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SHAKERS AND MOVERS 
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+ Adam MacKay to Sr. Investment Analyst @ City of Calgary

+ Adam Woodward to Head, Client Engagement & Private Equity Advisory @ Peterson Capital

+ Barrett Sigmund to CEO @ Rise Properties

+ Bill Hahn to Interim CFO @ Big Rock Brewery Inc.

+ Blair Welch to Interim CEO @ Slate Grocery REIT

+ Brett Herman to Pres. & CEO @ PetroShale Inc.

+ Cameron Siempelkamp to Partner @ Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

+ Catrina Webster to Partner @ MLT Aikins LLP

+ Channce Fuller to Pres. & CEO AES-100 Inc. @ PowerTap Hydrogen Capital Corp.

+ Charles Peach to CFO @ Slate Office REIT

+ Chris Hull to Director @ Assurgo Enterprises Inc.

+ Chris McLelland to Partner @ Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

+ Colette Watson to Pres. @ Rogers Sports & Media

+ Dale Shwed to Director @ PetroShale Inc.

+ Dave Kelly to CEO @ Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.

+ Dave Kirzinger to Chairman @ Rise Properties

+ Don Sewell, CFO @ Big Rock Brewery Inc., resigned

+ Frederic Blondeau to Head of Real Estate Research @ Laurentian Bank Securities

+ Greg DiTomaso to VP Investor Relations @ Nova Royalty Corp.

+ Greg Stumph to Pres. & COO @ Peterson Capital

+ Heidi Dutton to Director @ Gibson Energy Inc.

+ Ian Hardacre to Director @ CES Energy Solutions Corp.

+ Ian Robertson to CEO @ Kingsdale Advisors

+ Jack Maslen to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

+ Jason Ellis to CEO @ First National Financial LP

+ Jennifer Landlord to CEO @ Peterson Capital

+ Jennifer McPherson to Partner @ Norton Rose Fulbright

+ Jenny Yeung to CFO @ ACTO

+ Jordan Banks, Pres. @ Rogers Sports & Media, left the company

+ Jordan Hulecki to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

+ Juan Alonso to VP & CFO @ Corby Spirit and Wine Limited

+ Kevin Guenther to Partner @ Stikeman Elliott LLP

+ LaVerne Council to Director @ Thomson Reuters

+ Mark Caschera to VP @ AFG Leasing Canada Inc.

+ Marvin Tang to VP Finance and CFO @ PetroShale Inc.

+ Paige Magnussen to Leasing Mgr. @ Hopewell Development

+ Pamela Hinman to Partner @ Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

+ Rachel Pinnington to Communications Mgr., Technology Research and Innovation @ BMO Financial Group

+ Robin Acworth to Partner @ Norton Rose Fulbright

+ Ryan Hall to Marketing Director @ PBS Systems Inc.

+ Sameena Sarangi to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

+ Sara Makson to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

+ Scott Robson to Partner @ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

+ Sean MacLean to Sr. Planner @ City of Calgary

+ Susan Uthayakumar to Chief Sustainability and Energy Officer @ Prologis

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 MEMORIAM 

+ Eb Zeidler; legendary Canadian architectural icon, founder of Zeidler Architectur, 95

+ George Meyer; renowned southern Alberta newspaper publisher, 92

+ John Schols; Edmonton restaurant operator and generous community supporter, 78

+ Pat Ryan; former Calgary city councillor, 90

+ Ted Byfield; iconic western Canadian conservative magazine publisher, 93




 HUMAN RESOURCES + WORKPLACE TRENDS 

+ Alberta anti-harassment training rollout

+ Canadians (35%) report burnout …




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+ Jan. 27; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Banff, AB

+ Feb. 28; Numinus Wellness Inc., Annual General Meeting, Vancouver

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 CLIMATE CHANGE + LEED + RENEWABLE ENERGY 

+ Enbridge Gas Inc. JV commissioned its $5.2 million pilot project first-of-kind hydrogen-blending project

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+ GOA announced $30.0 million in Carbon Capture Kickstart program

+ GOC announced $5.6 million toward eight green-economy initiatives




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NEWS SUMMARY 
 Jan. 12 ~18/2022 


+ Calgary City Council are trying to revive the deal, or create a new deal with other parties, to develop the new arena/event centre to accommodate the Calgary Flames NHL franchise – much political hay being made, but little joy; a reconstituted Event Centre Assessment Committee will engage with parties and report to council March 8th; Mayor Gondek is excluded from those negotiations … tic toc

+ Canadian Natural Resources Limited announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $4.3 billion

+ Chesswood Group Limited closed its $28.0 million acquisition of Rifco Inc.

