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 THIS WEEK at FACILITYCalgary 

  February 19 ~ 25, 2026 


                                                                                        

 QUOTES 

+ A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. – G.K. Chesterton

+ The truest form of intelligence is designing the life you want to live. – Graham Weaver




 KUDOS 

+ to Connor McDavid, named MVP of the 2026 Winter Olympics Men’s Hockey Tournament: also voted Best Forward, and to the All-Star Team ... and with his teammates, a Silver Medal – and entire team – you performed extraordinarily and made Canadians incredibly proud of you as representatives of Canadians, of the quality and reputation of Canadian hockey ...

+ to the winners – Architecture Daily’s Building of the Year, 2026


                                                                                        

                                                                                        

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  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ a lot of Alberta tourists in Puerto Vallarta warned to shelter in place as drug cartel violence following the killing of a cartel leader; airlines cancelling flights; PV airport closed, uncertainty on ‘how to get home’ being addressed by Canadian government officials; some airlines resuming flights

+ and water main issues get worse again; Bearspaw Feeder Main pipe breaks causing more trouble and water restrictions will likely resume this spring and work on repairs and replacement line construction unfold, but resident fatigue is growing ... tik tok ...

+ ATCO Frontec and ASRC Federal .. their JV ARCTEC Alaska awarded a US$596.0 million contract to manage Alaska Radar System

+ Canadians at the Olympics .,.. Men’s Hockey Silver for Canada in nail-biter overtime loss

+ crude / current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~ WTI @US$66/bbl; Brent @US$71/bbl ~ strong prices influenced by U.S. – Iran tensions and uptick in Indian demand; Goldman Sachs raised its 2026 Q4 outlook and moving into 2027

+ FACILITYCalgary, sponsor-supported weekly newsletter; est. June,1999 – in our 27th year; sign-up is free

+ Fastfrate Group agreed to acquire 100% of Omnitrans Inc. including subs. Metro Customs Brokers Inc. and Omnitrans China Ltd.

+ GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc.’s board approved plan of arrangement – subject to court ratification of the transaction

+ Government of Alberta: Premier Smith announced plans for a fall 2026 referendum, and proposed questions - Bill 14: Justice Statutes Amendment Act ; spring session of the legislature opened

+ Government of Canada: Canada and Mexico committed to USMCA review, Canada First Industrial Strategy …

+ InPlay Oil Corp. announced its 2026CapExBudget is $66.0 million

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+ NameSilo Technologies Corp. closed its acquisition of Reach Systems Inc. for $4.5 million

+ Pathfinder Energy Ltd and MCK Energy Inc. in receivership; GlassRatner is Receiver, conducting SISP

+ Petrus Resources closed its acquisition of Harmattan area assets for $33.4 million

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: steady at 551 again this week; Canada: up 2 to 224 this week




 U.S. Trump / TARIFF WAR WATCH ...

+ Nov. 5/2025; U.S. Supreme court heard arguments on the Trump tariffs – are they constitutional?  - no decision released yet … but expected soon according to media reports

+ Feb. 12; the House of Representatives voted (219-211) to end tarrifs on Canada; tik tok ...

+ Feb. 20 – Supreme Court Order finally handed down its ruling; 6-3 decision, 170 page decision; found most of Trump’s tariffs to have exceeded his authority and must be withdrawn ... no ruling on how/when illegally collected tariff’s will be refunded

+ Feb. 21 – Trump announced new tariff’s of 10% on every country, then increased it to 15% (replacement tariffs are limited to 150 days and cannot exceed 15%)  and the wave of actions on lawsuits for refunds of illegally collected tariffs has just begun …




 
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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Andrew Choi to Director @ Renoworks Software Inc.

+ Darren Entwistle, Pres. & CEO @ TELUS Corporation, retiring

+ David Chemla to Director @ Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

+ David Colla to Sr. Managing Dir. & Global Head of Credit Investments @ CPP Investments

+ Demetrios Barnes to CEO @ 1VALET

+ Don Lindsay to Board Chir @ Trans Mountain Corporation

+ Dr. Joss Reimer to Chief Public Health Officer @ Government of Canada

+ Jenna Prance to Sr. Mgr., Bus. Dev., Alberta Marke & National Energy @ McCarthy Tétrault

+ Karine Hamel to CFO @ Coveo

+ Lois Zhang to CFO @ OverActive Media Corp.

+ Melanie Kjorlien to Pres. & CEO @ Glenbow

+ Nicholas Bell, to Director & CEO @ Royal Ontario Museum

+ Victor Dodig to Pres. & CEO @ TELUS Corporation

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 REMEMBRANCE 


+ Bobbie Sparrow; former MP for Calgary South, community leader; 90

+ Frank ‘Mr. Fish’ Fallwell; food, restaurant, and agriculture community legend; 89


 
                                                                

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 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ Canada’s Best Diversity Employers – 2026 Honorees

+ Public Service of Canada filed a complaint – pushing back on Gov of Canada ‘back to office’ program

+ supply chain employment challenge – driver shortage; Canadian Truck Operators Association is calling for action




 THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
 proposed & closed 

+ American Atomics Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Emerge Commerce Ltd. Is on the market to raise $2.5 million in equity

+ Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed a US$63.2 million equity raise

+ Fairstone Bank of Canada closed a $400.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Logan Energy Corp. is on the market to raise $65.0 million in equity

+ Metro Inc. is on the market to rsise $350.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ NetraMark Holdings Inc. closed a $3.5 million equity raise by private placement

+ Next Edge Capital Corp. is on the market to raise $50.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Petrus Resources closed a $20.7 million equity raise

+ Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. is on the market to raise $2.0 million in unsecured convertible debt

+ Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation secured a $165.0 million credit facility




 RISK 

+ Alberta fire risk ... all fires are under control: 2 current year active fires, 15 active fires from 2025; the graphics on the site and stats are deceiving – so, there 17 active fires … all reported ‘under control.

