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+ Andy Wu to CFO @ Pontus Petroleum Ltd.

+ Bryce Phillips, CEO @ Windsor Detroi Bridge Authority, Resigned

+ Darrell Messersmith to COO @ CareSpace  Health Inc.

+ Darren Gee, CEO @ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp., retired

+ David Scudellari to Sr. Exec. Managing Dir., Head of International Investment @ AIMCo

+ Elliott Etheredge to CEO @ PUDO Inc.

+ Eric Fishman to Chief Strategy Officer @ Aware360

+ Frank Coccia to COO/Founder @ PUDO Inc.

+ Isao Kobayashi to Pres. & CEO @ Canon Canada Inc.

+ James Grady, CFO @ Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., resigned

+ Jean-Paul Lachance to CEO @ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

+ Ken Mullen to Director @ Pason Systems Inc.

+ Kerry Biggs to CFO @ Good Natured Products Inc.

+ Kristen Walters to Sr. Managing Dir. & Chief Risk Officer @ CPP Investments

+ Mark Biznek to COO @ Ballard Power Systems

+ Mark Kaufler to Exec. Team Lead, Sales/Bus. Dev. @ RDARS Inc.

+ Mark Thompson to Director @ Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company

+ Michael Brisebois to VP Human Resources @ LOGISTEC Corporation

+ Mick Dilger to Chairman @ Secure Energy Services Inc.

+ Nikiwe Bikitsha to Director @ Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company

+ Oliver Duff to Sr. VP, Global Head of Credit Investments @ PSP Investments

+ Paul Sakrzewski to CFO @ Copperleaf Technologies Inc.

+ Ranj Pillai to Leader of Liberal Party and Premier @ Government of the Yukon

+ Rembert de Villa to Chairman & CEO @ CareSpan Health Inc.

+ Simon Marc to Sr. VP, Global Head of Private Equity and Strategic Partnerships @ PSP Investments

+ Tammy Nunez to Interim CFO @ Pet Valu Holdings Ltd.

~ 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 ]

+ Amazon expected to begin large staff cuts, rationalize warehouse assets they may have built too much of during the pandemic …

+ CIBC paying $153.0 million in settlement for unpaid overtime

+ half of Canadian workers are looking for a new position – Robert Half report

+ Microsoft nearing a US$10.0 billion investment in ChatGBT owner OpenAI

Our IFMA Calendar - save these dates for facility tours + networking events coming in 2023:

January 26  - at SAIT - John Ware Building; renovations and project management presentation + networkding event - details/register

February 16 - to be announced
March 23 - Calgary Stampede
April 27 - ATCO headquarters 
May  - announcement soon
June 26 - IFMA Golf Tournament - details soon

Registration via our Events Page - click here

+ ATCO completed its acquisition of a portfolio of wind and solar renewable power assets from Suncor Energy Inc. for $713.0 million

+ Government of Canada issued its Eighth National Communication and Fifth Biennial Report to the UN

+ Pathways Alliance got the go ahead to test $16.5 billion carbon storage project

+ Brock Group closed its acquisition of Chinook Scaffold Systems Ltd.

+ Jan. 11; Nav Canada, Annual General Meeting, Ottawa

+ Jan. 12; Martello Technologies Group Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Ottawa

+ Jan. 19; Virginia Energy Resources Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

+ Jan. 20; Liminal BioSciences Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ Jan. 31; Target Capital Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Mar. 28; Slate Office REIT, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 16; First Capital REIT, Annual and Special Meeting of Unitholders, Toronto

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Sandpiper/Artis continues to press First Capital REIT to restructure management and board, making court application to accelerate AGM timing; meanwhile, First Cap rebuts their claims … tik tok

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+ a great start to 2023; FACILTYCalgary is re-starting our pandemic-paused interviews feature later this week; my interview of Paula Calderon, CEO at Calgary founded/headquartered Canadian Immigrant Women’s Association will be loaded this week – stay tuned for our mailout!

+ ATCO/Canadian Utilities Limited unit completed its acquisition of a portfolio of wind and solar renewable power assets from Suncor Energy Inc. for $713.0 million

+ ATCO Ltd. acquired Triple M Modular Housing; terms not disclosed

+ Bed Bath & Beyond, who have been widely reported as struggling to stave off insolvency for several years and CEO changes are now warning of bankruptcy troubles ahead

+ Bocana Resources Corp. closed a reverse takeover transaction with United Hunger Oil & Gas Corp.

+ Coast Hotels expanding its USA presence; acquired master franchise agreement, including control/mgmt. of nine existing franchised hotels in the US from Coast Hotels USA LLC; terms not disclosed

+ CREC Commercial Fund LPT changed its name to Concert Income Properties Fund LP

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$74/bbl, Brent @ US$79/bbl; uncertainty over ‘what will China’s demand shake out to be?’

