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+ Cindy Woodhouse to National Chief @ Assembly of First Nations

+ Donna Carson to Director @ Ensign Energy Services Inc.

+ Glenn Chamandy, Pres., CEO and co-founder @ Gildan Activewear Inc., punted …

+ John Giamatteo to CEO @ BlackBerry Limited

+ Kenneth Kroner to Board Chair @ AIMCo

+ Paul Burns to CEO @ SkipTheDishes

+ Shelly De Caria to Pres. & CEO @ Canadian North

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+ Canada’s projections on track to achieve interim climate target

+ Dec. 7; U of C – Careers in Technology, Lunch and Learn Series, University of Calgary, Downtown Campus; register

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2024

+ Jan 17;  Matco Financial Outlook 2024: The Power of Income in Volatile Markets, Telus Convention Centre, complementary/limited seating; reserve your seat

+ Jan. 18; CFA Society Calgary – 47^th Annual Forecast Dinner, TELUS Convention Centre – save the date

+ Feb. 8-9; 7^th Annual - ECO IMPACT 2024, Westin Downtown, Calgary;  register

+ Apr. 16-17; Innovate West, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/book – save the date

+ Apr. 23-25; 2024 Canadian Hydrogen Convention, Edmonton Convention Centre - register

+ Mar. 12-13; Petrochem Canada-West, Calgary; save the date -

+ May. 8-9; Retail Supply Chain and Logistics Expo, Las Vegas Convention Centre

+ May 14-15, Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2024, The Transition Accelerator, save the date/register

+ May 31 – June 2; Inventures Conference; Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; info / register

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Canada Conference and Expo 2024, Sarnia, On; call for presentations

+ Sept. 23- 25; BOMEX 2024, hosted by BOMA Vancouver – save the date

+ Sept. 25-27; CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women), 2024 Annual Convention, Vancouver – save the date

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

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+ the IFMA Calgary Chapter Board Executive Officers are: Ola Muniak, President; Dan Hornsberger, Vice-President; Lance Laliberte, Treasurer; Adele Boudreau, Secretary

+ Minto Apartment REIT sold its remaining Edmonton properties, exiting that market

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag

+ Mastermind Toys sale and exit from creditor protection will involve closure/liquidation of 18 stores, 4 of them in Alberta (Edmonton, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, and Lethbridge)

+ Sleep Country growth continues; they opened their 301^st store this week in Calgary at Southcentre Mall

+ Uniqlo announced it will open 3 more stores in Canada in Q1 2024; one will be its 2^nd Calgary store in Market Mall 

+ I know … it’s early, but if you have a date and a course booking for your 2024 tournament, we’ll happily post it as a ‘save the date’

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+ CCA Icon awarded a contract to serve as development manager for Calgary’s new arena project

+ Honeywell acquired Carrier’s Global Access Solutions business unit for US$4.95 billion 

+ Premium Brands Holdings Corporation published its 2023 ESG Report

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+ The test of a first-rate intellect is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your head at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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+ Athabasca Oil Corporation announced its 2024CapExBudget is $175.0 million

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+ Canada’s projections on track to achieve interim climate target

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$71/bbl, Brent @ US$76/bbl;

+ Dannburg Holdings Corporation Limited placed in receivership; Grant Thornton is the receivership

+ Freehold Royalties Ltd. agreed to acquire a portfolio of Permian Basin Royalty Assets for $112.0 million

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+ Government of Alberta: Premier Smith says she’ll defy Ottawa’s emission rules, full stop!

+ Government of Canada: announced they plan to appeal the recent Federal Court decision that neutered its plastics elimination plans

+ Government of Canada: cap-and-trade targets to cut oil and gas emissions are lower than expected: framework

+ Haemonetics Corporation completed its acquisition of OpSens Inc.

+ Headwater Exploration Inc. announced its 2024CapExBudget is $180.0 million

+ Hub International Limited acquired of JRP Financial Services Inc.; terms not disclosed

+ Hub International Limited acquired The Musgrave Group

+ Intact Financial Corporation and RSA agreed to sell its UK direct Personal Lines operations to Admiral Group plc

+ Keyera Corp. announced its 2024CapExBudget it is $80.0 million

+ MEG Energy Corp. announced its 2024CapExBudget is $550.0 million

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+ Mullen Group Ltd. announced its 2024CapExBudget is $80.0 million

+ Occidental Petroleum agreed to acquire CrownQuest Operating LLC and Lime Rock Partners for US$12.0 billion

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced its 2024CapExBudget is $880.0 million

+ Pieridae Alberta Production Ltd. announced its 2024CapExBudget is $28.0 million

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 1 to 626 this week; Canada: up 2 to 194 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Secure Energy Services agreed to sell $1.150 billion in western Canadian assets to Waste  Connections of Canada Inc.

+ Surge Energy Inc. announced it’s 2024CapExBudget is $190.0 million

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. announced its 2024CapExBudget is $410.0 million

+ Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is on the market to raise $9.3 in equity by private placement

+ Azincourt Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in equity/flow-through shares by private placement

+ Carebook Technologies Inc. closed $2.0 million convertible debt raise

+ Chartwell Retirement Residences is on the market to raise $250.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Cielo Waste Solutions Corp is on the market to raise $6.0 million by private placement/flow-through shares
+ ContactMonkey secured $55.0 million in funding round

+ HEALWELL AI Inc. is on the market to raise $10.0 million

+ HomeEquity Bank closed $175.0 million debt issue

+ Hydro One Inc. is on the market to raise $100.0 million in debt

+ International Battery Metals Ltd. closed a $1.14 million equity raise by private placement

+ Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. is on the market to raise $1.18 million in equity by private placement

+ Martello Technologies Group Inc. is on the market to raise $1.75 million by private placement

+ Next Edge Capital Corp. is on the market to raise $100.0 million in equity for its 2028 Investment Grade Bond Trust

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 …

+ Minto Apartment REIT sold its remaining Edmonton properties, exiting that market

+ WeWork’s insolvency process is reported to be poised to reject a second tranche of lease repudiations in the U.S. and Canada

+ Dec. 18; Check-Cap Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Tel Aviv

+ Dec. 18; Filament Health Corp, Special Meeting, Vancouver

+ Dec. 19; Dye & Durham Limited, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 20; Hammerhead Energy Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

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2024

+ Jan. 10; High Arctic Energy Services Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]