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Mark Kolke interviews interesting people. He seeks a glimpse of what drives them, how they see the world and what they see in Calgary's future:
This week's conversation with Jocelyn Flanagan , Pres. & CEO @ e=mc2events
Last week's conversation with Perry Kinkaide , Founder & Past President @ Alberta Council of Technologies
And, click here to access archived conversations with fascinating people ...
 



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 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

+ Jan. 14; Nav Canada, Annual Meeting of Members, Ottawa

+ Jan. 15; Enhanced Oil Resources Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

+ Jan. 28; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Banff

+ Feb. 10; Vicwest Inc., Debenture Holders Meeting, Toronto

+ Apr. 23; CIBC, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 7; Lundin Petroleum AB, Annual General Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden

+ May 12; Karnalyte Resources Inc. Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Saskatoon

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 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ Jan. 14; Calgary Real Estate Board – 2015 Forecast Conference & Trade Show, BMO Centre, Calgary – registration for non CREB members

+ Jan. 24; 21st Annual STARS & Spurs Gala, hosted by PSAC; BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary – sponsorship and tickets

+ Feb. 19; Fast Track Design & Construction – Aligning Expectations; Westin, Calgary; info/register

+ Feb. 25 & 26; BUILDEX Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre West; info/register

+ Mar. 23; 4th Annual Modular Construction, Prefabrication & Logistics Canada Summit, Calgary

+ April 9; Vancouver Real Estate Forum , Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver

+ May 14; Edmonton Real Estate Forum , Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton

+ May 24-27; Banff Compass 2105; Association of Fundraising Professionals, Banff

+ July 3-12; Calgary Stampede 2015 - tickets now on sale
 
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SHAKERS AND MOVERS moving, retired, resigned, died or got the boot:

+ Andrew Bateman to Partner @ Felesky Flynn LLP

+ Andrew Hromyk to CEO @ Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.

+ Claude Généreux to Exec. VP @ Power Corporation of Canada

+ Colleen Smith to Exec. Director @ Theatre Calgary

+ Doug Murphy to Pres. & CEO @ Corus Entertainment

+ Dr. Ralph Gillcrist to Pres. & CEO @ Petroamerica Oil Corp.

+ Graham Reid, CFO @ Leader Energy Services Ltd., resigned

+ Gregory Parker to Exec. VP & Chief Risk Officer @ Home Capital Group Inc.

+ Helen Wesley to Consultant @ Spencer Stuart

+ Hugh O’Reilly to CEO @ OPTrust

+ Ian Malone, CFO @ BluMetric Environmental Inc., retired

+ James Beattie to CEO @ Global Maxfin Capital Inc.

+ Jaret Sprott to VP Gas Services @ Pembina Pipeline Corporation

+ Jay Forbes to CEO @ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc./MTS Allstream

+ Jimmy Mah, CFO @ Golden Band Resources Inc., resigned

+ John Cassaday, Pres. & CEO @ Corus Entertainment, retiring

+ Kevin Vickers to Ambassador to Ireland @ Government of Canada

+ Rob Broen to Pres. & COO @ @ Athabasca Oil Corporation

+ Todd Wohler to Chief Human Resources Officer @ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

+ Vivian Karaiskos to VP Finance & CFO @ BluMetric Environmental Inc.

 

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BOARDROOM changes, purges, appointments etc.

+ Carlos Fierro to Director @ Athabasca Oil Corporation

+ Jean Turmel to Chair @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

+ Nelson Navarette to Executive Chairman @ Petroamerica Oil Corp.

+ Paul Haggis to Director @ Athabasca Oil Corporation

+ Steve Deveaux to Chairman @ Building Industry and Land Development Association




INTERESTING REAL ESTATE NEWS, other places


+ Canary Wharf in the news again/still; board of Songbird Estates is asking shareholders to reject the $3.9 billion takeover bid from Brookfield Property Partners & Qatar Investment Authority

+ Edmonton’s former Federal Building, opening to Provincial government office use, $375 million renovation ($100 million over budget) is a stunning re-use of a Diefenbaker era quasi-art-deco building turned over to the province when feds moved to Canada Place twenty or so years ago




KUDOS


+ to Jack Cockwell and The Brookfield Partners Foundation – donated $20 million for Ryerson University to support the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
+ to Canadian Pacific – their 2014 Holiday Train raised $1.1 million and gathered 300,000 lbs. of food for food banks ...

