; Energy Disruptors: Unite 2022, Big Four Building, Stampede Park, Calgary; info/agenda/tickets

+ Sept. 24; Calgary Academy 40^th Anniversary Gala, 1677 93 St SW, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 29; School of Public Policy – Opportunities in Energy Transition, The Ampersand, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 29; Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association – 40^th Anniversary Gala, Hudson Conference Centre; info/tickets

+ Sept. 30 – Oct. 2; Calgary FALL HOME SHOW, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, info/book bookings and tickets

+ Oct. 18-19; Supply Change Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info/register

+ Oct. 19; Calgary Economic Development – 2023 Economic Outlook, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; save the date

+ Oct. 20; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; agenda,  info/register

+ Oct. 26 & 27; BUILDEX Alberta – Build Your Road Map, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; info/register

+ Nov. 29 – Dec. 1; Real Estate Forum, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto; info/register

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2023

+ Apr. 4 & 5; BMO Capital Markets and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Annual Energy Symposium, Investors Conference – save the date

+ 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 ]

+ Aug. 30; Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association, Annual Tournament, Blue Devil Golf Club, Calgary; info/register

+ Sept. 9; 13^th Annual Ryan Westerman Memorial Golf Tournament, Springbank Links Golf Course, Calgary; save the date – benefitting Give A Mile – stay tuned for more details/save the date – tickets on sale starting June 6^th

+ 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 ]