+ Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.- Marie Curie
KUDOS
+ to RBC Foundation – for a $1.0 million contribution to the Glenbow to improve accessibility
- FACILITY Calgary - now in it's 26th year - every Tuesday morning - getting better, growing our audience, offering 'things you want to know' to people who want to know it
we love to help charities - in particular, child focused organizations, supporting and promoting them to help them do their great work; please pause a moment, click a link below to get more information and then ... consider making a donation. Every donation, however modest, goes a long way ...
A message from FACILITYCalgary publisher Mark Kolke.
We are pleased to celebrate our relationship with iGIFTsight - a Calgary-based Canadian charity with a Canada-wide mission; if you've not heard about iGIFTsight, we urge you to invest a few moments of your time - click on a link to the site. You'll learn there is an unmet need for vision service in our communities. Getting eye exams, treatment, glasses and other corrective actions is something most of us take for granted as something we have funds or a benefit program, or that services are available where we live. This is made worse when families are already stretched so very far. If you can help, please consider helping in any that you can.
NSTEP is focused on building healthy habits for children, for life!
We are an education hub of scientific, evidence based knowledge that focuses on teaching healthy habits for children, for life. We want their brains to be powered and nourished through healthy eating and physical activity. Nutrition and activity build better brains and bodies.
NSTEP programs are sought after by school and community organizations. The most popular programs are Chef on NSTEP, various ages and NSTEP Certificate programs for staff working with children and youth.
+ a world of turmoil in recent days – the Trump Administration declaration of an emergency situation, under Presidential powers for such emergency condition imposed new tarrifs on Canada, Mexico and China – which were to go into effect today – February 4th at 12:01AM; the statements, official statements by all countries, behind-scenes emergency meetings in efforts to reverse/cancel/argue against the flawed logic of unjustified trade tariffs in defiance of the Canada-America-Mexico USMCA trade agreement have raised the ire of all Canadians, echoes of economists saying ‘it’s a crazy move’ and many observers seeing it as a geo-political blunder with devastating immediate impact on long-standing robust trading relationships with allies, to declines in the Canadian dollar, oil prices, and the spending philosophy of corporations and families – all because of an ill-considered and economically flawed campaign promise. The Canadian government announced its plans for retaliatory tariffs. By end of day, a pause on the tariffs was the walk-balk by Trump, the can was kicked down the proverbial road ... for 30 days.Comments today from Premier Smith on the 30-day delay. This war is ON, and not over...
+ Alberta in turmoil too – great summary of the battle so far and praise for Premier Smithy, from an Alberta perspective – Don Braid’s column
+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~ WTI @ US$ 72.76/bbl; Brent @ US$76.16 /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
+ 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
+ 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 …
+ the return of interviews to FACILITYCalgarry ... something that has long been a part of this publication - paused when COVID overtook us all ... and time to resume, so watch for some great names and conversations
+ AND ... recent days of high tension for all Canadians, the 'tariff threat' we've witnessed is not over - a '30 day postponement' is a significant relief to everyone, but there is going to be a lot to watch in coming weeks and beyond - so, two new feature sections - What governments are doing and What Canadians are doing ... and we'll be watching for interesting relevent items ...
+ Paolo Cerruti, Pres. & CEO @ Northvolt, stepped down
+ Ted Carefoot to VP of Product @ Scope Technologies Corp.
Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. - [ send us your appointment notices kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]
+ Walmart Canada announced a $6.5 billion investment in new stores and supply chain; Alberta and Ontario stores by 2027, new distribution facility in Vaughan opening spring 2025, three Supercentres in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray)
