+ Danny Brannagan to CFO @ Covalon Technologies Ltd.

+ Giuliano La Fratta to CFO @ Aeterna Zentaris Inc.

+ Jessica Au-Yeung Chung to Sr. Bus. Dev. Analyst @ TAQA Group

+ John Brandwagt to Talent Acquisition Advisor @ MNP Digital

+ Ravinder Minhas to Director @ Canada Jetlines

+ Sadiq Adatia to Chief Investment Officer @ BMO Global Asset Mgmt.

+ Stephen Harper to Director @ Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Ltd.

+ Susan Kelly to VP, Information Technology @ The Globe and Mail

+ Tom Kang to Director @ Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Ltd.

+ Tom McNerney to Sr. Legal Counsel & Privacy Officer @ CNOOC International

+ Wendy Freeman, Head of News @ CTV News, stepped down

~ Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available, and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. -  [ send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Gen Z challenges for recruiters

+ Government of Canada has two lockdown benefit programs

+ Surge Energy Inc. published its inaugural Sustainability Report

+ Jan. 11; Lanesborough REIT, Special Meeting of Debentureholders, Winnipeg

+ Jan. 12; NAV Canada, Annual Meeting, Ottawa/virtual

+ Jan. 27; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Banff, AB

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

+ best architectural drawings of 2021

+ Cooper Equipment Rentals acquired Eze Rent-It Centre and Staynor Rental

+ Top 10 Canadian Construction Trends to watch in 2022

+ top news and features from 2021

+ The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler

+ Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determined where you start. – Nido Qubein

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+ Angus Reid Institute’s forecast – five issues to watch in 2022

+ Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation pulling out of its deal with the City of Calgary for development of its new arena project – though official written notification has not been given yet … tic toc

+ Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. acquired Sawaya Partners

+ Core One Labs Inc. closed its acquisition of New Path Laboratories Inc.

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats  - OMICRON variant continues to surge: 8,359 active cases – 318 in hospital, 64 patients in intensive care, Alberta deaths to date from COVID – 3,299 ] – boosters now available to all Albertans over 18

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude price uptick over the week – WTI @ US$75/bbl, Brent @ US$78/bbl

+ DRUbit by Rail’ at Hardisty is now operational

+ Dye & Durham Limited agreed to acquire Link Administrative Holdings Limited for $3.2 billion

+ Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Baytown, Texas refinery operating at reduced rates following Dec. 23 fire

+ Global Infrastructure Partners agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Scotia Gas Networks from OMERS Infrastructure; terms not disclosed

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

+ Novacap Management Inc. closed its acquisition of Stratus Networks

+ Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. agreed to acquire shares of a private company/portfolio of oil and natural gas assets, for $22.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate newsletter; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 7 to 586 this week; Canada: down 34 to 133 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Banyan’s Committed Capital Fund closed $216.0 million equity raise

+ Enablence Technologies Inc. closed $1.25 million first tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Freshlocal Solutions Inc. closed $1.5 million final tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Grounded Lithium Corp. closed $2.3 million first tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ Headwater Exploration Inc. raised $30.0 million in equity by a warrants exercise

+ MCAN Mortgage Corporation closed $26.14 million equity raise by a rights offering

+ Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. secured $5.0 million debt financing

+ Sigma Lithium Corporation closed $136.7 million equity raise by private placement

+ Sixth Wave Innovations Inc. closed $1.03 million equity raise by private placement

+ Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. closed $2.1 million equity raise

+ Touchstone Exploration Inc. secured US$30.0 million credit facility

*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 …

2022

+ Jan. 14-16; Calgary Renovation Show, BMO Centre, Stampede Park; info/times/tickets

+ Feb. 2-3; 5^th Annual ECO Impact, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; in-person/virtual; info/register

+ Feb. 3; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Hotel, Calgary; info/register

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

+ Feb. 25; Noreen Music’s book launch and workshop – The Unexpected Entrepreneur, info/register

+ Mar. 1; RealCapital conference, Toronto Convention Centre; info/register

+ Mar. 30; IoT North Conference and Exhibition, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, in-person/virtual; info/registration

+ Mar. 31 – Apr. 1; National Heavy Equipment Show, International Centre, Mississauga; save the date

+ Apr. 6-8; Economic Developers of Alberta – EDA Experience 2022, Pomery Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

+ April. 12; Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/register/save the date

+ April 20; Top Glass, Conference and Exhibits 2022, The International Centre, Mississauga, ON; info/register

+ May 4-6; NORTH51 Conference - RECOMBINATION, Rimrock Hotel, Banff; info/register

+ May 17-18; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Delta Marriott Regina; save the date/present/attend

+ May 26; Top 7 Over 70 awards gala, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/tickets

+ June 6-9; Canadian Gas Association, Annual Technical Conference 2022 – Find Your Energy!; Toronto Sheraton, Toronto; info/register

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

+ June 13-15; NeoCon 2022, The Mart, Chicago, info/save the date/register – call for presentations deadline Jan. 17

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th 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 ]

+ TransAlta Corporation executed two long-term PPAs; 300MW projects  - White Rock East and West in Caddo County, Oklahoma – US$460.0 million capital cost