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Mark Kolke interviews interesting Calgarians - to catch a glimpse of what drives them, how they see the world and what they see in Calgary's future:
 
This week's conversation with Len Hamm , Manager/Partner @ Thomas Jeffery Men's Wear
 
Last week's conversation with Coreen Calvert , Owner/Manager @ TravelMasters Calgary
 
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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

 

+ Sept. 17; Deep Well Oil & Gas Inc. , Shareholder Meeting, Edmonton
+ Sept. 17; PanTerra Resource Corp. , Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ Sept. 24; Bengal Energy Inc. , Annual Meeting, Calgary
+ Sept. 30; Shoreline Energy Corp. , Annual Meeting, Calgary
 
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 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 

+ Sept. 9; RealREIT Conference , Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
+ Oct. 14 – 16; Oilsands Symposium, Metropolitan Centre, Calgary info/register
+ Oct. 15; Buildex Express, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/register
+ Oct. 23; Calgary Real Estate Forum , TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary
+ Nov. 5-6; BUILDEX Calgary , BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary
 
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SHAKERS AND MOVERS moving, retired, resigned, died or got the boot:

+

 Bob Pragada to Pres. & CEO @ The Brock Group
+ Christian Dubé to Exec. VP, Québec @ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
+ David Tomljenovic to Managing Direcore @ Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation
+ Ed Koshka to VP Bus. Dev. @ US Oil Sands Inc.
+ Eric Nauss to Assoc. VP Group Insurance @ Standard Life
+ Howard Crone, Exec. VP & COO @ Cequence Energy Ltd., retired
+ Imran Gulam, VP Finance & CFO @ MATRRIX Energy Technologies Inc., resigned
+ Jim Moffatt to Exec. VP Construction Div. @ Petrowest Corporation
+ Mohsen Fahmi to Managing Dir. & Sr. Portfolio Mgr. @ Pimco
+ Nuvyn Peters to VP Development @ University of Calgary
+ Paul Browning, CEO @ Irving Oil Ltd. left the company without explanation
+ Peter Warnes to Head of Portfolio Solutions Group @ Manulife Asset Management
+ Pierre Blouin, CEO @ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS Allstream), retiring
+ Purdy Crawford, legendary Canadian business/legal icon, died
+ Roy Larson to COO @ Petrowest Corporation
+ Ryan McRae to VP Hotel Dev. @ Marriott Hotels of Canada Ltd.
+ Thomas Drolet to Pres. & CEO @ Karnalyte Resources Inc.
+ Todd Brown to COO @ Cequence Energy Ltd. 

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BOARDROOM changes, purges, appointments etc.

 

+ Bill McAdam to Director @ Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
+ Bob MacDougall to Director @ TransGlobe Energy Corporation
+ Dale Holm to Director @ Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
+ David Cook to Director @ TransGlobe Energy Corporation
+ Dennis Nerland to Director @ Manitok Energy Inc.
+ Dilek Samil to Director @ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
+ Henry Demone to Director @ Emera Inc.
+ Jim Coleman to Exec. Chairman @ Petrowest Corporation
+ Keith MacLeod to Director @ Manitok Energy Inc.
+ Kevin Clarke to Director @ Niko Resources Ltd.
+ Nora Aufreiter to Director @ The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
+ Steven Gendal to Director @ Niko Resources Ltd.
+ Wayne Leonard to Director @ Emera Inc.

INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS, other places

 

+ New York’s iconic Plaza Hotel in the spotlight amid takeover rumours; Sultan of Brunei reported to be negotiating with troubled majority owner Sahara Group
 
+ BTB REIT acquired multi-bay industrial building in Quebec City for $7.9 million

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FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ AltaGas Ltd. closed $300 million sr. unsecured debt
+ Alterra Power Corp. secured $110 million debt financing commitment
+ Box Canyon Hydro Corporation secured $61 million in debt
+ Cardinal Energy Ltd. closed $162.8 million equity financing
+ Dejour Energy Inc. closed US$1.5 million equity financing
+ Equitable Group Inc. closed $5 million preferred share issue
+ Manulife Financial Corporation closed $350 million preferred share issue
+ Northern Frontier Corp. is on the market to raise $80.6 million in credit facility
+ Northern Frontier Corp. is on the market to raise $20 million in equity