+ FACILITYCalgary, in our 24^th year, will continue in 2023 as a weekly publication, sent out every Tuesday morning to subscriber; a commercial real estate / business in Calgary publication with a focus on oil & gas, finance and real estate industry news; click here to sign up – please tell your colleagues and friends, or sign them up …

+ GOA confirms amendments to the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation, which became effective January 1^st; OSLER’s analysis of impact on carbon capture and storage

+ HOUSING TRUTH, our residential newsletter for the greater Calgary area, will continue in 2023 as a quarterly publication – our year end 20220 report will be out soon; click here to sign up

+ IFMA’s January event: save the date – January 26, facility tour/networking event will be as SAIT; click to reach the sign-up page

+ MCF Energy Ltd. closed it’s acquisition of a portfolio of European natural gas assets

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE, our weekly ‘100 words from Mark + a quote’, now in it’s 5^th year of starting readers with a quick inspiration thought – free subscription; click here to sign up

+ reader contributions of news items and comments on how we make FACILITYCalgary a better publication are welcome; helping us make this a more comprehensive publication is our goal; please forward comments and news items about your company/appointments etc. to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

+ Pathways Alliance got the go ahead to test $16.5 billion carbon storage project’ – they signed Carbon Sequestration Evaluation Agreement with GOA

+ PROPERTY LINES, our commercial/investment newsletter covering Canada-wide news, will continue in 2023 as a quarterly publication – our year end 2022 report will be out soon; click here to sign up

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 7 to 772 this week; Canada: up 105 to 189 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Sandiper/Artis continues to press First Capital REIT to restructure management and board, making court application to accelerate AGM timing; meanwhile, First Cap rebuts their claims … tik tok

+ University of Calgary – Haskayne School of Business opened Matheson Hall, a new building attached to Scurfield Hall – LEED Platinum Building built at a capital cost of $90.0 million, made possible in large part by a $20.0 million donation from Ronald P. Mathison

+ Vermilion Energy Inc. announced its 2023CapEx Budget is $570.0 million

+ VICI Properties acquired four casino and gaming properties (Edmonton -2, Calgary, Lethbridge) from PURE Canadian Gaming for $271.9 million; sale/leaseback on all four properties

+ NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. closed US$35.0 financing round

+ StorageVault Canada Inc. closed $150.0 million convertible sr. unsecured debt

*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 …

+ Jan. 16-20; Davos 2023 - World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting, Davos/Klosters, Switzerland; details/sign-up for notifications

+ Feb. 7; Edmonton Region Hydrogen Summit; save the date/information

+ Feb, 15-26; BUILDEX Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre West; info/register

+ Mar. 13; 2023 Juno Awards – Rogers Place, Edmonton; tickets

+ Mar. 14-17; MIPIM 2023, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France; registration is open

+ Apr. 4 & 5; BMO Capital Markets and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Annual Energy Symposium, Investors Conference – save the date

+ Apr. 23; Business Transition Forum, Alberta – Co-Chairs Kristina Williams and Cody Church – save the date; stay tuned for event registration and details

+ Apr. 23; Earth Day 2023 – theme is Invest in Our Planet

+ Apr. 25-27; Canadian Hydrogen Convention - , Edmonton Convention Centre; details/register

+ May 2-3; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Regina; save the date/call for presentations

+ May 9-11; Canada Ga & LNG Exhibition & Conference, Vancouver Convention Center; info/register

+ May 31-June 1; Inventures Canada Conference, TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary; registration/tickets

+ June 6-7; Global Energy Transition 2023, New York, NY; agenda, information/register

+ June 7-8; Global Energy Transition 2023. New York; info/register

+ June 12-14; NeoCon 2023 – THE MART, Chicago – call for presentations deadline Jan 31, 2023

+ June 13-15; Global Energy Show, Calgary – save the date

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero – save the date

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Ottawa - save the date

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+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ ATCO completed its acquisition of a portfolio of wind and solar renewable power assets from Suncor Energy Inc. for $713.0 million

+ University of Calgary – Haskayne School of Business opened Matheson Hall, a new building attached to Scurfield Hall – LEED Platinum Building built at a capital cost of $90.0 million, made possible in large part by a $20.0 million donation from Ronald P. Mathison

+ VICI Properties acquired four casino and gaming properties (Edmonton -2, Calgary, Lethbridge) from PURE Canadian Gaming for $271.9 million; sale/leaseback on all four properties

+ Bed Bath & Beyond who have been widely reports as struggling to stave off insolvency for several years and CEO changes are now warning of bankruptcy troubles ahead

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