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  January 29 ~ February 4, 2026 


 
                                                                                        

 
 
                                                                                        

 
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  NEWS THIS WEEK  


+ Blue Ant Media Corporation closed it’s acquisition of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.

+ Canada Post strike-ending agreements are complete; ratification vote yet to come

+ crude / current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~ WTI @US$64/bbl; Brent @US$68/bbl … -

+ CX1 Capital Inc. completed acquisition of SatCom Marketing

+ Defence, Security and Resilience Bank Development Group is gaining support: support from CIBC, support frfom Scotiabank, Toronto business leaders support,

+ Dow Inc. going ahead with its $10.0 billion petrochemicl project in Fort Saskatchewan – 2029 startup

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+ Government of Alberta: Premier Smith says she’s ruled out Kitimat as a destination for new pipeline; Premier threatening to withold funding for Federally appointed Judges ... and judges respond/rebuke that view

+ Government of Canada: first ministers meeting summary; Canada Groceries and Essential Benefit program looking more like long term plan ...

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+ Navacord Corp. & Acera Insurance Services Ltd. completed their merger

+ OpenText agreed to sell Vertica unit to Rocket Software inc. for US$150.0 million

+ Ovintiv Ltd. closed its US$2.7 billion acquistion of NuVista Energy Ltd.

+ RFA Financial Inc. completed its arrangement to acquire ARTIS REIT

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 2 to 546 this week; Canada: up 1 to 232 this week

+ Truman and Mattamy partnering on a new commnity in Chestermere; 253-acre master planned community




 U.S. Trump / TARIFF WAR WATCH ...

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

+ Nov. 15; Trump softened his stance, rolled back tariffs on many food products …

+ Dec. 5; business leaders call on Trump to drop tariffs

+ Dec. 5; GoC measures to protect Canadian steel and lumber industries

+ Dec. 9; Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian potash ... ????

+ Dec. 9; ATB paper on 2026 outlook – tariff turmoil

+ Dec. 11; Canada further shuts market to steel imports (Osler report)

+ Dec. 24; Canada published details of the Stell Derivative Goods Surtax Order (Osler report)

+ Dec. 29; Canadians favour a new Canadian auto strategy – KPMG survey

+ Jan. 13; Trump threatens 25% tariffs on all countries doing business with Iran

+ Jan. 20; Trump threatened tariffs on countries opposing his threatened takeover of Greenland – then recanted

+ Jan. 24; Trump threatened 100% tariff on everything Canada sells to the U.S. if Canada executes a trade deal with China …

+ Jan. 29; Trump threatened to decertify Canadian made aircraft and levy a 50% tariff on Canadian aircraft




 OUTLOOK 2026 ~ some opinions and reports

+ AngusReid – Fear Factor

+ ATB – Outlook Reports

+ Bain & Company – Global Private Equity Report 2026

+ CIBC Mellon – 2026 outlook

+ CREA – Resale Housing Market Forecast for 2026 and 2027

+ CREB – Forecast – Calgary & Region

+ Hazelview – Global Public Real Estate Outlook

+ IMCO – World View 2026

+ KPMG – Nation-building to spur Canadian M&A

+ Morguard – Gradual Stabilization and Growth

+ Nanos – Consumer confidence stubbornly flat

+ Pimco - Charting the Year Ahead

+ PwC – 2026 Global CEO Survey


                                                                

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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
appointments and disappointments 

+ Aisha Ali to Pre. @ Premier Constructoin Software

+ Angelan MacInnis to Chief Marketing Officer @ KITS Eyecare Ltd.

+ Aviel Koganov to Trustee @ Northview Residential REIT

+ Ayman Antoun to CEO @ OpenText

+ Bill Blair to High Commissioner to the U.K. @ Governmnet of Canada

+ Brad Dever tp Chief Commercial Officer & Managing Director @ CloudAvanti Inc.

+ Candace Todd to Director @ QuadReal Property Group

+ Carl Gomez to Chief Economist @ Centurian Asset Management Inc.

+ Connor Teskey to CEO @ Brookfield Asset Management

+ David MacNaughton to Strategic Advisor @ CIBC

+ Elizabeth Wood to COO @ CMI Financial Group

+ Gregory Hill to Director @ Ovintiv Inc.

+ Hratch Panossian to Board Chair @ Canadian Bankers Association

+ John Luna to CEO @ Light AI Inc.

+ Ka-Hay Law to Chief Investment Officer @ NorthX Climate Tech

+ Mike Pederson to Director & Chair-Elect @ EQB Inc. and Equitable Bank

+ Patricia Olyslager to Counsel @ Dolden Wallace Folick LLP

+ Sajan Choksi to CEO @ CX1 Capital Inc.

+ Scott Althen to Director @ Whitecap Resources Inc.

