+ Adrian Benoit to Partner @ GEC Architecture

+ Bruno Carbonara to CEO @ Velan Inc.

+ Carla Jones to Assistant Director, Communications @ Alberta Environment

+ Chris Hadfield to Director @ Bioharvest Sciences Inc.

+ Christine Cruz-Clarke to CEO @ Balzac’s Coffee Roasters

+ Darren Finnbogason to Bus. Dev. Mgr. @ Maple Reinders Group

+ David Aisenstat, Vice-Chair @ Recipe Unlimited Corp., retiring

+ David Cohen to U.S. Ambassador to Canada @ U.S. State Department

+ David Sharma to Director @ Swarmio Media Holdings Inc.

+ Debbie Jackson to Exec. Assistant @ Lions Den Capital Corp.

+ Dr. Marie Delorme to Director @ Premium Brands Holdings Corporation

+ Eric Dupont to CTO @ Premier Health of America Inc.

+ Erin Crowe, CFO @ Martello Technologies, stepping down

+ George Przyblylowksi, VP Real Estate @ Informa Canada, retiring

+ George Reznik to Director @ Katipult Technology Corp.

+ Gillian Carr to Partner @ GEC Architecture

+ Hugh Cumming to Chief Technical Officer @ Vena

+ James Kinley to CFO @ Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

+ Jamie Coulter to CEO @ Raymond James Ltd.

+ Jason Gibbs to Co-head of the Equity Income Team @ Scotia Global Asset Management

+ John Maniawski to Pres., Green Energy Div. @ Kiwetinohk Energy Corp.

+ John Raines to Pres. @ TELUS Agriculture

+ Kathryn Fric to Chief Risk Officer @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

+ Kevin Laird to Director of Sales, Canada @ ZS2

+ Laura Schwinghammer to Manager, Talent Acquisition @ VMware

+ Luke Magdy to Gen. Mgr. Chisholm Industries Ltd.

+ Karen Porteous to Controller @ GWL Realty Advisors

+ Kathryn Borgatti to Sr. VP and General Counsel @ The Great Gulf Group

+ Marcel Tietze to Buyer @ TransAlta

+ Mark Stables to Gen. Mgr. Operations @ Matco Moving Solutions

+ Neil McDonnell to Director @ Freshlocal Solutions Inc.

+ Patrick Mosca to Director of Construction @ Minto Group

+ Paul Allison to Exec. Chairman @ Raymond James Ltd.

+ Peter Montano to VP, Projects @ B2Gold Corp.

+ Randall Graham to Creative Director @ District Ventures Plus

+ Richard Blouin to Partner @ GEC Architecture

+ Roger Depatie, to Pres. & COO, Home Business @ Rogers Communications

+ Ruth Klinkhammer to Communications Director @ Canada West Foundation

+ Scott Hartley to COO @ Arcane

+ Stephen Haifawi to Pres. @ Hoya Vision Care, Canada

+ Susan Hughson, Executive Director @ ASIRT, resigned

+ Tony Mammone to VP Client Relations/Sustainable Solutions @ Mass Timber Services Ltd.

+ Tom Holloway to Chief Accounting Officer @ Shawcor

+ Tony Smith, VP Bus. Dev. @ Carbon Copy Digital, sold his interest and is leaving the company

+ Vikram Rajagopalan to Exec. Managing Dir., Global Head of Capital Raising @ Trez Capital

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+ Beth Diamond; public relations executive extraordinary, 67

+ Brian Hesje; FCPA; former Director and Board Chairman @ ATB, philanthropist

+ dealing with anti-vaxxers in the workplace

+ office parties – really?

+ Dec. 8: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual-only

+ Dec. 13; H&R REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, virtual-only

+ Dec. 20; XORTX Therapeutics Inc. , Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary/virtual

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

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+ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board agreed to acquire 50% interest in a wind portfolio from NextEra Energy (2,520MW/13 sites) for US$849.0 million

+ CIMA+ acquired Bogdanov Pao Associates

+ Ecometrix acquired Calder Engineering

+ Graham Group agreed to acquire North American assets of AECOM’s Energy Operations and Maintenance unit

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+ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board agreed to acquire 50% interest in a wind portfolio from NextEra Energy (2,520MW/13 sites) for US$849.0 million

+ TransAlta Renewables Inc. announced its 206.4 MW Windrise wind facility commenced commercial operation