+ Weston Family Foundation – first of its kind - $8.0 million funding for training progam for ‘Use of Prescribed Fire on the Land’




 TECHNOLOGY / AI Trends 

+ Mobile World Congress 2026 will focus on AI transformation in Telcom

+ Stripe Bank is reported to be taking-over or taking a major stake in PayPal

+ Thomson Reuters’ CoCounsel AI business support for professionals growing fast

+ Woodway Assurance unveiled it’s EviData 2.o and AI companion EviChat




 DATA CENTER issues + news 

+ AMD and Meta Announce Expanded Strategic Partnership to Deploy 6 Gigawatts of AMD GPUs to power Meta’s AI infrastucuture

+ new rates for data centres are drawing attention everywhere; an initiative at  Hydro-Québec 

~  capacity, power, and continuity matter ‘huge’ to users and therefore must matter to data center operators and their suppliers of power. This is an-across-jurisdictions issue for companies, countries and providers of massive amounts of power that cannot quit. As this is growing issue we’ll try to capture the most relevant points each week on this subject. We appreciate everyone who provides us with news and perspective on this growing issue of importance to users of data centers and owners/developers of facilities.




 CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+  can Canadians build greener spaces? – Schneider Electric article by Richard Henzie




 CONSTRUCTION + BUILDING SERVICES + ENTITLEMENTS / ZONING 

+ CarbuCrete and Isobloc combined solutions for decarbonizing construction

+ GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc.’s board approved plan of arrangement – subject to court ratification of the transaction

+ ZS2 Technologies Ltd.  expanding; acquiring Supreme Insulated Panel Systems to produce magnesium cement panelized building systems to meet demand




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 


+ three Calgary school projects got funding commitment to accelerate construction




 RETAIL 


+ CF has numerous ‘new retailers coming and others returning’ to Market Mall and Chinook this spring




 MULTI-RES + HOTEL 


+ Anthem Properties Group Ltd. secured a 146 acre parcel in north Calgary; expect 1,600 homes

+ Bankside Properties and Sumas Property Group developing Kensington Yards project in the Riley Park area, just below SAIT campus




 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 -  a new/relaunch of  REITRag is coming soon - watch for the next issue coming on or about March 1st;  ... advertising inquiries - send to kolke@markkolke.com 



  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Feb. 25; Marksmen Energy Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Mar. 4; Dye & Dunham, Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Mar. 4; Minto Apartment REIT, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Ottawa/virtual only

+ Mar. 10; Transat A.T. Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Mar. 10; ShaMaran Petroleum Corporation, Special Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ Mar 25; Kensington Private Equity Fund, Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Mar. 31; A2Z CUST2Mate, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Mar. 31; Aptose Biosciences Inc., Postponed Special Meeting Of Shareholders, Toronto

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

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 CHARITY + INDUSTRY GOLF EVENTS 

+ Aug. 17-23/2026; Rogers Charity Classic ~ save the date ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ please send your 2026 charity golf event notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

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 UPCOMING EVENTS / SAVE THE DATE 

[ please send us information on your upcoming events; send to: kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Mar. 2-5; Mobile World Congress, Barcelona

+ Mar. 8-10; Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Transportation Connects Alberta, Edmonton Convention Centre

+ Mar. 15 – 17; National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture, Banff Centre, Banff

+ Mar. 23-27; CERAWeek 2026, Houston

+ Mar. 26; St. Mary’s University Annual President’s Gala, Calgary - tickets

+ Apr. 9; Calgary Stampede. Canvas Auction, The Big Four Roadhouse, Stampede Park

+ Apr. 21; Business Transitions Forum Alberta, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; register

+ Apr. 22; Earth Day 2026

+ Apr. 27-29; Canadian Collaborative Contracts Conference, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler

+ May 6-8; Canadian Cleantech Awards, Kelowna,

+ May 28; Calgary Energy Roundtable Conference, Hyatt Regency, Calgary

+ May 28; Canadian Business Hall of Fame Gala, Toronto info/register/donate/sponsor

+ June 7-10; NeoCon 2026, THE Mart, Chicago – get on 5th Annual Modular Construction & Prefabrication Symposium

+ June 16-19; Canadian Trail Summit, Winnipeg

+ June 17-20/2026; VivaTech 2026, Paris – save the date ... registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 16-17; ALL IN 2026 AI conference, Montreal

+ Sept. 16-17; Oil Sands Expo, Fort McMurray

+ Sept. 22-24; BOMEX 2026, Ottawa – save the date ...  registration link n/a yet ...

+ Sept. 28-30; Indigenous Women in Industry Summit Canada, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver

+ Oct. 21-22; BUILDEX Alberta, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

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