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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Andrew Tong to Chief Investment Offider @ Concert Properties

+ Barry Murphy to Director of Bus. Dev. @ EllisDon

+ Brad Parry to Pres. & CEO @ Calgary Economic Development

+ Cara DiBella to Account Executive @ Gartner

+ Chad Placsko to Sr. Project Mgr. @ Whissell Contracting Ltd.

+ Colette Ducharme to Property Mgr. @ Nearctic

+ Dan Anderson to Board of Trustees Chair @ Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

+ Dan Misutka to Partner @ Gowling WLG

+ Dean Kirkam to Pres. @ Trez Capital

+ Gerry Rocchi to Board of Trustees Vice-Chair @ Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

+ Glenn Hubick to Principal, Buildings and Places, Alberta & B.C. @ AECOM

+ Jai Wei to Partner @ Deloitte

+ Julian Hallett to Director, Office Professional and Light Industrial @ Agilus Work Solutions

+ Kari McLaughlin to Buyers, Wine & Beer @ BlackSquare Inc.

+ Kellie Johnston to Chief Sustainability Officer and Corporate Counsel @ Northstar Clean Technologies Inc.

+ Laura Hines-Pierce to Co-CEO @ Hines

+ Michael Magnan to Practice Group Lead – Urbanism + Planning @ AECOM

+ Michele Hubert to COO @ Ivanhoe Cambridge

+ Neil Cunningham, Pres. & CEO @ PSP Investments, retiring

+ Philippe Douville to Pres. & CEO @ FIND Therapeutics

+ Robbie Rech to CFO @ Planet Based Foods Global Inc.

+ Sandie Black, Head of Veterinary Services @ Calgary Zoo, retiring

+ Scott Scheider to Field Operations Supervisor @ ATCO Gas

+ Sean Pasternak to Head, Global External Communications @ DXC Technology

+ Sharlene Quain to Gen. Mgr. @ QuadReal Property Group

+ Shauna Harris to Sr. IT Strategice Partnership Mgr. @ Nutrien

+ Sylvie Welsh to Partner @ Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

+ Theresa Whitmarsh to Director @ AIMco

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 MEMORIAM 

+ Ed Dodge; retired COO @ Canadian Pacific Railway, 79

+ Jim Argue; principal of Sylvan Learning of Edmonton, 67



 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ CIBC lost its appeal of a class action lawsuit for unpaid overtime

+ how employers can be more flexible

+ large employers shifting COVID policies




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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Feb. 28; Numinus Wellness Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ April 7; Cargojet Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ April 7; CIBC, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

+ April 9; United Conservative Party of Alberta, Special General Meeting/Leadership Review, Red Deer

+ April 27; Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Annual and Special Meeting

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 CONSTRUCTION NEWS + BUILDING SERVICES INNOVATIONS 

+ Arts Commons redevelopment planning moving forward; design team chosen for $450.0 million project

+ COWI Group secured engineering contract for George Massey Tunnel project

+ GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. closed its acquistion of Energere and lanched Ainsworty Energy & Technology Services




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+ Arts Commons redevelopment planning moving forward; design team chosen for $450.0 million project



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NEWS SUMMARY 
 Feb. 9 ~ 15/2022 


+ Alberta border crossing at Coutts blockade and the blockage of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor coming down and traffic resuming after arrests by RCMP … and now the Prime Minister has taken further action against convoy/protestors by invoking Emergencies Act legislation provisions to stop border-crossing blockades and to disburse protests in Ottawa and other places

+ Alberta re-opening plans underway; a court challenge seeking an injunction about removal or mask requirements for students in classrooms was quashed

+ Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. agreed to acquire 100% of Logististics Support Unit for $30.0 million

+ Arts Commons redevelopment planning moving forward; design team chosen for $450.0 million project

+ Baker Hughes acquired Industrial Climate Solutions Inc.

+ Big Bear Energy Rentals Ltd. et al placed in receivership; Alvarez & Marsal appointed interim receiver

+ Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. closed its $20.8 million acquisition of Discovery Downhole Services

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats; OMICRON variant continues to surge (20,865 reported active cases, 1,528 in hospital, 124 in ICU, 3,776 COVID-deaths to date in Alberta)

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices strong, WTI @ US$95/bbl, Breant @ US$96/bbl

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

+ Kainai/Blood Tribe launched a JV with Indigena Capital called Kainai Forage

+ Noreen Music wrote a book, The Unexpected Entrepreneur – check out book launch details, register for the workshop and event

+ Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $25.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate quarterly newsletter; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 22 to 635 this week; Canada: up 1 to 219 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. agreed to acquired Alliance Finacial Services Limited

+ Signature Mushrooms Ltd. and Alliance Mushrooms Ltd. in bankruptcy; Bowra Group is trustee

+ SSC Security Services Corp. agreed to acquire Avante Logixx Inc. for $37.1 million




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd. closed $1.099 million 2nd tranche of equity raise by private placement

+ FNX secured US$1.4 billion equity raise from CPP Investments and Motive Partners

+ H2 Ventures 1 Inc. closed $5.56 million equity raise by IPO

+ Kinova Robotics raised $60.0 million in two financings

+ Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. is on the market to raise $6.6 million in equity by private placement

+ Nanalysis Scientific Corp closed $15.225 million equity raise by private placement IPO

+ Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity

+ Petro-Victory Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $10.6 million in equity by private placement

+ Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. closed $4.0 million tranche of its equity raise by private placement

+ Prospera Energy Inc. closed $1.938 million equity raise by private placement

+ Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltrd. is on the market to raise $41.0 million in equity

+ Simply Better Brands Corp. is on the market to raise $2.5 million in equity by private placement

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. closed $200.0 million debt financing

*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

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

+ Feb. 22; Alberta Legislature Spring Session Opens, and Throne Speech, Edmonton

+ Feb. 24 – 27; Calgary Home + Garden Show, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary; info/tickets

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

+ Mar. 1-2; RealCapital 2022 Conference, Toronto Convention Centre; info/register

+ Mar. 2; Transform: Energy Summit, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Telus Convention Centre, program / tickets

+ 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. 5; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Calgary, Calgary; info/registration

+ 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 18; Edmonton Real Estate Forum, Edmonton Convention Centre; agenda/register

+ May 22-26; World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland; agenda

+ 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

+ June 21-22; Petrochem Canada Conference, Sarnia, ON; info/register/book space

+ Sept. 13-15; BOMEX – Charlottetown 2022, info/register/save the date

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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