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 OILSANDS NEWS

+ Canadian Natural Resources Limited announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $6.2 billion, revised from $8.6 billion announced earlier

+ Shell Canada announced Albian Sands job cuts; says will be less than 10% of workforace at Muskeg River and Jackpine oilsands mines




 QUOTES

“Life is either great adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

“This land may be profitable to those that will adventure it.” – Henry Hudson




 this week in REITS 


+ NorthWest International Healthcare REIT internalized management




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 TODAY'S HEADLINES


big CapEx Budget cuts | Canadian dollars are 84 cents | crude oil at US$46/barrel | ExxonMobil $25 billion LNG plant for the left coast | Jocelyn Flanagan interview | upcoming events & corp. meetings | financings + executive appointments >>>>




NEWS SUMMARY 
 Jan. 6 - 13


+ ARC Resources Ltd. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $750 million

+ Arsenal Energy Inc. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $26.8 million

+ ATB Financial’s Chief Economist Todd Hirsch published ATB Economic Outlook for Q1/2015

+ ATB Financial – THE OWL … Daily Economic Comment

+ Bank of Canada issued its winter issues: Business Outlook Survey and Senior Loan Officer Survey

+ Canadian Natural Resources Limited announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $6.2 billion, revised from $8.6 billion announced earlier

+ Chinook Energy Inc. closed its $40.9 million disposition of Karr area assets

+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $1.45 billion

+ Crew Energy Inc. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $185 million

+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; last week crude dipped below US$50/barrel – now it is US$46/barrel; some Brent producers on verge of shutting-in production if prices slip to US$40/barrel

+ Elkwater Resources Ltd. announced its 1st qtr. 2015 CapEx Budget is $ 4.5 million

+ Enbridge Inc. selected by Hess Corporation to build $130 million Stampede lateral pipeline in Gulf of Mexico

+ Exxon Mobil Corp. is planning a $25 billion LNG terminal for BC; West Coast Canada LNG project at Tuck Inlet near Prince Rupert; construction targeted for 2017

+ GLENTEL Inc. securityholders approved acquisition by BCE

+ Goldman Sach report lowered its oil forecast; sent energy stocks downward

+ Harper Government announced the Canada Apprentice Loan program; loans up to $4,000 per apprentice per period of technical training

+ Husky Energy had a fire at its Lima, Ohio refinery; shutdown expect to last a week

+ Hyperion Exploration Corp. got shareholder approval for a $31.9 million takeover by Tri-Win International Investment Group Inc.

+ Keystone XL Pipeline in the news again/does it ever end? … Obama says he’ll veto, Nebraska appeals court ruling favourable, Republicans pushing legislation to approve it in the Senate .. tic toc .. tic toc .. tic toc ..

+ Li Ka-shing reorganizing his companies; in the shuffle he will sell 6% of Husky Energy to his holding company – a reorganization that will spin off property assets

+ Lundin Petroleum AB announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is US$1.45 billion, down 31% from 2014

+ Madalena Energy Inc. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $48 million

+ MNP LLP merged with/acquired KNV Chartered Accountants LLP

+ NorthWest International Healthcare REIT internalized management

+ Petroamerica Oil Corp. announced its CapEx Budget is $20 million for 1st ½ of 2015

+ Premiere Van Lines/Premiere Office Movers introduced a new service: disposal of/removal of used office furniture; check it out

+ Smith and Anderson is new name for Emans Smith Engineering

+ Spartan Energy Corp. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $105 million

+ Stuart Olson Inc. closed its acquisition of Studon Electric & Controls Inc.

+ Surge Energy Inc. announced its CapEx Budget is $22 million for 1st ½ of 2015

+ Tourmaline Oil Corp. closed its Peace River High JV with Canadian Non-Operated Resources LP; generated $500 million

+ TransCanada Corp. got a ‘desirable’ rating from the Quebec Energy Regulator for its Energy East pipeline

+ TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System and Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP are running a joint open-season to increase natural gas service to New England and Atlantic Canada; aimed at 300,000 dekatherms/day by Nov. 2017

+ TransGlobe Energy Corporation announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $37.5 million




FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

+ A.I.S. Resources Limited is on the market to raise $4 million in equity

+ ARC Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $350 million in equity

+ Boralex Inc. closed $110,011,500 equity financing

+ CaiTerra International Energy Corporation closed $60,000 tranche of its equity financing

+ Corridor Communications Inc. closed $9.5 million debt financing

+ Nautilus Solar Energy LLC secured $39 million debt financing

+ Toro Oil & Gas Ltd. closed $15 million equity financing




 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


+ Boralex Inc. closed its acquisition of Northland Power’s 66.7% equity interest in the 24 megawatt Frampton wind power project

+ five teams shortlisted : Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park revitalization in Toronto

+ Place Ville Marie and World Trade Centre in Montreal – both now certified LEED Silver

+ Vancouver International Airport opens its expanded Domestic Terminal to the public tomorrow 




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