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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Alex Miller to COO @ Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

+ Andrew Lamb to Partner @ Gowling WLG

+ Azim Lalani to CFO @ AutoCanada Inc.

+ Charley Butler to Chief Pension Officer @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

+ Gavin Whiteley to Chief Marketing Officer @ Great Canadian Entertainment

+ Gonazlo Gebara to Pres. & CEO @ Walmart Canada Corp.

+ Jeff Murray to Interim CFO @ Boyd Group Services Inc.

+ Jennifer Baugh to Partner @ Torys

+ Justine Hendricks to Pres. & CEO @ Farm Credit Canada

+ Kevan Cowan to Chairman @ Ontario Securities Commission

+ Manjit Sharma to Director @ TransAlta Corporation

+ Mike Hodes, CFO @ Jasper Commerce Inc., left the company

+ Patrick McDonald to Interim CEO @ Prairie Provident Resources Inc.

+ Philip Harlow to Pres. @ Telesat Government Solutions

+ Ron Urquhart to COO @ Great Canadian Entertainment

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 REMEMBRANCE 

+ Albert Reichmann; developer, philanthropist, co-found of O&Y; 93

+ Jean Pare; founder/publisher of Company’s Coming Cookbooks; 95

+ Reg Schellenberg; Pres. @ Canadian Cattle Association; 63




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 IFMA - CALGARY CHAPTER NEWS + EVENTS 

Our IFMA Calendar - save these dates for facility tours + networking events coming in 2023:

January 26  - at Attabotics
February 16 - at SAIT
March 23 - Calgary Stampede
April 27 - ATCO headquarters 
May  - announcement soon
June 26 - IFMA Golf Tournament - details soon

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And - we are building back our Board - contact Mark Kolke for more information about joining the Calgary Chapter's leadership team. We have room to grow, and you can help ...



 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Dec. 30; NextPoint Financial Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Hurst, TX

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2023

+ Jan. 11; Nav Canada, Annual General Meeting, Ottawa

+ Jan. 12; Martello Technologies Group Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Ottawa

+ Jan. 19; Virginia Energy Resources Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ Jan. 20; Liminal BioSciences Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ Jan. 31; Target Capital Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Mar. 28; Slate Office REIT, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

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 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. published its 2022 Sustainability Report



 REITs + TRUSTS NEWS 

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT unitholders approved its acquisition by GIC and Dream Industrial REIT and secured court approval




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NEWS SUMMARY 
  December 21~ 27 / 2022 


+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$80/bbl, Brent @ US$84/bbl; U.S. Energy Department on the market to begin replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

+ Greenfire Resources Inc. and M3-Brigaded Acquisition III Corp. agreed to US$950.0 million business combination on thermal energy resources

+ IFMA’s January event: save the date – January 26, facility tour/networking event at Attabotics

+ Imperial announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $1.7 billion

+ Keystone pipeline restart plan approved – date to be announced

+ Mullen Group Ltd. closed the sale of its Surrey, BC terminal and property

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 3 to 779 this week; Canada: down steady at 199 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ ROK Resources Inc. agreed to acquire a portfolio of SE Saskatchewan production assets for $26.5 million

+ TransAlta Corporation announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $3.6 billion

+ TransAlta Renewables Inc. announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $50.0 million

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT unitholders approved its acquisition by GIC and Dream Industrial REIT and secured court approval

+ Superior Plus Corp. agreed to acquire Cetarus Ltd. for $1.05 billion




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Africa Energy Corp. secured US$5.0 million credit facility

+ Carebook Technologies Inc. closed $2.5 million convertible debt raise by private placement

+ Combine Venture Builders Inc. secured $1.9 million in funding

+ Foran Mining Corporation secured US$150.0 million credit facility

+ Keyera Corp. closed $230.0 million equity raise

+ Lion Electric Company closed a US$50.0 million equity raise

+ MCAN Mortgage Corporation closed $34.3 million equity raise by way of a rights offering

+ Next Hydrogen Corporation secured $5.1 million in funding

+ Odd Burger Corporation is on the market to raise $5.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Opsens Inc. closed $11.5 million equity raise

+ Petro-Victory Energy Corp. closed US$1.0 million secured debt raise

+ ROK Resources Inc. secured $75.0 million credit facility

+ Skylight Health Group Inc. closed US$1.628 million final tranche of convertible debt financing

+ Think Research Corporation closed $2.5 million tranche of an equity raise

+ X-Terra Resources Inc. closed $1.248 million equity raise by private placement

+ Zince8 Energy Solutions Inc. closed $2.824 million in equity by private placement

*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

+ Jan. 5-8; 2023 CES / Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV; info/register

+ Jan. 16-20; Davos 2023 - World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting, Davos/Klosters, Switzerland; details/sign-up for notifications

+ Feb. 7; Edmonton Region Hydrogen Summit; save the date/information

+ Feb, 15-26; BUILDEX Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre West; info/register

+ Mar. 13; 2023 Juno Awards – Rogers Place, Edmonton; tickets

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

+ Apr. 23; Business Transition Forum, Alberta – Co-Chairs Kristina Williams and Cody Church – save the date; stay tuned for event registration and details

+ Apr. 23; Earth Day 2023 – theme is Invest in Our Planet

+ Apr. 25-27; Canadian Hydrogen Convention - , Edmonton Convention Centre; details/register

+ May 2-3; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Regina; save the date/call for presentations

+ May 9-11; Canada Ga & LNG Exhibition & Conference, Vancouver Convention Center; info/register

+ May 31-June 1; Inventures Canada Conference, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; registration/tickets

+ June 6-7; Global Energy Transition 2023, New York, NY; agenda, information/register

+ June 7-8; Global Energy Transition 2023. New York; info/register

+ June 12-14; NeoCon 2023 – THE MART, Chicago – call for presentations deadline Jan 31, 2023

+ June 13-15; Global Energy Show, Calgary – save the date

+ Sept. 17-21; 24th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero – save the date

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Ottawa - save the date

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2024

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

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




 KUDOS 

+ to the 2023 Inductees to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame; Madeleine Paquin, Edward Sonshine, Chief Jim Boucher, and Hugh Arrell




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