+ The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

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+ Advantage Energy Ltd. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $75.0 million

+ Alberta crude oil production hit a record in October – 119 million barrels/3.84 million bpd

+ ATCO Energy Solutions acquired 100% of Alberta Hub natural gas storage facility

+ ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited mea culpa – they are promising fixes ; AUC investigating

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $128.0 million

+ AutoCanada Inc. closed its acquisition of an 11-dealership portfolio from Autopoint Group for $345.0 million

+ Baytex Energy Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $2.1 billion

+ Cenovus Energy announced deals to dispose of assets for $660.0 million; Montney assets and Husky service station portfolio

+ ConocoPhillips announced its 2022CapEx Budget is US$7.2 billion

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats – Omicron variant watch continues; [ 4,374 active cases – 366 in hospital, 72 patients in intensive care, deaths to date from COVID – 3,263] – booster (3^rd doses) now available to over 60; QR codes now required to replace paper vaccination records – click here to get the app

+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $825.0 million

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude had an OK weekon the heels of a Saudi price hike – WTI @ US$70/bbl, Brent @$73/bbl

+ CWC Energy Services Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $9.9 million

+ Dye & Durham Limited acquired TELUS Financial Solutions unit for $500.0 million

+ Exxon Mobil announced its 2022CapEx Budget is US$20.0 billion

+ Federated Co-operatives Limited agreed to acquire 181 Husky retail fuel sites from Cenovus Energy Inc. for $264.0 million

+ Gibson Energy Inc. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $150.0 million

+ GOC – response to throne speech; comments courtesy of Business Council of Alberta

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

+ InPlay Oil Corp. and Prairie Storm Resources Corp. completed their combination; will operate as InPlay Oil Corp.

+ MEG Energy Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $375.0 million

+ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board agreed to acquire 50% interest in a wind portfolio from NextEra Energy (2,520MW/13 sites) for US$849.0 million

+ Parkland Corporation agreed to acquire a portfolio of 156 retail locations from Cenovus Energy for $156.0 million

+ PrairieSky Royalty agreed to acquire the Western Canadian royalty assets of Heritage Royalty for $728.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines;  – monthly commercial real estate; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: steady at 569 this week; Canada: up 9 to 180 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Shell Enterprises LLC closed the sale of its Permian assets to ConocoPhillips for US$9.5 billion

+ THIRD ACTion Film Festival is running a 50/50 draw – info/buy tickets – for a draw on December 22^nd; only Alberta residents eligible

+ Trans Mountain pipeline restarted after its storm-related shutdown

+ West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. closed its acquisition of OSB mill at Allendale, SC

+ Yangarra Resources Ltd. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $105.0 million

+ Boralex secured $525.0 million revolving credit facility

+ Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund is on the market to raise $120.0 million in convertible debt

+ Emergia Inc. closed $2.0 million 2^nd tranche of a convertible debt raise by private placement

+ Exchange Income Corporation closed $115.0 million debt financing

+ Freshlocal Solutions Inc. closed $13.9 million equity raise by private placement

+ Manulife Investment Management closed its US4.65 billion infrastructure fund equity raise

+ mCloud Technologies Corp. closed US$1.417 million overallotment of its recent equity raise

+ METRO Inc. closed $300.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ NexLiving Communities Inc. closed $3.45 million tranche of an equity financing by private placement

+ Obsidian Energy Ltd. secured $260.0 million credit facility

+ Prophecy DeFi Inc. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in convertible debt

+ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated is on the market to raise $935.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Shawcor Ltd. is on the market to raise $150.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ Skylight Health Group Inc. is on the market to raise US$5.8 million preferred share issue

+ Starlight Western Canada Multi-Family (No.2) Fund is on the market to raise $100.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. is on the market to raise $13.0 million in equity

+ Third Eye Asset Management Inc. closed $225.0 million tranche of an equity raise

+ Timbercreek Financial Corp. closed $40.0 million convertible debt financing

+ Topaz Energy Corp. secured $700.0 million credit facility

+ TransAlta Renewables is on the market to raise $173.0 million in debt

+ Wondr Gaming Corp. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in equity

*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 …

+ Dec. 6-9; World Petroleum Congress, Houston; info/registration

2022

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

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

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

+ 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 Moutain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

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

+ 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

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 ]