+ Tanya Befus to Director, Industrial @ QuadReal Property Group

+ William Woods to CFO @ Big Rock Brewery

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 HR Resource + Workplace Trends + HSE 

+ Alberta Government – back-to-office for 12,000 employees as hybrid program ends

+ only 5% of organizations have the skills and headcount required for 2026 priority projects; Robert Half report

+ Ricoh acquired ET Group




 THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
 proposed & closed 

+ Argenta Silver closed a $23.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Cardinal Energy Ltd. closed a $104.7 million equity raise

+ CVW Sustainable Royalties Inc. is on the market to raise $25.0 million in equity

+ Garda World Security Corporation closed renegotiation of its credit facility to be US$2.35 billion

+ Hydro-Quebec raised $500.0 million in debt

+ NEO Battery Materials Ltd. closed a $7.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Neo Financial raised $68.6 million in equity

+ PowerBank Corporation raised $13.68 million in equity

+ Tantalus Systems Holdings Inc. is on the market to raise $20.0 million equity raise




 RISK 

+ agreeing on risk – alignment/agreement is difficult for couples according to Scotiabank survey

+ Alberta Wildfire information

+ have a say – Alberta government looking at updating Personal Information Protection Act

+ International AI Safety Report, 2026 – rapid changes, emerging risks

+ Jasper recovery has a new advocate; Eleonor Olszewski appointed as Federal Government Ministerial Lead for Jasper




 TECHNOLOGY / AI Trends 

+ Canadians face critical readiness gap in trusted AI adoption; PwC report

+ Info-Tech report – Applications Priorities 2026

+ Moneris GO improving it’s POS hardward and commerce solutins




 DATA CENTER issues + news 

+ Serverfarn secured US$3.0 billion credit facility to accelerate it’s development of hyperscale data centres across North America; Houston Hyperscale Campus: 500MW+ development potential across 250 acres in Houston's energy corridor with dual on-site substations; Atlanta Expansion: 498,960 sq ft facility in Covington, Georgia, offering 60MW of critical IT capacity for a single hyperscale tenant; Toronto Expansion: 4MW expansion capacity at its existing Toronto location, supporting Canadian market growth for a hyperscale customer

+ Synapse Data Center Inc. is proposing to build a $10.0 billion data center in Olds

~ 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 

+ renewables in Alberta declining, but Nova Scotia is bullish




 CONSTRUCTION + BUILDING SERVICES + ENTITLEMENTS / ZONING 

+ Bearspaw South feeder main panel recomendations – action plan presented to Council

+ constructoin site thefts are on the rise in Calgary

+ Werkund Centre project tweaking – facing a $200.0 million shortfall on the project funding; the project scope may change if committments for full funding cannot be secured ... 




 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY + ESG REPORTS 


+ Farinart Inc. published its ESG strategy




 INFRASTRUCTURE + P3 


+ downtown segment of Calgary’s Green Line design released for public comment

+ GoA is supporting an expansion of the Alberta Children’s Hospital - $2.0 million from the province, matched by $2.0 million from the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

+ Peter Lougheed Hospital expansion project (Phase 2) .. $151.0 million – is complete; keys turned over in Dec/25, fitting out and operations is underway; expansion adds 97 more paitent bedas and 28 additional emergency dept. beds




 RETAIL 


+ Eddie Bauer closing all Canadian stoes, likely to survive it’s bankruptcy process and remain as an online retailer

+ Empire Co. Ltd. is closing its Voila e-commerce grocery services in Alberta – closing it’s fulfillment centre in Calgary and satellite operation in Edmonton; Landlord is Crombie REIT and the space will remain fully leased to Empire Co. who have not had sufficient e-commerce success in western Canada

+ Northland Properties acquired exclusive use of the Denny’s brand in Canada; currently, of the 85 Dennys in Canada, 57 locations are owned by Northland

+ Sunterra, continuing under CCAA creditor protection, ruled liable for $35.0 million in financal transactions civil suit; founder Ray Price found personaly responsible by Court of King’s Bench judge ...

+ Victoria Park Medispa acquired PHI Medical Aesthetics (2 locations in Calgary) as it’s first foray into western Canada




 INDUSTRIAL + LOGISTICS 


+ Coke Canada inveiled its new $75.0 million/60,000 sq. ft. warehouse in NE Calgary




 REITs + TRUST NEWS 

+ RFA Financial Inc. completed its arrangement to acquire ARTIS REIT

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




  SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR MEETINGS 

+ Feb. 5; Laurentian Bank of Canada, Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Feb. 23; GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

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

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

+ Mar. 31; A2Z CUST2Mate, Annual and 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 

+ Feb. 6; Calgary Construction Association – Economic Summit, Calgary - register

+ Mar. 3-4; SMR Nuclear Canada Summit, Westin Airport Hotel, Calgary

+ Mar. 8-10; Transportation Connects Alberta Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton

+ Mar. 11; Hugessen Consulting – Executive and Director Compensation Guidebook Launch, Calgary

+ Mar 18-20; Privacy & Data Governance, Congress, Ottawa

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

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

+ 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; 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

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