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 TODAY'S HEADLINES


AIMco bought $520 million portfolio from OMERS | Veresen facing lawsuit | CrossIron Mills renovation | Kananakis golf | conversation with Len Hamm  + new financings >>>>

NEWS SUMMARY 
  Aug. 12  - 19  

 

+ Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMco) acquired $520.3 million mortgage portfolio from Ontario Employees Retirement System
+ ATB Financial – THE OWL … Daily Economic Comment
+ August land sales: BC $2.99 million; Saskatchewan $17.13 million; Manitoba $242,181
+ Avison Young issued its Mid-Year 2014 Office Report
+ Birchcliff Energy Ltd. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $447.1 million
+ Blackstone Group agreed to invest into Louisiana shale field for US$1.2 billion from Royal Dutch Shell
+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. acquired T.Bird Oil Ltd. for $88 million
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; supply risks ease, Brent crude lowest since June/2013
+ FAM REIT in deal to acquire a 7-building office portfolio from Slate Properties for $190 million in a convoluted deal that has Slate acquire Huntingdon’s stake in FAM REIT – with Slate taking over management
+ Ivanhoé Cambridge investing $60 million to renovate parts of CrossIron Mills shopping centre
+ HealthLease Properties REIT agreed to US$950 million takeover bid from Health Care REIT Inc.
+ Journey Energy Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $90 million
+ JP Morgan mad a deal to spin-off its private equity arm One Equity Partners
+ Microsoft opened its first retail store in Calgary; Chinook Centre
+ Millennium Stimulation Services Ltd. acquired ENFRAC Inc. for $12 million
+ Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $206 million
+ PanTerra Resource Corp. planning name change to Ikkuma Resources Corp.
+ Perpetual Energy Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $128 million
+ Petronas considering selling its Pacific Northwest LNG stake
+ Rock Energy Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $100 million
+ Royal Dutch Shell announced it is cutting 250 jobs at its North Sea operations in Scotland
+ Secure Energy Services Inc. agreed to acquire Predator Midstream Ltd. for $107 million
+ Secure Energy Services Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $275 million
+ Slate Properties Inc. sub. agreed to acquire Huntingdon Capital Corporation
+ Sprague Rosser Construction placed in receivership; $58 million owed to creditors
+ Spyglass Resources Corp. closed sale transactions for non-core assets netting $51 million
+ Strad Energy Services Ltd. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $35 million
+ Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. terminated its strategic alternatives review process
+ Talisman Energy Inc. putting its Iraqi/Kurdistan assets on the market
+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $116 million
+ Total Energy Services Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $88 million
+ TransForce Inc. making ‘friendly’ takeover bid for Contrans Group Inc.
+ Ultra Petroleum Corp. acquired the Pinedale field properties (Marcellus and Utica shale) from Royal Dutch Shell sub. for US$925 million
+ Veresen Inc. is facing legal action by Energy Fundamental Group Inc. claiming rights to its Jordan Cove LNG terminal project
+ 3MV Energy Corp. closed $4,350,000 sale of SW Saskatchewan assets

 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


 

+ Infrastructure Ontario awarded 5 yr. real estate services contract to SNC-Lavalin; scope involves managing $450 million in capital projects in Toronto and northern Ontario
 
+ Hawkesbury & District General Hospital … build and finance P3 redevelopment and expansion project contract awarded to Bondfield Construction - $125.7 million
 
+ Calgary’s new Central Library design process: public open house scheduled for Sept. 4th, 6:00 – 8:00PM @ TELUS Convention Centre

 CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS 

 

+ Aug 18; Special Olympics Calgary Golf Classic, Country Hills Golf & Country Club – save the date
+ Aug 28; 16th Annual Building Hope Charity Golf Tournament, Springbank Links, Calgary; info/register
+ Sept. 18-19; 25th Annual Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy [gala on the 18th, golf day on the 19th), The Hamptons Golf Club, info/register
 
[send us your charity golf tournament information to:  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

 QUOTES

 

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi
 
“It is by acts and not ideas that people live.” – Anatole France

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