COMING SOON: Watch for upcoming interviews - Noreen Music, Laura Newcombe, Mitzi Murray, Brian Keating, and many more!

+ Armin MARTENS, Pres., CEO and Trustee @ Artis REIT, retiring

+ Brad LEVY to Director @ Morneau Shepell Inc.

+ Brian JORGENSON to Senior Advisor @ Perativ Holdings Inc.

+ Bruce JACK, Trustee @ Artis REIT, resigned

+ Caleb MORGRET, CFO @ PetroShale Inc., resigned

+ Carl GOMEZ to Professional Economics and Real Estate Investment Strategist @ CoStar Group

+ Chitra NAYAK to Director @ Morneau Shepell Inc.

+ Damien LOPEZ, Director @ Braingrid Limited, resigned

+ David MAYER to Marketing and Communications Mgr. @ United Supreme Group Inc.

+ Edward WARKENTIN, Trustee @ Artis REIT, resigned

+ Eileen FOROGLOU to Sr. Director, Asset Mgmt. & Investor Relations @ Strathallen

+ Ghislain GAUTHIER to Chairman @ Énergir 

+ Gregory PEPIN to Director @ Braingrid Limited

+ Jay HAMILTON to Pres. @ Canadian Urban Limited

+ Jean-Yves BOURGEOIS to Exec. VP Business Services @ Desjardins Group

+ Jim GREEN, CFO @ Artis REIT, retiring

+ John DAVIS to Pres. @ Panther Medical Canada Inc.

+ Kerri Lee McGovern to COO @ EarthRenew Inc.

+ Laura HOBART to CEO @ Dick’s Sporting Goods

+ Libby WADLE to CEO @ J. Crew Corp.

+ Lisa BOULANGER to Chief Product Officer @ Flexiti Financial

+ Manon BROUILLETTE to Director @ Lightspeed POS Inc.

+ Manuela BARONCINI to Global Head, Engineering & Construction @ Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

+ Mark SELAND to Sr. VP Calgary @ National Public Relations

+ Martin WATERS to CEO, Victoria’s Secret Lingerie @ L Brands Inc.

+ Meryl WHITTAKER to Integrity Commissioner @ City of Calgary

+ Neela MONTGOMERY to Exec. VP and Pres. Pharmacy/Retail @ CVS Health Corp.

+ Paul PAYNTER to Bus. Dev. Director @ General Energy Recovery Inc.

+ Peter ACETO @ Mortgage Alliance

+ Renato DISCENZA to Pres. & CEO @ HealthPRO

+ Robert DAMERON to Director @ Responder Technologies Inc.

+ Scott PITTMAN to CFO @ PetroShale Inc.

+ Stephen NICOLETTI to National Chair @ BOMA Canada

+ Stephen Co to CFO @ ERIS REIT

+ Susan HENRY to Chief, Emergency Management Agency @ City of Calgary

+ Terry McGRATH to AVP, Commercial Solutions @ Sovereign General Insurance Inc.

+ Wayne TOWNSEND, Trustee @ Artis REIT, resigned

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+ Darcy Evans; Executive and Artistic Director @ Alberta Theatre Projects, 50

+ a catalyst for change – pandemic impact assessment

+ culture as a competitive advantage; Waterstone Human Capital’s ‘Canada’s Most Admired’

+ implementing a successful work from home model

+ Lightspeed POS Inc. closed its $145.2 million acquisition of ShopKeep Inc.

+ Dec. 2-3; Real Estate Forum, Toronto/virtual; info/register

+ Dec. 7; 12^th Annual Christmas In Alberta fundraiser for Heritage Park, in person+live streamed; info/register/donate

+ Dec. 8; Is hydrogen the future? – U of C, School of Public Policy – Hydrogen Potential webinar; info/register

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2021

+ Jan. 26; Calgary Real Estate Board, Annual Forecast 2021 [virtual event], Calgary, info/tickets

+ Feb. 9-11; Egypt Petroleum Show, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt; info/register/call for papers

+ May 12-13; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Edmonton; info/registration

+ May 31 – June 1; Egypt Petroleum Show, Cairo, Egypt; info/registration

+ June 6-18; CERI 2021 Petrochemical Conference, Kananaskis Mountain Lodge; program; sign up/register

+ June 8-12; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary, info/registration

+ June 22-23; Petrochem Canada, Sunbridge Hotel & Convention Centre, Saria; info/registration

+ July 23 – Aug. 8; Tokyo Olympics – 2021 Summer Games

+ Oct. 4-6 [REVSIED DATE]; NeoCon, the Mart, Chicago; info

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2022

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

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+ If you genuinely care about the goal, you’ll focus on the system. – James Clear

+ There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before. – Henry David Thoreau

+ to Rona Ambrose and David Bissett, both named 2020 Distinguished Policy Fellows at the School of Public Policy @ University of Calgary

+ to 11 fantastic Calgarians of 114 awarded the Order of Canada; Tom Jackson, Mark Tewksbury, Martha Billes, Doreen Spence, Judy Birdsell, George Brookman, Jackie Flanagan, Ross Glen, Charles Guest, John Lacey, Lucy McIntyre

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+ Alberta COVID-19 stats: 541 deaths to date, 16,454 active cases of 58,177 confirmed cases to date: aggregate Alberta data – currently, 453 Albertans are in the hospital with COVID-19, and 96 of those are in intensive care units

+ Alberta did a Stage 2 relaunch, re-opening Stage 3 remains delayed; on November 24 the Premier announced NEW restrictions governing a wide range of public, business, and school restrictions as a State of Public Health Emergency; Calgary in lock-step has also declared a State of Local Emergency – which means Tom Sampson, Chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency is in charge …

