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+ Alexis von Hoensbroech to CEO @ WestJet

+ Alicia Dubois to CEO @ Royal BC Museum

+ Amy Turner-Keller to Director of Operations @ The Dorian Hotel

+ Blaine Coupal to Exec. VP North America @ TK Elevator

+ Carol Stephenson to Director @ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

+ Chris Woodill to VP Operations @ Thentia Corporation

+ Colin Richardson to Associated Partner @ DHR Global

+ Darrell Bishop to Pres., Finance and Investor Relations @ Exro Technologies Inc.

+ David Nagy to National Practice Leade for Alternative and Major Projects @ Associated Engineering

+ Don Chynoweth to Director @ Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada

+ Duncan Nightingale, CEO @ Candian Energy Partners Inc., resigned

+ Eric Dillon, CEO @ Conexus Credit Union, resigned

+ Ettore Gattolin to VP Mergers, Acquisitions and Special Projects @ Dilawri Group of Companies

+ Gary Medeiros to Pres. & CEO @ TK Elevator Canada Limited

+ Ian Anderson, Pres. &CEO @ Trans Mountain Corporation, retiring

+ Ian Robertson to Director @ Emera Inc.

+ James Henning to Director @ DeepMarkit Corp.

+ Jenny Cruickshank to Director, Bus. Operations, Schulich School of Engineering @ University of Calgary

+ Kellie Johnston to Chief Sustainability Officer and General Counsel @ Northstar Clean Technologies

+ Mahesh Shaw to Director @ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

+ Marc Feliciano to Global Head of Real Estate, Private Markets @ Manulife Investment Management,

+ Matias Grum to Sr. Portfolio Manager @ Raymond James Ltd.

+ Matthew Milligan to CFO & Comptroller @ Paleo Resources Inc.

+ Neil Cooper to Acting-CEO @ Conexus Credit Union

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

+ Paula Gold-Williams to Director @ Emera Inc.

+ Robert Labonte to Sr. Architect @ Kirsten Reite Architecture

+ Virginie Aubert to VP Marketing & Communication @ Dilawri Group of Companies

+ Yona Shtern to Board Chairman @ Hapbee

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+ should employer vaccine mandates be lifted?

+ what kind of mental health supports do employees want?

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

+ Mar. 18; Sun Life Financial Inc., Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, live and virtual

+ 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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+ send us your 2022 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

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+ CT REIT is building a net-zero 350,000 sq. ft. distribution centre in Calgary

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+ to the Shaw family – the JR Shaw family donated $35.0 million to the Glenbow Museum (currently under an extensive renovation) to make attendance free for everyone forever!

+ If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. – Desmond Tutu

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+ alarm over Putin’s actions roiling markets worldwide after Russia recognized two areas in the Donbass region of Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk – then sent in ‘peace keeping forces’ … sanctions by NATO countries expected to follow and uncertainty about Russian pipeline to Europe

+ Coast Hotels expansion – two new flags flying; the Pomeroy Inn Grimshaw is now the Coast Grimshaw Hote & Suites and the Lakeview Inn Fort St. John will soon (March 1) be the Coast Fort St. John Hotel

+ Coutts/U.S. border crossing blockade ended; traffic resumed last Tuesday after an 18-day blockade

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats; OMICRON variant continues to surge (15,384 reported active cases, 1,494 in hospital, 116 in ICU, 3,830 COVID-deaths to date in Alberta)

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices up – WTI @ US$94/bbl, Brent @ US$97/bbl

+ DeepMarkit Corp. closed its acquisition of First Carbon Corp.

+ Government of Canada has begun freezing bank accounts of Canadians involved in the protests under authority of the Emergencies Act

+ 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

+ Northview Canadian High Yield Residential Fund changed its name to Northview Fund

+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $350.0 million

+ 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 10 to 645 this week; Canada: up 1 to 220 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. agreed to acquire a portfolio of Saskatchewan oil & gas assets  $8.3 million

+ Spartan Delta Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $330.0 million

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. closed its $92.0 million acquisition of Crestwynd Exploration Ltd.

+ THIRD ACTion Film Festival’s spring raffle 50/50; BUY TICKETS

+ Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, still incomplete, has experienced significant cost overruns, now pegged at $21.4 billion; Federal Government committed to capping the costs and selling the project once completed

+ West Lake Energy partnering with Frog Lake First Nation and Frog Lake Energy Resources Corp. to drill wells on Frog Lake First Nations lands

+ ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. closed $336.9 million equity raise

+ BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. closed US$3.0 million debt raise

+ Convictional secured $40.0 million funding

+ Equitable Group Inc. closed $230.0 million equity raise

+ FirstServices Corporation secured US$1.0 billion credit facility

+ Petro-Victory Energy Group is on the market to raise $10.7 million in equity by private placement

+ RideCo closed $20.0 million financing

+ Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. is on the market to raise $16.0 million in equity

+ Wondr Gaming Corp. closed final/second $2.914 million tranche of an equity raise 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 …

+ 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 – 31st; 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; Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference, Edmonton Convenition Centre; program/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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+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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+ HBC is reducings its Saks OFF 5^th unit in Canada; doing down to 15 stores, closing stores in Markham, ON, and Market Mall in Calgary