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 THIS WEEK - NEWS SUMMARY 

  February 5 ~ 11, 2025 


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  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ AltaGas Ltd. and Keyera Corp. entered a JV to leverage their infrastructure in Fort Saskatchewan facilities

+ Converge Technology Solutions Corp. being acquired by H.I.G. Capital

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @ US$72/bbl; Brent @ US$76/bbl ~ pricing volatility in recent days over threatened U.S. imposed tariffs have settled and recent trends in pricing are expected to continue

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; ‘send time’ is early every Tuesday

+ fire season 2025 – 7 fires active; 6 from 2024 – all are under control’

+ fire season 2024 lingering issues: Government of Canada announced $160.0 million in funding to support Jasper recovery and Government of Alberta changing election rules for displaced residents

+ Government of Alberta Health Department scandal continuum; Premier’s denial of wrongdoing as Alberta Auditor General opens a probe

+ Government of Canada – race to replace the Prime Minister as Leader of the Liberal Party: 5 candidates still in the race – Carney, Freeland, Gould, Baylis and Dhalla; Battiste has dropped out - all 5 are all in

+ G7 Conference in Kananaskis in June will have extensive security protection and restricted travel June 15 – 17; details and map

+ Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. closed a $21.0 million sale of its 101MW- Opal gas-fired plant to Bitdeer Technologies Group

+ Mayoralty and Calgary city council race watch – Calgary’s election is a year away: declared candidates for Mayor so far: Jeff Davison declared, Brian Thiessen declared, Jyoti Gondek declared; and rumored as ‘might be running’ Sonya Sharp, Dan McLean so far

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ NG Energy International Corp. agreed to sell 40% of its SINU-9 interests for US$150.0 million

+ Petro-Victory Energy Corp. acquired a well portfolio

+Purolator acquired Livingston International

+ 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 4 to 586 this week; Canada: down 9 to 249 this week

+ TD Bank Group announced its plan to divest 100% of it’s interest in Charles Schwab Corporation – expected to fetch US$14.0 billion

+ ShipAlberta launched by three organizations to help Alberta companies reach the world


 


 U.S. Trump/TARIFF WATCH ...

+ KPMG in Canada survey of business leaders

+ PwC Canada launched a Tariffs and Trade Policy Resource Centre

+ Steel and Aluminium; Trump imposed 25% tariff on import of these commodities, all countries of origin


 
                                                                

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Asma Azis to General Manager, Canada @ Intel Corporation

+ Chad McGuffin to Director @ LNG Energy Group Corp.

+ David LeMay to Pres. @ McAsphalt Industries Limited

+ Grace Lee Reynolds to CEO @ MaRS Discovery District

+ Matt Molak to Director @ LNG Energy Group Corp.

+ Richard Roopnarinesingh to CEO @ FlexMD

+ Stastia West to  Pres. & Country Chair @ Shell Canada

+ Susannah Pierce, Pres. & Country Chair @ Shell Canada, left the company

+ Wayne Shapley to Pres. @ TSI Canada

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THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Allied Properties REIT are on the market to raise $450.0 million in debt

+ Auka Capital Corp. and Dr. Phone Fix Canada closed a $1.445 million tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. closed a $3.05 million equity raise

+ Cogeco Communications Inc. is on the market to raise $325.0 million in sr. secured debt

+ Thomson Reuters Corporate Venture Capital Fund is on the market to raise $150.0 million


 


 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ AI WILL reshape L & D

+ designing for Gen Z ...

+ redesigning structure of HR functions is essential

+ scalable VR training platform

+ wellness at work 


 


 TECHNOLOGY / AI Trends 

+ AI momentum to liquid cooling for data centers

+ 77% of students are using AI


 


 RISK 

+ Government of Canada – new National Cyber Security Strategy


 


 CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+ Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. closed a $21.0 million sale of its 101MW- Opal gas-fired plant to Bitdeer Technologies Group


 


  INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 

+ City of Calgary deferring $900.0 million of its 2025 capital spending 


 


 CONSTRUCTION - BUILDING SERVICES 

+ demolition of Eau Claire Market underway


 


 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

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




 INTERESTING TRENDS: RETAIL 

+ Amazon about to dethrone Walmart ...

 


  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Feb. 21; Payfare Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Feb. 27; Global X Investments Canada, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

+ Mar. 18; FuelPositive Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Winnipeg

+ Mar. 21; Genefi Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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


 


 CHARITY GOLF EVENTS 

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 UPCOMING EVENTS / SAVE THE DATE 

+ Feb. 20; Toronto Hydrogen Summit; International Centre, Toronto

+ Apr. 4; Consulting Engineers of Alberta – Showcase Awards Gala 2025; Edmonton Convention Centre

+ Mar. 11; Transition Accelerator – The Electricity Equation, webinar - virtual

+ Mar. 25-26; Petrochem – Canada West - Clean Fuels, Canada Summit – Westin Airport Hotel, Calgary – registration

+ June 9-11; Neocon 2025; The MART, Chicago; calls for programming [deadline Jan 20]

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Optimizing Plant Operation, International Centre, Toronto; register

+ June 25-26; Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2025; Shaw Centre, Ottawa

+ Aug. 11-14; Global Indigenous Languages Summit – WAVES 2025, Ottawa; save the date

+ Nov, 20-21; Decentralized Energy Forum, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; tickets

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