+ Alberta Health Services is putting an additional 400 additional ICU beds in service to accommodate surging COVID-10 hospitalizations

+ ABTraceTogether – get the APP; GOA app is being questioned as to its effectiveness (it needs to be running all the time); Kenny government resisting adoption of the Federal Gov’t COVID tracing app

+ Artis REIT struck a deal with Sandpiper Group; change of sr. management and board positions

+ Calfrac Well Services Ltd.’s recapitalization transaction to go forward; the appeal brought by Wilks Brothers LLC was dismissed

+ Canada: Trudeau government announced $100.0 billion stimulus spending program for pandemic recovery; largest economic relief package since WWII, projects 2020 deficit to top $381.0 billion

+ Canada Energy Regulator published a report looking at future demand: Canada’s Energy Future 2020: Energy Supply and Demand Projects to 2050 – download 104-page report/PDF file : fossil fuels to still make up more than 60% of Canada’s fuel mix in 2050 …

+ Canada’s border with the United States remains closed to non-essential traffic; the closure is now extended to January 21, 2021; meanwhile air travel restrictions and quarantine rules keep-a-tweaking

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; nice trend-up in prices, WTI / US$45/bbl, Brent / US$47/bbl – but traders are nervous over OPEC+ group’s fidelity to their production cutback assurances … tic toc

+ Enbridge Inc. got approval to begin construction of its Line 3 replacement project; got its final permits so construction can begin in Minnesota

+ Enbridge Inc. commenced an action in Federal Court in Michigan to block the State of Michigan action to stop the operation of Line 5; at issue is a long-standing (65 years) easement/right of way under waterways that allows the dual pipeline to be in place …

+ Fossil Water Corporation judged bankrupt; the trustee is Grant Thornton

+ Freehold Royalties Ltd. agreed to acquire a U.S. royalty portfolio for US$58.0 million

+ Imperial Oil Ltd. is cutting staff; 200 of its 6,000 employees being laid off as part of a $1.0 billion spending cuts - $500.0 million in operating, $500.0 million in capital spending – and Exxon Mobil Corp., the majority shareholder of Imperial, announced it will reduce 300 positions in Canada

+ HOPE for Ethiopia annual calendar campaign: art by Paul Van Ginkel /info/order/see the art

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  – November issue,  archived issues

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate newsletter  CLICK HERE to CHECK OUT THE November issue; Archived PROPERTYlines Issues

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – U.S.: up 10 to 320 this week; Canada: up 1 to 102 this week; full breakdown

+ Simply Group Acquisition Corp. acquired Dealnet Capital Corp. for $243.0 million

+ Source Energy Services Ltd. got court approval for its Recapitalization Transaction

+ Suncor Energy Inc. announced its 2021CapEx Budget it $3.8 billion

+ AltaGas Ltd. closed $700.0 million in unsecured debt financing

+ Ballard Power Systems Inc. closed US$402.5 million equity financing

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

+ Baylin Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $5.0 million by private placement

+ CAE closed $345.0 million equity financing

+ CAE closed $150.0 million equity financing by private placement

+ Converge Technologies Solutions Corp. closed $46.23 million equity financing

+ Cover Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Drone Delivery Canada is on the market to raise $6.0 million in equity

+ Dye & Durham Limited closed $201.0 million equity financing

+ Equitable Bank closed $250.0 million debt financing

+ Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation closed $25.882 million equity financing

+ Freehold Royalties Ltd. is on the market to raise $43.0 million in equity

+ Freehold Royalties Ltd. is on the market to raise $13.4 million in equity by private placement

+ H&R REIT is on the market to raise $250.0 million in sr. unsecured debt by private placement

+ Intact Financial Corporation closed $3.2 billion equity financing by private placement

+ Petro-Victory Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $5.0 million in equity

+ PopReach Corporation closed $17.25 million equity financing

+ Royal Helium Ltd. is on the market to raise $4.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Score Media and Gaming Inc. is on the market to raise $40.0 million in equity

+ Stampede Drilling Inc. closed a new $2.0 million secured credit facility

+ TIMIA Capital Corp. a $5.2 million preferred share equity raise

+ Voyager Digital Inc. is on the market to raise $7.0 million in equity by private placement

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*editor’s note: names companies involved in debt 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 …

+ Dec. 1; Pan Orient Energy Corp., Annual Meeting, virtual only

+ Dec. 5; Stoneway Capital Corporation, Meeting of Noteholders, Toronto virtual only

+ Dec. 11; Echelon Holdings Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 11; Network Media Group Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver virtual only

+ Dec. 11; Rifco Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Edmonton

+ Dec. 15; Transat A.T. Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Dec. 15; Cenovus Energy Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Dec. 15; Husky Energy Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Dec. 15; Karnalyte Resources Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Saskatoon

+ Dec. 22; Genworth MI Canada Inc.; Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 22; Resverlogix Corp., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary and virtual

+ Dec. 22; Zenith Capital Corp., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary and virtual

+ Jan. 4; Canaccord Genuity Growth II Corp. Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Feb. 23; Artis REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg MEETING CANCELLED

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+ Autodesk acquired Spacemaker

+ classroom ventilation – purification is not a substitute for ventilation

https://www.constructioncanada.net/autodesk-acquires-tech-company-spacemaker/

https://www.constructioncanada.net/mobile-air-purification-units-is-not-a-substitute-for-proper-ventilation/

+ Avenue Living Asset Management acquired 342-door Corinth portfolio in Kansas City, Kansas for US$29.75 million

+ Artis REIT struck a deal with Sandpiper Group; change of sr. management and board positions