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FACILITYCalgary May 6/25

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Amy Walsh to VP, Legal & General Counsel @ Attabotics Inc.

+ Cheryl Dooley to Director, Talent Acquisition @ Neo Financial

+ Chris Wei to EVP & Chief Client and Innovation Officer @ Sun Life Financial Inc.

+ Christian Ali to Chief Product Officer @ Certn

+ Dana Saric to Sr. Counsel @ Capital Power Corporation

+ Doug Schweitzer, MLA for Calgary-Elbow and Alberta Jobs Minister @ Government of Alberta resigned his cabinet post and announced to step down as MLA

+ Ed Straw to Exec. VP Business, Commercial & Agriculture @ Connect First Credit Union

+ Gerard Geoffrion to Chairman @ CIMA+

+ Greg Smith to CEO & Director @ Equinox Gold Corp.

+ HomeEquity Bank announced its new board of directors

+ Javier Pardo to SVP, Complex Risk Solutions Group @ NFP Canada

+ Jeff Jacobson to Director @ Cadillac Fairview

+ Joseph Mullin to Pres. @ Virginia Energy Resources Inc.

+ Ken Seitz to Pres.& CEO @ Nutrien Limited

+ Ken Uzeloc to Fire Chief @ City of Kamloops Fire Rescue

+ Kenneth Howling to Chairman @ Pathway Health Corporation

+ Kyle Tally to Director of Construction @ Avenue Living Communities

+ Lynda Gauthier to Group Chief Risk Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer @ Sagicor Financial Company Ltd.

+ Michael Brind’Amour, Chair @ Hockey Canada, resigned

+ Michael Goodwin to Technical Sales Rep. @ Titan Therman & Process Solutions Inc.

+ Pamela Derksen to Deputy Chief Compliance Officer @ NFP

+ Pierre Cherki to Director @ Cadillac Fairview

+ RJC Engineers restructured its governance structure –a new Board of Directors and Executive

+ Shayne Ramsay, CEO @ BC Housing, resigned/retired

+ Sybil Lau to Director @ WELL Health Technologies Corp.

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 REMEMBRANCE 

+ Ned Goodman; legendary Canadian financier, investor and founder of Dundee Securities and related companies, 85




 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ empathy and terminations

+ Gladwell on work-from-home

+ will the 4-day workweek become standard?




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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ August 9; VIA Rail Canada, Annual Public Meeting, virtual only

+ August 11; Real Luck Group Ltd., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

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 IFMA - CALGARY CHAPTER NEWS + EVENTS 

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 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ AltaLink published its 2021 ESG Report

+ Alvopetro Energy Ltd. published its Inaugural Sustainability Report

+ Highwood Emissions Management Inc. published its 2022 Report on emissions reduction initiatives for the oil & gas industry




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 QUOTES 

+ Instead of asking yourself, “What should I do first?” Try asking “What should I neglect first?” Trim, edit, cull. Make space for better performance. – James Clear

+ Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out. – Anton Chekhov




 KUDOS 

+ to Shaw – recognizing 10 Shaw Classic Community Champions; donating $10,000 to each of their charities Joanne Weiss, Chuck Tyler, Deb Hymbers, Stephen McPhee, Brooke Frerichs, Kaitlan O’Grady, Jo Pricca, The Marfo Family, Chase Morley, and SCC Volunteers

+ to Jerry Kelly, winner of the Shaw Charity Classic in playoff




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NEWS SUMMARY 
  August 3 ~ 9 / 2022 


+ Aspen Properties and Hazelview Investments acquired Millennium Tower from Oxford

+ Baker Hughes agreed to sell its Russian oilfield services business unit

+ Cenovus Energy Inc. agreed to acquire 50% of Toledo bp-Husky refinery from BP to now hold 100% for US$300.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices – prices languishing due to recession fears and increasing stockpiles; WTI @ US$90.0/bbl, Brent @ US$96.00/bbl

+ Deloitte Canada is acquiring Nubik Inc.

+ Fastfrate Group completed its acquisition of Challenger Group

+ 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

+ Parkland Corporation acquired 25% of Simpson Oil Limited to now hold 100%

+ 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: down 3 to 764 this week; Canada: down 1 to 203 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Seacliff Electric Inc. acquired Mazzei Electric Ltd.; terms not disclosed

+ Skyline Clean Energy Fund acquired 100% of  Lethbridge Biogas LP

+ Stampede Driling Inc. agreed to acquire a $21.5 million portfolio of drilling rigs and assets

+ Strathcona Resources agreed to acquire Serafina Energy for $2.3 billion

+ Sun Life Financial Inc. agreed to sell its UK business unit SLF of Canada UK Limited to Phoenix Group Holdings plc for $385.0 million  

+ TC Energy to develop $4.5 billion natural gas pipeline for a Mexican utility

+ TD Bank Group agreed to acquire Cowan Inc. for US$1.3 billion




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ AltaGas Ltd. is on the market to raise $250.0 million in sub debt

+ Biovaxys Technology Corp. is on the market to raise $1.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Fineqia International Inc. is on the market to raise $4.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Karnalyte Resources Inc. completed a $3.9 million equity raise by a rights issue

+ Pathway Health Corp. secured a $35.0 million credit facility

+ Properly raised $36.0 million in new funding

+ Skylight Health Group Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in convertible debt by private placement

+ Stampede Driling Inc. is on the market to raise $22.5 million in equity

+ Sun Life Financial Inc. is on the market to raise $650.0 million of unsecured sub debt

+ Talisker Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $8.6 million in equity by private placement

+ TC Energy Corporation is on the market to raise $1.8 billion in equity

+ Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. closed a $17.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. closed a $7.574 million overallotment if its recent equity raise

+ Waste Connections Inc. is on the market to raise $750.0 million in sr. debt

*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 …




 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ Aug. 18-27; GlobalFest, Elliston Park, Calgary; info/tickets

+ Aug. 25-27; Canadian Energy Executive Association, Energy Business Forum and Oilman’s Golf, Banff; info/register

+ 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/register/save the date

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

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

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

+ Sept. 29; Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association – 40th 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. 20; Calgary Real Estate Forum, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; agenda,  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; 24th 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 ]




 SAVE THE DATE - CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 

+ Aug. 11; Cure Cancer Foundation’s Glenn Anderson day of Golf, Derrick Golf and Country Club, Edmonton; save the date

+ Aug. 12; Alberta IoT 3rd Annual Golf Tournament, Lynx Ridge, Calgary; info/register

+ Aug. 15; 2022 Recovery Acres Calgary Charity Tournament, Elbow Springs Golf & Country Club, Calgary; info/register

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

+ Sept. 9; 13th 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 6th

+ 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

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