+ COVID-19 in Alberta full current stats; OMICRON variant continues to surge (72,368 reported active cases, 1,007 in hospital, 94 in ICU, 3,403 deaths to date)

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices continue to rise; WTI @ US$85/bbl, Brent @ US$87/bbl

+ Enbridge Gas Inc. JV commissioned its $5.2 million pilot project first-of-kind hydrogen-blending project

in Markham, ON

+ GOA announced $30.0 million in Carbon Capture Kickstart program

+ GOC announced $5.6 million toward eight green-economy initiatives

+ HOUSING TRUTH – monthly residential newsletter: HOUSING TRUTH – CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for our mailing list  –  archived issues …

+ InPlay Oil Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $58.0 million

+ Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $210.0 million

+ Maple acquired Wello from INLIV Inc.; terms not disclosed

+ Nanalysis Scientific Corp. closed its acquisition of K’(Prime) Technologies Inc.; terms not disclosed

+ Neo Financial Inc. expanding in downtown Calgary; 62,000 sq. if Hudson’s Bay Building and 50,000 sq. ft. in the Edison

+ Oil Sands Alliance group formed – Suncor, Cenovus, CNRL and ConocoPhillips

+ PetroShale Inc. changing its name to Lucero Energy Corp.

+ Petro Shale Inc. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is US$45.0 million

+ PROPERTYlines - commercial real estate newsletter; archived Issues  

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – US: up 13 to 601 this week; Canada: up 50 to 191 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Surge Energy Inc. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $124.0 million

+ Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. announced its 2022CapEx Budget is $250.0 million

+ Trans Mountain pipeline returned to normal operations

+ Vejii Holdings Ltd. closed its US$6.25 million acquisition of VEDGco

+ Western Financial Group acquired Wiesner Insurance Inc.; terms not disclosed

+ XTO Energy Canada’s partners are seeking buyers for its Montney and Duvernay assets




THIS WEEK IN FINANCINGS 
- proposed & closed

+ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is on the market to raise US$750.0 million in sub. debt financings

+ AltaGas Ltd. closed $300.0 million sub. debt raise

+ ApartmentLove Inc. is on the market to raise $10.0 million in convertible debt

+ Chesswood Group Limited secured US$400.0 million credit facility

+ Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure closed US$87.0 million debt raise

+ CT REIT is on the market to raise $250.0 million in sr. unsecured debt

+ DeepMarkit Corp. is on the market to raise $2.25 million in equity by a warrants issue

+ Green Impact Partners Inc. secured a $30.0 million credit facility

+ Hines is on the market to raise US$1.0 billion in acquisition equity

+ Laramide Resources Ltd. raised $7.6 million in equity by a warrants exercise

+ PetreoShale Inc. closed $54.5 million equity raise

+ RESAAS Services Inc. is on the market to raise US$3.5 million in convertible debt

+ Shawcor Ltd. closed US$300.0 million credit facility

+ Stack Capital Group Inc. completed US$355.0 funding raise

+ Starlight Western Canada Multi-Family (No. 2) Fund is on the market to raise $130.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Tenth Avenue Petroleum Corp. is on the market to raise $3.0 million in equity by private placement

+ Tribe Property Technologies Inc. closed $21.0 million equity raise

+ Westcap Mgt. Ltd. Fund III closed $285.0 million equity raise

+ WonderFi Technologies Inc. is on the market to raise $45.0 million in equity

*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 …




 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

+ Jan. 25; Calgary Real Estate Board 2022 Forecast; info/tickets - virtual only

+ Feb. 2-3; 5th Annual ECO Impact, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; in-person/virtual; info/register

+ Feb. 3; Business Transitions Forum, Westin Hotel, Calgary; info/register

+ Feb. 17-18; Canadian Concrete Expo, International Centre, Mississauga, ON; save the date

+ Feb. 22; Alberta Legislature Spring Session Opens, and Throne Speech, Edmonton

+ Feb. 25; Noreen Music’s book launch and workshop – The Unexpected Entrepreneur, info/register

+ Mar. 1; RealCapital conference, Toronto Convention Centre; info/register

+ Mar. 30; IoT North Conference and Exhibition, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, in-person/virtual; info/registration

+ Mar. 31 – Apr. 1; National Heavy Equipment Show, International Centre, Mississauga; save the date

+ Apr. 6-8; Economic Developers of Alberta – EDA Experience 2022, Pomery Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Kananaskis; info/partner/call for presenters

+ April. 12; Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/register/save the date

+ April 20; Top Glass, Conference and Exhibits 2022, The International Centre, Mississauga, ON; info/register

+ May 4-6; NORTH51 Conference - RECOMBINATION, Rimrock Hotel, Banff; info/register

+ May 17-18; Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, Delta Marriott Regina; save the date/present/attend

+ May 26; Top 7 Over 70 awards gala, Hyatt Regency, Calgary; info/tickets

+ June 6-9; Canadian Gas Association, Annual Technical Conference 2022 – Find Your Energy!; Toronto Sheraton, Toronto; info/register

+ June 7-9; Global Energy Show, Stampede Park, Calgary; awards nomination, info/registration

+ June 13-15; NeoCon 2022, The Mart, Chicago, info/save the date/register – call for presentations deadline Jan. 17

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2023

+ Sept. 17-21; 24th World Petroleum Congress – Energy Transition – the path to Net Zero, info/sponsorship/registration

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